Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Master Book List :)


 There are days when kids are tired and they just can't sit in a chair and do their work (apparently that requires way too much energy) .  Luckily homeschoolers get to improvise....


I love books and I have spent many hours searching for books that would be great for the different age levels of my kids. I stockpiled the names of all the books I could find and then checked my library to see if they carried each one.  Below is my "Master List".  It shows the book; and if our library carries them I have noted the location.  If our library does not carry a book I may have put "ILL" behind it meaning- inter library loan.  Enjoy!   

(I have no idea why blogger is putting squares on this page.  No information is missing, blogger just must like decorating my page with squares :)

20 Books She Has Loved: Best Books for Girls

1.  Caddie Woodlawn-J Bri
2.  The Tanglewoods' Secret
3.  Christie's Old Organ- (ILL)
4.  Jessica's First Prayer
5.  A Basket Of Flowers
6.  In Grandmas Attic (The Grandma's Attic Series)-JR/Fic
7.  Little Women (The Whole Story)
8.  The Complete Little House Nine-Book Set
9.  The Chronicles of Narnia Series
10.  Black Beauty (Whole Story)-Fic Sew
11.  Heidi (Whole Story)-Fic Spy
12.  The Witch of Blackbird Pond
13.  The Year of Miss Agnes
14  Betsy-Tacy
15  All-of-a-kind Family- (ILL)
16  The Door in the Wall
17  Words By Heart- (ILL)
18  Understood Betsy
19  Pollyanna: Complete and Unabridged – Fic Por
20  The Complete Anne of Green Gables Series-J Mon

22 Best Books one Boy thinks Every Boy Should Read

1. Tales from the Story Teller's House, Thornton Burgess (when younger)
2. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Mark Twain-Fic TWA
3. Treasure Island (Unabridged Classics), Robert Louis Stevenson- Fic Ste
4. Kidnapped (Penguin Classics), Robert Louis Stevenson-Fic STE
5. Two little savages;: being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned., Ernest Thompson Seton- (ILL)
6. Hans Brinker; Or, The Silver Skates, Mary Maples Dodge-J Dod
7. Hiawatha , H.W. Longfellow-J 811 Lon
8. Gateway to Great Books, Imaginative Literature, Bk. #3 (Rocking Horse Winner) - (ILL)
9. The Jungle Book (Unabridged Classics), Rudyard Kipling- Jk/Fic
10. Journey into Summer, Edwin Teale *Teale's books are exquisite nature writing. -- 10yo and up- (ILL)
11. Wandering through Winter, Edwin Teale- (ILL)
12. That Hideous Strength, C.S. Lewis (when older)- Lewis C S
13. Watership Down: A Novel, Richard Adams -Fic Ada
14. White Fang , Jack London-Fic Lon
15. The Story of Inventions, Michael J. McHugh -Amazon $23.00
 16. Songs of a Sourdough, Robert Service- (ILL)
17. The Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous, Sarah Bolton- (ILL)
18. Journey Through the Night, Anne DeVries- Amazon $47.00
19. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Mark Twain-J Twa
20. Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold, C.S.Lewis (when older) - (ILL)
21. Wee Sir Gibbie of the Highlands , George MacDonald-Amazon $28.00
22. Oliver Twist , Dickens-Fic Dic
Year 0 Books
1.      Winnie the Pooh series by AA Milne and Ernest H. Shepard (Winnie-The-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young, Now We Are Six). Accept no sub. for the original stories!-J Mil
2.      Beatrix Potter series (Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, etc,)-Pic Pot
3.      The Little House by Virginia Burton-Pic Bur
4.      The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack-Ef/Fic
5.      The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper-Pic Pip
6.      Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey-Em/Fic
7.      Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey-Em/Fic
8.      One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey-Pic Mcc
9.      Ferdinand by Munro Leaf-Pic Lea
10.  Ox-Cart Man by Barbara Cooney-Pic Hal
11.  Stone Soup and other folk tale retellings by Marcia Brown-Pic Bro, J398.22 Bro, J398.2 Bro
12.  Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney (CM idea of duty in bringing beauty to the world)-Pic Coo
13.  The Story of Little Babaji by Helen Bannerman-Pic Ban
14.  Brer Rabbit books by Joel Chandler Harris-J 398.2 Har
15.  Poems and Prayers for the Very Young by Martha Alexander
16.  A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson –J 821 Ste
17.  Classic stories and folktales such as The Little Red Hen, The Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
18.  Aesop’s Fables, such as the one illustrated by Milo Winter-J 398.2 Cec
19.  The Real Mother Goose illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright
20.  Lavender's Blue, a collection of nursery rhymes compiled by Kathleen Lines-J 398.8 Lin
21.  Poems for Young Children compiled by Caroline Royds- (ILL)
22.   A Child's Book of Poems by Gyo Fujikawa- (ILL)
23.  The Golden Books Family Treasury of Poetry selected by Louis Untermeyer- (ILL)
24.  The Oxford Book of Children's Verse edited by Peter Opie- 821 Oxf
25.  The World Treasury of Children's Literature selected by Clifton Fadiman.  There are three volumes, but only the first two volumes would be useful; vol 3 has selections from longer chapter books, and whole books are preferable. - (ILL)
Year 1 Booklist

