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The Door in the Wall (Books for Young Readers) 79 reviews
Marguerite De Angeli
Laurel Leaf, 1998
A quiet but powerful allegory
+ Great Topic Book for home schooling
+ audio books
The protagonist, a thoroughly spoiled youth named Robin, is rendered lame by a disease. Mercifully, and mysteriously enough, a monk comes to his abandoned home, picks him up and brings Robin to a monastery. At this gentle place, as the monk guides him, Robin learns self-discipline and many kinds ...
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Calico Bush 7 reviews
Rachel Field
Aladdin, 1998
The Story of Marguerite Ledoux
+ A darn good book!
+ Calico Bush is a great book
+ Calico Sprigged Calico
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Out Of The Dust 838 reviews
Karen Hesse
Scholastic Inc., 2005
Excellent book for young readers
+ One of my favorites.
+ Out of the Dust
+ Don't let this book collect dust!
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A Guide for Using Out of the Dust in the Classroom2 reviews
SARAH CLARK
Teacher Created Resources, 2004
THIS IS NOT A WASTE OF MONEY! A MUST HAVE FOR ANY CLASS!
I have always found these books to be great resources with excellent ideas. I absolutely loved Out of the Dust and would recommend this guide to using it full heartedly!!!! Alot of the ideas you can play around with and change in order to accommadate exactly what you are looking for. It comes with ...
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Dancing Shoes 23 reviews
Noel Streatfeild
Yearling, 1994
More charm and fun in this installment of the Shoes books
+ old favorite
+ Worth Reading
+ Good Book
+ A MUST READ LOVABLE BOOK!
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Call It Courage92 reviews
Armstrong Sperry
Aladdin, 1990
A Fantastic Journey We All Must Face
+ A boy's courageous adventure in Polynesia
+ One of the Most Exciting Books I've Ever Read
I just stumbled upon this book and I was absolutely blown away as I had never heard of this book before. I even got my father to read it and he loved it. This is a book for all ages and something for everyone to love and appreciate.
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Dear Mr. Henshaw (rpkg) (HarperClassics)152 reviews
Beverly Cleary
HarperTrophy, 2000
Excellent novel
+ Great Realistic Fiction! By JS from North Boulevard
+ Dear Mr.henshaw=#1
+ Dear Mr.Henshaw
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A Little Princess136 reviews
Frances Hodgson Burnett
HarperTrophy, 1987
One of my favorite stories! (submitted by [EoN] FrenchFryMayo)
+ Impressive read
+ Beautiful book about LIFE about relationships, love, war, self-doubt, poverty, and FAITH (i. e. "the Magic")
+ An enduring classic!
+ Great Book with Valuable Lessons
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The Lost Prince (Puffin Classics)11 reviews
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Puffin, 1997
A great book with a great story
+ Ruritania, Jr.
+ Historical Fiction-Balkan Wars
+ Excellent
+ What I think of the Lost Prince
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (rpkg) (HarperClassics)407 reviews
Avi
HarperTrophy, 1997
Inspiring!
+ I couldn't put it down!
+ The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
+ A Story About Finding Yourself
+ Amazing Children's Story to Be Cherished Forever!!!
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Ballet Shoes61 reviews
Noel Streatfeild
Yearling, 1993
A wonderful and charming story!
+ Differences are beautiful
+ Favorite Childhood Book
+ Ballet Shoes--Life before Social Benefits
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Journey to Jo'burg: A South African Story34 reviews
Beverley Naidoo
HarperTrophy, 1988
it was shipped fast and in really good condition.
+ Five Star Book Report
+ Short and Powerful
+ Enjoy
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics) (Puffin Modern Classics)457 reviews
Mildred D. Taylor
Puffin, 2004
My Favorite Book
+ Excellent source to learn African American history in the 1930s
+ Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
+ Great Book
+ Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Twenty and Ten (Puffin Story Books)45 reviews
Claire Huchet Bishop, Janet Joly
Puffin, 1978
A very good
+ Awesome book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
book for children to read. Not all stories that come from the holocaust are horror tales. This is a good one for the children to read for a unit study on the holocaust. My children liked it.
The story of children in an orphanage coming to the aid of jewish refugees.
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The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set1009 reviews
C. S. Lewis
HarperTrophy, 1994
"The Chronicles of Narnia", Books by C.S. Lewis
+ Good book
+ Great product! Great service!
+ The Chronicles are great
+ Family Fun
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A Guide for Using Call It Courage in the Classroom 2 reviews
JULIA JASMINE
Teacher Created Resources, 1997
It was the bestest book in the world.
It was a great book.It told a good story about a boy who gets made fun of for not being a courageous boy.The boy tries to prove that he is courageous.
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The Sign of the Beaver191 reviews
Elizabeth George Speare
Yearling, 1994
Great read aloud!
+ One of the greatest literary adventures of my childhood.
+ Beautiful story
I have used Sign of the Beaver as a read aloud just about every year I have taught! I teach 4th grade, and have always had great reviews from my students. The text and vocabulary are advanced for some fourth graders, so it is a terrific way to expand their vocabulary and knowledge without having ...
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond Study Guide4 reviews
Rebecca Gilleland
Progeny Press, 2000
homeschool mom's thoughts
+ Extremely helpful
+ The Witch of Blackbird Pond Study Guide
+ Never Read It
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A Literature Unit for Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt5 reviews
Caroline Nakajima, Sue Fullam
Teacher Created Resources, 1999
my reveiw
+ Tuck Everlastiong
+ Tuck Everlasting Review from 5-A Hillcrest
+ A wonderful story on the "circle of life".
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Blue Willow (Newbery Library, Puffin)21 reviews
Doris Gates
Puffin, 1976
My Favorite Book
+ childhood memories
+ I found my favorite book from 40 years ago!
+ A long journey!
+ Fantastic
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