A quick post with gift suggestions for books about orphans in our Library Project series — you are pretty busy and I am still grappling with an unfinished Christmas — down to the wire!
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Ask Auntie Leila: Rescuing history
Building your home library with history books — and lots and lots of links!
Michael Faraday: Read ~ and watch! ~ this, not that, about the scientific method!
Do you know this “eat this, not that” series of books? The idea is to help you make good choices in food and drink to avoid hidden calories that will tank your health. Well, Rosie had the thought that we could do something similar with books for the Library Project*. The Chemical History of a Candle ~… Read More »
“Books that every boy should hazard” in the Library Project
If you are a new-ish reader, you may be forgiven for not realizing that our little blog has what had been a regular feature — postings on books of interest to you and your children. We haven’t had a Monday Library Project post in so long… and now it’s Tuesday… le sigh. But, good… Read More »
My Side of the Mountain in the Library Project
Title: My Side of the Mountain* Author: Jean Craighead George** File Under: Adventure, Nature, Read-Aloud Age Group: Primarily middle-school age, but would be enjoyable for an older kid to read and littles would like to listen along, although some of it may go over their heads; enjoyable as light reading for the adult, especially the tense parent who… Read More »