Mimm Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 What is your opinion of this list? http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html I grew up around lots of books and I have to say, there's a lot on these lists I haven't even heard of. But my husband has great faith in this list and wants to start just buying books because they are on it and having our kids read them. I just don't know for sure if this is a reliable list. What is everyone else's opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I have it printed out as a reference list. There are lots of books on there that I know/read as a child. There are lots on there that I have picked up at the library for my children on my own, not even realizing that they were on the list. Because of these two things, I think it is a pretty good list. There are also lots on there that I haven't read or heard of. So who knows? If you need a list to refer to when looking for books, I think it is as good as any. I use the Well Trained Mind and Story of the World for our reading lists, and I haven't heard of all of them either. It is just a matter of trusting the source I guess, and of course pre reading them once they are in hand. Oh, and I am just talking about the elementary grades here. I haven't looked too much at the high school since we aren't near that yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanda7 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I really like the list and use it often. I've only found a few of books that I felt were inappropriate for the age listed so far, but I'm really conservative about content. Several of the books are hard to find, though, even at the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I really like the list and use it often. I've only found a few of books that I felt were inappropriate for the age listed so far, but I'm really conservative about content. Several of the books are hard to find, though, even at the library. :iagree: I look over this list every year looking for read alouds and books to be read independently for literature. I do preread the ones I'm unfamiliar with for content. Like any other list some will be hits and some misses depending on the reader. I prefer to use the library first (or try ILL for the ones not at our local library) and wait to buy a book until I see one of the kids asking to check it out repeatedly. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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