Category Archives: Reading

More Books to Homeschool with: Tiner’s Exploring Science & Math Books

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Our family stumbled across a series of books by John Hudson Tiner, and we have thoroughly enjoyed them. Suitable for mid-to-late elementary age kids, with some titles sufficient for early middle school students and even as introductory texts for some early high … Continue reading →

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What We’re Listening To: The Seer of Shadows

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

Since we’ve enjoyed books and audiobooks by Avi so much, Nick and I picked up another audiobook at the library. This one is The Seer of Shadows, a novel set just after the Civil War, when slaves had just been … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading: Iron Thunder

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

In Which the Homeschool Mom Continues Her Education We’re reading another historical fiction novel from the Civil War era, Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac. I remember the story of the first iron ships in battle … Continue reading →

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What We’re Listening To: A Swiftly Tilting Planet

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Our current audiobook is Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, A Swiftly Tilting Planet. We’ve already heard the first two books in the trilogy, the well known novel A Wrinkle in Time and its sequel A Wind in the Door. We’re listening to … Continue reading →

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What We’re Listening To: Silent Thunder

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

Nick finished reading another book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series, and our library bag only had audio books left in it. So tonight we started listening to a historical fiction title, Silent Thunder: A Civil War Story by Andrea Davis … Continue reading →

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