I’m reading Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson aloud to my girls as a part of their geography studies. From the first paragraph, it has been a surprise hit. It’s the story of Maia, an orphan, who has been summoned away from her boarding school in England to live with relatives in the Amazonian … [Read more…]
Last week I featured a poetry book that spotlights all of the American presidents, and this week I’m sharing another substantial poetry book. My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States is compiled by Lee Bennett Hopkins and illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. The book is divided into eight sections based on the regions of the … [Read more…]
Welcome to the sixth virtual meeting of The Core Bookclub here at Hope Is the Word. You can read more about the bookclub, as well as find out the schedule, in this post. Be sure to like Hope Is the Word on Facebook to participate in the discussion over there, too. (should such a conversation ever … [Read more…]
After India, our history studies a few weeks ago took us to the Middle East where we were introduced to the religion of Islam. Those who are familiar with volume two of The Story of the World, which is our primary history book, know that Susan Wise Bauer writes a narrative history with just enough … [Read more…]
Our history studies of a few weeks back took us to India, and we enjoyed these picture books during our morning Circle Times as a means of capturing the essence of the subcontinent. In the Heart of the Village: The World of the Indian Banyan Tree by Barbara Bash is one of those books that … [Read more…]
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