by applewooddollhospital | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by: Elizabeth Janeway This was a pretty good book. I read it aloud to my 4th grader for his history and I think we both considered it time well spent. Probably me more than he but only because he’s a young boy who would rather be up to his armpits in...
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 | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Robert Louis Stevenson The novel opens with the murder of a man by a black arrow. A letter is later found attached to a door that informed the reader that more men were marked for the black arrows – a powerful and crafty knight named Sir Daniel...
by applewooddollhospital | Jul 13, 2023 | Blog, Book Reviews
by Konrad Lorenz My daughter read this book for her high school science class. She so enjoyed the book she told me all about it practically verbatim. Her stories peaked my interest and since I had a little free summer reading time, I thought I’d give it a read....
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...
