May to November Book List
Somewhere back in June, I fell off the book list wagon and didn’t look back until now. Whoa, Nellie. I…
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appreciating craftsmanship
‘For a long while I have collected early American wooden tools– those things that pioneer people people fashioned at home.…
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March/April Book List
Favorite Picture Books Cathedral by David Macaulay This appears to be the first David Macaulay book that we have read cover…
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A Landscape With Dragons
“Yes”, she said, getting really excited. “And that means we’ll never run out of good books to read. There’s always…
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February Book List
Picture Books Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner, illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal A couple of…
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two essays, one story
As I mentioned last month, we have been working on persuasive essay writing through a book discussion on The Phantom…
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Book Discussion gives Mom a Full Heart
That post title is quite the headline. And since the essay is not written yet, perhaps you may wonder if…
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Latin, natural history and humor
“Does the general public need to learn the Latin names of fungi, plants and animals? Not usually. Anyone asking their…