1.      Trial and Triumph (Church history from a definite Protestant perspective) by Richard Hannula (selected chapters) Descriptions of some trials of the Christians may be intense; parents should preview chapters to determine suitablity based on their children's sensitivities. If you prefer, you can cover church history in Years 7-9 with a different book, Saints and Heroes.-Amazon $15.00

2.      An Island Story by H.E. Marshall, chapters 1-21 (this book known as Our Island Story in England)

3.      Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin for selected chapters and note about the use of this book in year 1- (ILL)

4.      Viking Tales by Jennie Hall (hero stories and myths of Norway) Part 1, chapters 1-11- (ILL)

5.      Benjamin Franklin by Ingri D'Aulaire-JB Fra

6.      George Washington by Ingri D'Aulaire-JB Was
7.      Buffalo Bill by Ingri D'Aulaire-JB Cod
8.      Paddle to the Sea by Holling C. Holling-J Col
9.      Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock- (ILL)
10.  James Herriot's Treasury for Children by James Herriot
11.  The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Thornton Burgess - fall/winter months: ch 36-45; early spring ch 3-32; spring/summer ch 3-35. - (ILL)
12.  A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson-J 821 Ste
13.  Now We Are Six/When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne-J 821 Mil
14.  A Child's Book of Poems by Gyo Fujikawa- (ILL)
15.  The Oxford Book of Children's Verse by Iona and Peter Opie-821 Oxf
16.  The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter-J 398.2 Cic
17.  Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit
18.  Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb-822.33 Lam
19.  The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang-J398.2 Lan
21.  The Wonder Clock by Howard Pyle-J 398.2 Pyl
22.  Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling [Note - How the Leopard Got His Spots has one occurrence of a racial slur that will need to be omitted; it's near the very end of the chapter.]-J S. S. Kip
23.  Parables from Nature by Margaret Gatty
24.  Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
25.  King of the Golden River by John Ruskin-J 398.2 Rus
26.  Peter Pan (or, Peter Pan and Wendy) by James M.-Fic Bar
27.  Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi-J Col
28.  The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang- J 398.2 Lan
29.  St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges-EH/Fic
30.  The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams-EH/Fic
31.  Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
32.  Pocahontas by Ingri D'Aulaire- (ILL)

