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As I indicated in a previous post, these are the chapter books I read this past year to my young ones. Perhaps I'll list some of our favorite picture books in the future. There were days when we read a chapter or so a day, but other rainy or wintry days here in Cleveland, Ohio that the kids kept asking for more. How can a parent not indulge when it comes to a good book? I have a hard time saying no to that request. We liked nothing better than to begin the day with the Bible and then dive right into our book selection. It worked great this year as my little guy liked to take an early morning nap, so I'd lull him to sleep in the rocking chair, reading our book. I must admit, however, that my seven year old quickly learned my weakness and used it to her advantage. She would happily sit and listen, spellbound, in lieu of doing math or chores - or anything else for that matter. And she would encourage one more chapter (or three, or five). Eventually I figured out what was going on (I must admit - later not sooner). It was with great resolve that I finally had to say, "Quid pro quo" - math first then more story. We got more schoolwork done after that! Here's the list preceded by the date we began the story. Quick lists always work so well for me! LITERATURE READ SCHOOL YEAR 2006-2007 Great Illustrated Classics 07.19.06 1. 20000 Leagues Under the Sea * 07.20.06 2. 07.21.06 3. Robinson Crusoe 07.29.06 4. The Wizard of Oz * 08.08.06 5. Black Beauty 08.15.06 6. A Tale of Two Cities 08.17.06 7. Heidi 08.24.06 8. Little Women * 08.30.06 9. Hans Brinker (The Silver Skates) 08.31.06 10. Captains Courageous 09.05.06 11. Kidnapped * 10.01.06 12. Frankenstein 10.15.06 13. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 11.15.06 14. The Picture of Dorian Gray 12.06.06 15. The Time Machine 12.11.06 16. Little Women * 01.25.07 19. The Invisible Man * 01.29.07 20. The Headless Horseman/Rip Van Winkle/Golden Dreams 02.01.07 21. The Prince and the Pauper 02.08.07 22. Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hound of Baskerville 03.16.07 26. Journey to the Center of the Earth *
Unabridged Authorized 12.14.06 17. Pearl Maiden H. Rider Haggard 01.05.07 18. His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut Dorothy Sharp Carter 02.13.07 23. Vinegar Boy 02.22.07 24. Strawberry Girl Lois Lenski 03.10.07 25. The Bears on 03.19.07 27. Julie’s Wolf Pack Jean Craighead George 03.31.07 28. Pinkie Pye Eleanor Estes 04.12.07 29. The Middle Moffat Eleanor Estes 04.24.07 30. The 05.31.07 31. Rufus M. Eleanor Estes 06.15.07 32. The Great Wheel Robert Lawson Usborne Shakespeare
34. The Merchant of
36. Macbeth
*Indicates literature that we then viewed on video to compare and contrast to the book. Overwhelming verdict was that “the book was so much better.” We did read Little Women twice. My Greta (age 5), loved the story and when we saw it on the classic movie Channel with June Allyson as Jo March, she wanted to read it again. She's an old movie fan just like her dear old mother. |
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