Weekly book shelf, 9/14/12
Friday, September 14, 2012Behind as usual, so I'll just throw this list up here. Just a few of the books we've been reading this week. The first three Calvin selected from the library himself, The Jungle Book was a suggestion of mine, and of course we've been working on The Fellowship of the Ring for a while now.
Animal Poems, by Valerie Worth, illustrations by Steve Jenkins (2007). Adorable Jenkins work, as always. The poems are wonderful, too, not simply fluffy rhyme, but interesting work that makes the reader think. We loved this one, especially as we've been reading about the animal kingdom so much the past few weeks.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, by William Kamkwamba (2012). An oversimplification of this young man's impressive and inspiring story. Interesting illustrations help tell the story, but I think it was a bit young for Calvin.
Realms of Tolkien, by Ted Nasmith (1996). A beautiful find for the Tolkien lover. Full page illustrations, collected from a variety of artists, face paragraph long excerpts from the book. Some of the artwork is from previous book editions, but some of it comes from other sources, making this a unique collection. It's out of print, but we were lucky enough to find one at our library.
The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling (2009). Classic, of course.
The Fellowship of the Ring, by J. R. R. Tolkien (1954). We've been reading this one out loud for a few weeks now, and Calvin is still loving it.
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