Cookbooks for Kids and Teens: A Book List
A short list of cookbooks for kids and teens that will take your preschooler through to “kitchen graduation” as a teen.
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Laid-Back Language Arts
Laid Back Language Arts: learning to enjoy writing and communicating well without drudgery.
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Back Porch Book Chat: Lou Hunley (Public Librarian)
Back Porch Book Chat: a casual conversation about books on our virtual back porch. Today’s topic: enjoying the public library with Lou Hunley.
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The Delights of Childcraft, part 2
Yesterday I introduced a set of books that impressed me as a child, and I appreciate them more now as a parent and home educator. Here I describe the contents of the individual volumes so that you may consider adding a few more items to your collection.Volume 1: Poems of early childhoodBeginning with Mother Goose…
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The Delights of Childcraft, part 1
I remember the first book that taught me to love poetry as a child. “Antonio, Antonio,” by Laura E. Richards, was in the second volume of Childcraft, and it was so silly and delightful, it didn’t take me long to memorize it, even though it was a whole page long. Even better, the same author…
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Series Fiction for Tweens and Teens: A Book Series List!
Recommended series fiction for tweens and teens no matter what type of reading they enjoy!
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Tools for Leaving Home: a List for Fledgling Adults
A list of books that might help with the difficult transition from teen to adult in today’s confusing culture
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Our Favorite Mice: A Booklist
Have you ever stopped to consider how many mice are in children’s literature? There is something about these small, unlikely protagonists that captures the imagination. From Aesop’s Fables to contemporary authors, here are some of our favorite mouse books divided by age level. Picture Books Brambly Hedge books by Jill Barklem (For many generations, families…
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A Lunar List: New Books About the Moon
New picture books about the moon and the moon landing, just in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing!
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Patriotic Book List for Independence Day
A patriotic book list full of biographies, stories, trivia, and more all about the American Revolution.
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