The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of THE ODYSSEY (114 pages), Rosemary Sutcliff, was by far one of the highlights of our history reading this year. We read Mrs. Sutcliff's first book,
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of THE ILIAD, several months ago and also loved her rendering of this epic poem. Alan Lee's illustrations are splendid. I HIGHLY recommend reading these two books aloud. They are full of suspense and tastefully written. Thank you Mrs. Sutcliff.
The next book we recently finished was
Ragweed (178 pages), Avi. Gabriella had Marcus and I laughing out loud yesterday in the car when she said to Marcus, "Cool dude! Like, thanks!" She was imitating how the city mice spoke to each other in the book. Marcus and Lella enjoyed
Ragweed and at the end of each chapter would say, "Just one more chapter Mama!"
Books Completed Lella:
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (159 pages), Roald Dahl,
Alien for Rent (71 pages), Betsy Duffey,
The Roman Twins, Roy Gerrard,
Pompeii...Buried Alive! (48 pages), Edith Kunhardt (Lella loved this book and read it three times!),
The Book of Beasts, E. Nesbit,
Miriam's Cup, A Passover Story, Fran Manushkin.
Books Completed Marcus:
The Rockhound Science Mysteries #2 (46 pages), Mark H. Newhouse,
The Rockhound Science Mysteries #3 (46 pages), Mark H. Newhouse,
Karate Kick (118 pages), Matt Christopher.
