Donna T. Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 We finished Carry On, Mr. Bowditch today. I cried at the end! We are listening to The Cat of Bubastes on audio. We're supposed to start a new biography tomorrow but I'm having a hard time making a choice. Leaning towards a bio. on David Livingstone. I also need to select an Adventure title, if anyone has any suggestions. My boys are 9 and 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilesonly Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 The Applewhites!! A good book to help us ease back into full-time hsing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 We are getting ready to start Johnny Tremain (may listen on audiobook instead since it is so long.) Also going to listen to the Witch of Blackbird Pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daughterofsarah77 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Red Sails to Capri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Ramona the Pest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 The Sponge (& company): Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Drama: The Incredibles, Junior Novelization :lol:. (She picked it from the thrift store & begged to get it. We're going through one very short chapter a day because I don't want to read it but I like her being so excited about a book, lol.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen Academy Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I would love to find a good Pinocchio. What book do you have? Our copy is called The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi; it says it's translated from the original Italian, so it must be unabridged. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Sign of the Beaver - and it is fantastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amie Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 ... James Harriots Treasury For Children ... This is what we are currently reading (again)--one of our favorites. We read the Market Square Dog story last night. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 We're reading Tale of Desperaux, and Brighty of the Grand Canyon at bedtime. We're also listening to Pilgrim's Progress on cd and Understood Betsy for school. I Love Understood Betsy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Five Children and It by Nesbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Awww, I miss those great books! Can I play? I don't have any littles any more.... Ofcourse!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Sign of the Beaver - and it is fantastic!! We listened to this on audio and loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breadnbutter Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 "school" read-aloud: The Golden Goblet with dd10: Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt with ds 8 & 5: White Fang (abridged version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Magic School Bus chapter book #20 Ready Freddy chapter book #13 various library picture books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingHope Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Watership Down by Richard Adams The Great Wheel by Robert Lawson We will start Ralph Moody's Man of the Family now that we finally got it from the library. We loved Little Britches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disney Dreaming Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Pocohantas and the strangers Us too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeymama07 Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 The Indian in the Cupboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 We just finished Caddie Woodlawn and moved on to its sequel, Magical Melons... figured I'd update because this thread is still going. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Knight's Castle by Edward Eager Up next: The Penderwicks on Gardam Place The Birchbark House We love Edward Eager! Just this week our entire family decided to stop reading and get rid of The Penderwicks on Gardam --We thought it was nowhere near as well done as The Penderwicks and sometimes just plain annoying. We could not relate. It was a real disappointment. Like a couple of other posters, as our nightly read aloud, we are currently reading Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM and loving it. We're reading a bunch of other books aloud for school assignments (the kids often say... 'that isn't really school.' because they enjoy them so much). We have read quite a few of the Dr Dolittle books. I have Dr Dolittle and the Garden waiting in the wings. Shannon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
island-mama Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Will be starting an abridged version of Robin Hood with my K & 2 graders. Just finished Favorite Medieval Tales by Mary Pope Osborne. Also have been reading the American Girl books with my daughter at night before bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyrjoy Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Tippy Lemmey. We just finished today though. Might do Tornado next. Or maybe a classic- Swiss Family Robinson, Call of the Wild, or maybe one by C.S. Lewis. Should decide that this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaMinNC Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Charlotte's Web with my 1st grader (boy) and Little Women with my 5th grade girl. Babybug after Babybug after Babybug with 2yo. Dh is reading a bio of Amy Carmichael to 5th grader and lots of library/picture books with 1st grader. And Babybug after Babybug after Babybug with the 2yo. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Our current read-aloud is Johnny Tremain. We are using Sonlight Core 3+4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 We've just started A Bear Called Paddington tonight. So far we're all loving it. I can't believe I never read it as a child. I do remember seeing a couple Paddington videos though. I had not been able to do read alouds for the past month because I had a junky cough that finally turned into pneumonia. Now that I'm on antibiotics, I'm finally getting better again (it was miserable) and cannot believe how much I missed reading aloud for the past month. I'm going to have to make up for lost time, and have added a bunch of the books here to our list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Gone Away Lake (and loving it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didadeewiththree Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Charlotte's Web by E.B.White for my younger two, they like it so far. I love Garth Williams' illustrations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joyfulhomeschooler Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 What a fun post! I got a ton of good read aloud ideas from reading all the posts. We are currently reading In Grandma's attic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 recently finished: The Star and the Sword currently reading: Grandma's Attic Next up: Caddie Woodlawn's Family (the sequel to Caddie Woodlawn) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Next up: Caddie Woodlawn's Family (the sequel to Caddie Woodlawn)This threw me for a second, but it turns out it's Magical Melons under a new title. I usually don't approve of title changes, but in this case it makes sense to have "Caddie Woodlawn" in the title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 We are in the middle of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmeraldGirl Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 The Wheel on the School Little House on the Prairie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 We are just finishing The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. Calpurnia has become one of my favorite literary heroines in juvenile fiction. She is endearing, spunky, and intelligent. It's been a great read aloud! Humorous and thought-provoking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Stowaway by Karen Hesse When it gives latitude/longitude readings, the kids are marking it on our wall map w/ pins. "Amazon.com Review To 11-year-old Nicholas Young, the tall masts of the exploratory ship Endeavour look like an answer to his fervent prayers. On the run from his demanding father and the cruel butcher who employed him, Nick finds adventure beyond his wildest imaginings when he stows away on the ship of legendary Captain James Cook. Once he is discovered and put to work, Nick becomes party to some amazing sights. He meets indigenous natives of Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia, wonders at the sight of kangaroos, and shudders with horror when confronted with cannibalism. Nick survives a hurricane, a near shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef, and a deadly bout with typhoid to become one of the few original crew members to successfully circumnavigate the globe with Cook and arrive safely back in England. He notes in his worn journal shortly before sighting his homeland's shore: "We have truly led the way, charting the path for all who come after. I don't know I shall ever feel so again as I feel now. That any of us shall." Newbery Medal-winning Karen Hesse's story is based on actual Endeavour stowaway Nicholas Young, about whom little is known. Using the real 1768 diaries of Captain Cook and shipboard naturalist Joseph Banks, Hesse has changed Young from a forgotten footnote into a living, breathing person with red hair and a penchant for pork chops. So authentic you can feel the sea spray, this fine fictionalized diary is a nautical treasure for landlubbers young and old. (Ages 10 and older)" We found a neat website that shows the replica of the Endeavour: http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1372 ( For those in Australia, the Endeavour replica is touring & visiting various ports until May 2012: http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1729 ) Oh I am getting that from the library today! I just called and had them put it on hold for me! That will go perfectly for ECC. We should wait until we do Australia but I don't want to :lol: Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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