Mandie and the Secret Tunnel Movie

Back in an earlier entry of The Prairie Family Chronicles dated June 9, 2008, I wrote a book review of  Mandie and the Secret Tunnel .  We enjoyed this book, and continued reading the first eight books in the Mandie series.  I knew at the time that we read the book, that a movie was [...]

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The Long-Awaited Sequel!

Last December, I wrote this review of a great book called The Ark, the Reed and the Fire Cloud by Jenny L. Cote. Our family really enjoyed this book.  In fact, we liked it so much, that we just finished reading it a second time in our evening read-aloud time!  This book was the first [...]

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Book Review: God’s Tribesman by James and Marti Hefley

This is John’s book report that he wrote for his 6th grade Language class in A Beka Academy DVD, program 1, homeschool:
God’s Tribesman:  The Rochunga Pudaite Story is a biography by James and Marty Hefley.  It has 144 pages and takes place mostly in India.
Rochunga Pudaite, also called “Ro,” is this book’s main character.  He is [...]

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Book Review: The Colorado Kidnapping by Paul Hutchens

This is Brock’s book report of The Colorado Kidnapping.  He is in 4th Grade of A Beka Academy.
Sugar Creek Gang:  The Colorado Kidnapping is a Christian fiction book written by Paul Hutchens.  It has 128 pages.
The Sugar Creek Gang is going to go to Wild Horse Canyon when Big Jim hears about a missing and supposedly [...]

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Book Review: The Ark, the Reed, and the Fire Cloud by Jenny L. Cote

We just finished reading The Ark, the Reed, and the Fire Cloud by Jenny L. Cote in our family read-aloud time.  I must say that this has been a great book. Dan has said that this is one of the best books that we have ever read as a family. All of my kids thoroughly enjoyed [...]

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Book Review: Saved at Sea by O. F. Walton

This is Brock’s review of Saved at Sea, by Mrs. O. F. Walton.  He is in 4th Grade of A Beka Academy DVD Homeschool, program 1.
Saved at Sea is a Christian fiction book written by Mrs. O. F. Walton. It has 93 pages.
Saved at Sea is about a young boy named Alick who lives on an island [...]

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Our New Read-Aloud: The Ark, the Reed, and the Fire Cloud by Jenny L. Cote

We just began a new book in our family read-aloud time, and even though we have barely started it, we are already HOOKED!  The Ark, the Reed, and the Fire Cloud by Jenny Cote is the first book in a series that she is planning to write starring her pet dog, Max, and her black cat, [...]

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Book Review: Escape to Murray River by Robert Elmer

Last night during our family read-aloud time, we finished reading Escape to Murray River by Robert Elmer.  This is the first book in his series entitled Adventures Down Under.
This is an adventure story set in 1867.  It begins with the McWaid family in Ireland.  The father is set up by his boss, Conrad Burke, to [...]

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After 7 years of Homeschooling, This is a New One!

 

As I wrote a few days ago, John has begun his research project on Adoniram Judson, and we are enjoying learning about him very much.  Part of this project includes an oral book report which is due next week.
I was blessed to receive resources and suggestions when I posted about this the other day.  I [...]

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Book Review : Billy Sunday, Runner for the Lord

John just completed a book report of Billy Sunday:  Runner for the Lord for his 6th grade language class.  It is published by A Beka Book.
Billy Sunday:  Runner for the Lord is a biography by Elaine Cunningham that has 108 pages.  Most of it takes place in big cities.
This book is about Billy Sunday.  It [...]

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