Saturday, January 29, 2011

Shakespeare for Children and Completed Books 1/29/11

We recently listened to A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew as told by Jim Weiss.  The kids LOVED it.  Weiss did an amazing job with the character's voices and the stories are simplified, but far from simple.  This is a wonderful introduction to Shakespeare for younger children.

Completed History (both):
People of the Middle Ages:  Blacksmith (32 pages), Lilly
The Hunter, Mary Casanova
The God and Goddesses of Ancient China, Leonard Fisher
The Great Wall of China, Leonard Fisher
Bitter Dumplings, Jeanne M. Lee
Kids in the Middle Ages, Lisa Wroble
The Middle Ages, Jane Shuter
Fa Mulan, Robert San Souci
Three Sacks of Truth, A Story from France, Eric Kimmel
The Duchess Bakes a Cake, Virginia Kahl
Joan of Arc, The Lily Maid, Margaret Hodges

Books Completed Lella:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (GIC - 238 pages), Robert Louis Stevenson
My Secret Unicorn, The Magic Spell (118 pages)
Gus and Gertie and The Missing Pearl (48 pages), Joan Lowery
Gus and Gertie and The Lucky Charms (48 pages), Joan Lowery
Boss of the Plains, The Had that won the West, Laurie Carlson
Chipmunk Song, Joanne Ryder
The Junkyard Wonders, Patricia Polacco
Gregor Mendel, The Friar Who Grew Peas, Cheryl Bardoe
Lizards Weird and Wonderful, Margery Facklam
Really Radical Reptiles and Amphibians, Leslee Elliott

Other Books Completed (both):
Three More Stories You Can Read to Your Cat (again!), Sara Miller
Three More Stories You Can Read to Your Dog (again!), Sara Miller
Picasso, Jennifer Fandel
***LOVED this book from the Xtraordinary Artists series.