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A children’s introduction to the wonderful world of shipwrecks and treasure hunting. Continue reading
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The Discovery of Genesis by C.H. Kang and Ethel R. Nelson (1979)
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How the truths of Genesis were found hidden in the Chinese language. Continue reading
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
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The only way to grasp this book as a modern classic is to turn off your brain. How fun that can be! Continue reading
A Planet Called Treason by Orson Scott Card (1979)
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This was our fourth read in this year’s twelve-book Siblings’ Book Club list. I genuinely and thoroughly hated it. In years past, we’ve read some other wonderfully entertaining Orson Scott Card books together. We read Ender’s Game in 2018 and … Continue reading
Papillon by Henri Charriere (1979)
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“I live for only one thing: escape. It was my idée fixe.“ (263) “Live, live, live. Each time I was tempted to despair, I would repeat three times: ‘As long as there’s life, there’s hope.’” (291) You ever run across … Continue reading
Snowflake Bentley by Gloria May Stoddard (1979)
Man of Science, Man of God: A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley This past summer, I came across a unique little book from 1931 titled Snow Crystals. This black-and-white collection of snowflake photographs was truly mesmerizing, and were I a … Continue reading
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris (1979)
How’s a guy to review an epic, Pulitzer-Prize winning tome about the rise of the most entertaining President in American history without simply saying, “Great book!” While that’s totally true, more should probably be added. I can’t say that I … Continue reading
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer adapted by Deidre S. Laiken (1979)
Original story by Mark Twain I’m not sure why we chose to read these books out of order—that’s not normal for me—but my kids and I followed The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with this, the Illustrated Classics Edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. … Continue reading
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (adapted) by Deidre S. Laiken (1979)
Original story by Mark Twain The Illustrated Classics series is slowly becoming one of my kids’ favorite bedtime traditions. While these books might have been created for early readers to enjoy on their own, they’ve proved to be an excellent … Continue reading
The Call of the Wild adapted by Mitsu Yamamoto (1979)
An Illustrated Classics Editions book; original story by Jack London Having just finished reading The Call of the Wild myself, I knew immediately that my children would love to hear the story of Buck and his adventures in Alaska. I … Continue reading