The Matchlock Gun
by Walter D. Edmonds
Age: 7+
Interests: history, American history, war, family
The Matchlock Gun
23 May 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: action, adventure, American history, family, history, violence, war
The Little Grey Men
16 Apr 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 8+, Classics Tags: adventure, animals, boats, country life, forest, gnomes, little people, nature, river, seasons, travel
The Little Grey Men
by BB
illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford
Age: 8+
Interests: gnomes, little people, boats, travel, adventure, animals, nature, birds, country life, seasons
We Couldn’t Leave Dinah
12 Feb 2014 2 Comments
in Books Tags: adventure, British history, history, horses, spies, war, WWII
We Couldn’t Leave Dinah
by Mary Treadgold
Age: 10+
Interests: war, spies, history, horses, British history, WWII
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
15 Jan 2014 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 6+ Tags: adventure, castle, cooking, fairy tale updated, knights, mice, Princess, rats
The Tale of Despereaux
released: 2008
rated: G
length: 93 min.
age: 6+
interests: mice, rats, castles, princesses, cooking, updated fairy tales, adventure
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Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver
13 Jan 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, books 8+, books 9+, Classics Tags: adventure, boats, comedy, philosophy, politics, satire, travel
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver
retold by Martin Jenkins
illustrated by Chris Riddell
Age: 8+ (read to); 10+ (independent reading)
Interests: travel, ships, strange lands and customs, satire, adventure, humour, politics, philosophy
Call it Courage
08 Jan 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, animals, boats, dogs, folktales, island, nature, ocean, pets, Polynesia, sea creatures, storms, travel, wilderness survival
Call It Courage
by Armstrong Sperry
Age: 10+
Interests: survival, boats, ocean, sea creatures, storms, