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Chris in VA Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky HIT Maps and Globes Michelangelo HIT Good Queen Bess Peter the Great The Charge of the Light Brigade Read Alouds Castle Diary HUGE HIT Tales of Robin Hood The Door in the Wall HIT but not a second grade book The Cricket in Times Square HIT as a read aloud A Little Princess HUGE HIT but more for a girl Haven't read the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkgumby Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 We haven't gotten to all of them yet, but I'll give my feedback on the ones we have! Geography Songs - the boys moan and groan over some of the songs, but they ARE catchy and we have learned from it! CHOW - hit, though I read it on the side of SOTW just for fun Time Traveler - a bit of a flop. They don't hate it, but they just don't get into it when I read it to them. Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky - somewhere in the middle. Aesop for Children - HIT A Child's Garden of Verses - they don't care either way about this Red Sails to Capri - hit - we even spent some time looking up the blue grotto afterward Ginger Pye - boring me, but the kids are still interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceO Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I am doing Core 2 with my 4th and 2nd grader this year. We're only into Week 7 so far, but here are our opinons on what we've read: The Usborne Book of World History- keeps the boys interested due to the many pictures Explorer's News- so-so Geograpy Songs- we all LOVE it; bought it before we ever started the core and the entire family enjoys it CHOW- boring; too religious for me Timer Traveler- again the boys love it and stay interested because of the pictures Maps and Globes- just started it, but they like it Aesop for Children- love it A Child's Garden of Verses- boring Red Sails to Capri- took a little while to get into, but we all enjoyed it; we live in Naples, Italy and the boys are really looking forward to going to Capri now Ginger Pye- I found it incredibly boring and offered to read something more action packed instead, but the boys stayed interested Strawberry Girl- just started this yesterday, so don't know if it will be a hit or miss yet, but I'm having fun with the dialogue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariasmommy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 So far all have been enjoyed here, though I must admit I was a bit intimidated by the looks of Ginger Pye and got it on audio CD for dd to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 We are only in week 8. I've like everything so far, but I did have to buy a different version of "A Child's Garden of Verses". The one SL sells has no pictures. I went on Amazon and got the version recommended on AO. It was compiled by Cooper Edens. Ginger Pye was long, but we really liked it. The kids begged me to read it all weekend long (when I wasn't interested in reading their school books to them). Usborne Time Traveler--I didn't love reading this (the format doesn't make for a great read-aloud), but dc spent hours staring at the pictures while dd read the captions to ds. CHOW--I actually like the tone of this better than SOTW. I don't know why. But I can see how people would get annoyed with the moralizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I haven't done the core, but have read many of the books. The Usborne Book of World History - kids have all liked this, I do not Geograpy Songs - kids enjoyed it Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky - prefer D'Aulaires Maps and Globes - so-so Michelangelo - if by Stanley, Hit Good Queen Bess - Hit Peter the Great - Hit Aesop for Children - I don't know the version, but in genaral fables are a Hit A Child's Garden of Verses - we have a beautiful hardcover color edition - Hit Red Sails to Capri - so-so Ginger Pye - dds enjoyed reading to themselves The Minstrel in the Tower - dds enjoyed reading to themselves Castle Diary - dds enjoyed reading to themselves Tales of Robin Hood - Hit The Door in the Wall - miss (dd read again in 6th grade and enjoyed more) The Cricket in Times Square - dds enjoyed reading to themselves The Apprentice - so-so A Little Princess - Hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 hits for both were Time Traveler (esp. for younger dd), Maps and Globes, Aesop, and Castle Diary. Older dd also loved Ginger Pye and White Stallions of Lipizza.She also says she liked Good Queen Bess and The Cricket in Times Square. She says she doesn't remember any of the others so "obviously they didn't stand out." I did skip School Story. Mostly because I didn't feel dd needed to read yet another book about children and school and partly because I felt it wasn't a really wonderful book that she really needed to read. I did skip most of the read-alouds for younger dd. She read some of the easier books but simply wouldn't pay attention to the read-alouds. I'll assign the "must-reads" as I feel she is ready for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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