 Year 2 Booklist
1.      An Island Story by HE Marshall ch 22-60 1066-1553, Harold II-Edward VI
2.      This Country of Ours by HE Marshall ch 1-5
3.      A Child's History of the World by Virgil Hillyer ch 47 on Charlemaigne, skip Alfred - ch 61
4.      The Discovery of New Worlds by MB Synge ch 12-29
Note: Chapters from The Story of Mankind by Van Loon are shown where they overlap with history being studied for those wishing to have an older student (5th grade and up) follow along in the same rotation or for those who are limited to only this text. Story of Mankind is for an older age group and not really recommended for children this young.
5.      Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula (selected chapters) Descriptions of some trials of the Christians may be intense; parents should preview chapters to determine suitability based on their children's sensitivities. If you prefer, you can cover church history in Years 7-9 with a different book, Saints and Heroes.-Amazon $15.00
6.      The Little Duke by Charlotte Yonge- (ILL)
7.      Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley-JB Joa
8.      Tree in the Trail by Holling C. Holling- (ILL)
9.      Seabird by Holling C. Holling- (ILL)
10.  The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock- (ILL)
11.  The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess-- (ILL)
12.  Pagoo by Holling C Holling-- (ILL)
13.  Walter De La Mare-J 398.21 Del
14.  Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley-J 811 Fte
15.  Christina Rossetti-J 242.82 Chi/ (ILL)
16.  Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb-822.33 Lam
17.  Pilgrim's Progress Book 1 (Christian's Journey) by John Bunyan - the original language is recommended
18.  Parables from Nature by Margaret Gatty
19.  Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
20.  The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (we recommend the edition illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard)-J Gra
21.  Robin Hood by Howard Pyle- J 398.22 Pyl
22.  Heidi by Joanna Spyri. Look for one that has all of the chapters and includes the hymns.-Fic Spy
23.  A Wonder Book by Nathaniel Hawthorne- (ILL)
24.  Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne-J 292 Haw
25.  Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney-J Sid
26.  Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales- (ILL)
27.  Pied Piper of Hamlin by Robert Browning-J 821 Bro
28.  Abraham Lincoln by Ingri D'Aulaire-JB Lin/Caldecott
29.  Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit-J Nes
30.  Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
31.  Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
32.  The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
33.  Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers (some versions say "revised" because P.L. Travers revised chapter 6 herself in 1981 to get rid of some rather nasty racist things.)- JT/Fic
34.  Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry-JH/Fic
35.  Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
36.  Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle-J Pyl
37.  Chanticleer and the Fox by Barbara Cooney's-Pic Coo
38.  Along Came A Dog by Meindert De Jong- (ILL)
39.  The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
Year 3 Booklist
1.      An Island Story by H.E. Marshall 1509-1760, Henry VIII-George II (sometimes called Our Island Story)
2.      This Country of Ours by HE Marshall
3.      A Child's History of the World by Hillyer
4.      The Discovery of New Worlds by MB Synge ch 31 and 49
5.      The Awakening of Europe by M.B. Synge ch 5, 6, 14, 15, 30
6.      Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula (selected chapters)-Amazon $15.00
7.      Da Vinci by Emily Hahn- (ILL)
8.      Michelangelo by Diane Stanley (contains drawings of nude art and drawing of cutting a cadaver)
9.      Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Peter Vennema and Diane Stanley- JB Sha
10.  Good Queen Bess by Diane Stanley
11.  Squanto by Feenie Ziner- (ILL)
12.  Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty- (ILL)
13.  Marco Polo-JB Pol
14.  The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock- (ILL)
15.  Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long-Amazon $10.00
16.  Science Lab in a Supermarket by Robert Friedhoffer- (ILL)
17.  The Story of Inventions by Michael J. McHugh and Frank P. Bachman-Amazon $23.00
18.  Great Inventors and Their Inventions by Frank P. Bachman- (ILL)
19.  All About Famous Inventors and Their Inventions by Fletcher Pratt- (ILL)
20.  War Inventions by Charles R. Gibson
21.   Exploring Creation With . . . series by Jeannie Fulbright-Amazon $28.00
22.  William Blake-821.7 Bla
24.  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- J 811 Lon
25.  Parables from Nature by Margaret Gatty
26.  American Tall Tales by Adrien Stoutenburg-J 398.22 Sto
27.  Shakespeare Stories-Leon Garfield- (ILL)
28.  Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb-822.33 Lam
29.  The Heroes by Charles Kingsley- (ILL)
31.  The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonal- Jm/Fic
32.  Children of the New Forest by F Marryat- (ILL)
33.   The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Book 1 and Book 2-JK/Fic
34.  A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
35.  The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley- (ILL)
36.  At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonal-J Mac
37.  Men of Iron by Howard Pyle-Fic Pyl
38.  Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll-J Car
39.  Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll-J Car
40.  The Bears of Blue River by Charles Major- (ILL)
41.  Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome- (ILL)
42.  Unknown to History: Captivity of Mary of Scotland by Charlotte Yonge-Amazon $28.00
43.  Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink-Jb/Fic
44.  On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
45.  The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge- (ILL)
46.  The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright- (ILL)
47.  English Fairy Tales and more by Joseph Jacobs-J 398.2 Jac
48.  King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry-J Hen/Newberry
49.  The Four Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright- (ILL)
50.  Then There Were Five by Elizabeth Enright- (ILL)
51.  The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong

