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Rachel M. (teachingmama) - Reviews

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The Edge on the Sword
The Edge on the Sword
Author: Rebecca Tingle
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/23/2006


This book combines history and storytelling in a thrilling way. I loved learning about Aethelflaed and relating her adventures to my own daughters. I had never heard of her before, I'm so glad Rebecca Tingle chose to bring her to life in this well written novel.


Elsie Times Eight
Elsie Times Eight
Author: Natalie Babbitt
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/23/2006
Helpful Score: 1


My children love this fun story about one little girl who gets turned into eight little girls, and the mayhen that ensues.


First Knight
First Knight
Author: Elizabeth Chadwick
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/30/2006
Helpful Score: 3


This is a gripping story.


The Freedom Factor
The Freedom Factor
Author: Gerald N. Lund
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 6/19/2006


A fascinating and educational look at the importance of constitutional protections in our every day lives, told in the form of a gripping story.


The Moral Compass
The Moral Compass
Author: William J. Bennett
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/16/2006


Excellent treasury of stories for children (and adults).


Pigs in Heaven
Pigs in Heaven
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/25/2006


Barbara Kingsolver is one of the best storytellers around. She crafts sentences and observations on life that have stuck in my head for over ten years since I first read this book. This story is interesting, unpredictable with quirky characters she brings you to love.


Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Longstocking, Bk 1)
Review Date: 4/25/2006
Helpful Score: 1


This is the first long book that my five year old has let me read aloud to her without getting bored. She got so engrossed in the story she even picked it up and re-read chapters on her own.


Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Author: Jane Austen
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/25/2006


One of Jane Austen's best!


Searching for Caleb
Searching for Caleb
Author: Anne Tyler
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/23/2006


One of Ann Tyler's best, these colorful characters will stay in your mind forever.


Snow Treasure
Snow Treasure
Author: Marie McSwigan, Andre LaBlanc (Illustrator)
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/23/2006
Helpful Score: 6


Delightful and inspiring, this story of brave children who use their sleds to smuggle gold out of the country right under the noses of the Nazi soldiers is a must read.


Summertime in the Big Woods: Adapted from the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (My First Little House Books)
Review Date: 4/25/2006


This series is a great introduction to the Little House series. Even my older daughter who has read all of the Little House books treasures these picture books for their gentle and beautiful illustrations.


The Tightwad Gazette : Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle
Review Date: 6/23/2006
Helpful Score: 5


Very inspiring. Some of the ideas are dated, but I came away with not only some useful specifics, but a great general idea of how to live more frugally.


Understood Betsy
Understood Betsy
Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 6/23/2006


Every parent and child should read this classic. The characters are so well developed you would recognize any of them instantly if you met them on the street, and the underlying theme, that children learn by doing, by being given real responsibility and work, is one sorely needed today.


Young Pioneers
Young Pioneers
Author: Rose Wilder Lane
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/23/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Well written and inspiring story of a young pioneering couple with grit and determination. I especially admired how courageous the young wife was when faced with spending the winter alone while her husband went elsewhere for work. Well worth reading.


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