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Books We're Reading - January

I love having a record of the books that we are using for school.  I sometimes forget by the end of the month all that we've looked at and read especially since many of the books come from the library.  N continues to astound me how much he wants to read.  We spent this month focusing on the events leading up to the American Revolution in history, and we read about weather for science.  In February, we'll be looking at learning about how our bodies work in science and continue learning about early America in history.

History:
If you lived with the Souix Indians by Ann McGovern
If you lived in Colonial America
The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History by Jennifer Armstrong (In progress)
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin by Jean Fritz (book and DVD)
Colonial Times by Joy Masoff
Liberty Kids (TV Series) - We are really loving this series.  It's perfect for kids, gives more of a perspective of the revolution from both sides, and it is broken up into small chronological chunks.
Handel and the Court of Kings by Opal Wheeler (Music Study)
Hero Tales by Dave and Neta Jackson (In Progress)
George Washington by Mike Venezia (book and DVD)
Thomas Jefferson by Mike Venezia (book and DVD)

Science:
Dolphins and Sharks (companion to Dolphins At Daybreak) by Mary Pope Osborne
Dolphin Talk by Wendy Pfeffer
Clouds by Anne Rockwell
The Magic School Bus Kicks up a Storm by Nancy White (book and DVD)
The Magic School Bus Rides the Wind by Anne Capeci
Sunshine Makes the Seasons by Franklyn Mansfield Branley
Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons
What Will the Weather Be? by Lynda DeWitt
What Makes Day and Night?

Other Fun Books:
Hush, A Thai Lullaby

N's Independent Reading:
Magic Tree House #9-24 by Mary Pope Osborne
Dinosaur Trouble by Dick King-Smith
Clever Duck by Dick King-Smith
The Japanese Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins
Misc. Marvel Comics
Cam Jansen #5-6
Mouse Family Robinson by Dick King-Smith
Imagination Station #4-9
Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret Pumphrey

Mama's Books:
Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford
Home-Making by J.R. Miller
Acts for Everyone by N.T. Wright (In Progress)
The Help by Kathryn Sockett

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  1. SarahTienFebruary 2, 2014 at 10:35 PM

    I'm reading Songs of Willow Frost too! i loved Hotel on the Corner (where we got Henry's name!), but i got distracted by reading Hunger games.

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