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Review: God Gave Us the World

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God Gave Us the World Written by Lisa T. Bergren Illustrated by Laura J. Bryant Every bear has a special place in God’s great, big world. God Gave Us the World is the latest book in the God Gave Us book series.  In this book, readers follow Little Cub’s adventure at a special museum exhibit called “Bears Around the World.” Little Cub’s mother helps her learn about different bears around the world in the light of God, the Creator.  She learns why God created different bears and why they live in different locations. Readers, along with Little Club, will learn…

Review: The Dragon and the Turtle

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The Dragon and the Turtle Written by Donita K. Paul and Evangeline Denmark Illustrated by Vincent Nguyen Friends come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Sometimes they’re even dragons. The Dragon and the Turtle is a fun story about new friendships and adventure. Padraig, the dragon, is willing to help his new friend Roger, the turtle, find his way back home even if it means putting aside the hunger pangs in his tummy. Padraig demonstrates the meaning of true friendship. The book concludes with a short Bible lesson including a scripture passage. Kids will even have the opportunity to learn…

True Treasures

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It’s hard to believe that TEACH magazine (now called Eternal Encouragement) has been mentoring women – helping them be a better homemaker, homeschool mom, parent, wife… – for 10 years.  Because not all women have someone in their lives to help guide them, in a Biblical manner, through the trials and triumphs of parenting and marriage, TEACH has been a valuable resource for many, many women over the years – myself included. I’ve been reading TEACH magazine for years.  Usually, I like hold on to these magazines, but frequent moves often lend themselves to the need for purging magazines.  The…

Review: The Daniel Fast Made Delicious

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It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild…

Review: Editor In Chief B1

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Editor In Chief B1 Grades 6-8 Editor in Chief by Critical Thinking Press is an excellent resource to help students become better writers and self editors.  Students learn how to identify and correct grammatical errors, writing mechanics errors, and usage errors.  They have to really think while they are reading the short stories as not all errors jump up from the page. We received the B1 level of Editor in Chief which is geared towards students in grades 6-8.  For the first few stories, I walked through the process with Munchkin.  Grammar and writing are not her strongest subjects, so…