 Year 4 Booklist
1.      This Country of Ours by HE Marshall Charles I-George III
2.      George Washington's World by Genevieve Foster- (ILL)
3.      The Story of Mankind by Hendrick Van Loon (for younger readers, A Child's History of the World chapters covering the same time period are shown)
4.      An Island Story ch 95 and 96, 1760-1820, George III
5.      Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula-Amazon $15.00
6.      Poor Richard by James Daugherty- (ILL)
7.      Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie S. Bober- (ILL)
8.      Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling- (ILL)
9.      The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock- (ILL)
10.  Madam How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley-Amazon $10.00
11.  Explore His Earth by Ann Voskamp-Amazon $22.00
12.  It Couldn't Just Happen by Lawrence Richards- (ILL)
13.  Physics Lab in the Home by Robert Friedhoffer- (ILL)
14.  Exploring Creation With . . . series by Jeannie Fulbright-Amazon $28.00
15.  Alfred Lord Tennyson-821 Ten
16.  Emily Dickinson- J 808.8 Jus/(ILL)
17.  William Wordsworth-821 Wor
18.  The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch-292 Bul
19.  The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe-J Def
20.  Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson-Fic Ste
21.  The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford- Bur
22.  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving-J Irv
23.  Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-J 811 Lon
24.  Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving-J Irv
25.  Black Beauty by Anna Sewell-Fic Sew
26.  Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter-Fic Por
27.  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett-J Byr
28.  The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit-JN/Fic
29.  A Book of Golden Deeds by Charlotte Yonge-Amazon $22.00
30.  Bambi by Felix Salten-J Sal
31.  The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis
32.  Little Britches series by Ralph Moody-917.88 Moo
33.  The Borrowers by Mary Norton-Fic Nor
34.  Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight-Fic Kni
35.  Gentle Ben by Walt Morey- (ILL)
36.  Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright- (ILL)
37.  Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright-J Enr/Newberry
38.  Return To Gone Away by Elizabeth Enright-J Enr
39.  By the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls Wilder
40.  The Peterkin Papers by Lucretia Hale-J Hal
41.  Calico Captive (girl interest) by Elizabeth George Speare- (ILL)
42.  The Sign of the Beaver (boy interest) by Elizabeth George Speare
43.  Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
44.  Tree of Freedom by Rebecca Caudill-J Cau
45.  Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates-J JB For/ Newberry
46.  The Reb and the Redcoats by Constance Savery (British view of revolution) - (ILL)
47.  Justin Morgan had a Horse by Marguerite Henry
General Poetry-
1.      Poetry for Young People-Robert Frost by Gary D. Schmidt-Amazon $7.00
2.      Poetry for Young People-Emily Dikenson by Gary D. Schmidt-Amazon $7.00
3.      Poetry for Young People-Frances Schoonmaker by Gary D. Schmidt-Amazon $7.00
4.      Poetry for Young People-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Gary D. Schmidt-Amazon $7.00
5.      Treasury of Poetry for Young People-Amazon $28.00
6.      Favorite Poems Old & New by Helen Ferris- (ILL)
7.      When the Aardvark Parker on the Ark by Calvin Miller- (ILL)
8.      Winter Poems-by Barbara Rogasky-J811.008 Win
9.      Best Loved Poems of the American People by Hazel Felleman -821 Fel





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