by applewooddollhospital | Aug 13, 2023 | Blog, Essays, Uncategorized
It’s been 35 years and I have finally forgiven my 5th grade teacher. She held a writing competition near the end of the...
by applewooddollhospital | Aug 10, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Elizabeth Yates This book was excellent! One of my favorite things about the curriculum we use is the heavy use of books like this one that do a great job of bringing the historical context to life.So with this book, we were taken from a village in Africa where...
by applewooddollhospital | Jun 8, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
Jean Van Leeuwen This was based on the true story of a girl named Mary Ellen Todd who made the journey on the Oregon Trail from Arkansas to Oregon with her family. (Her family was related to President Lincoln’s wife.). This was a fascinating...
by applewooddollhospital | Apr 18, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Elizabeth Coatsworth Sally is a young orphan that lives with her aunts and uncle in late 18th-century Massachusetts. After receiving a letter from their cousin that had settled in...
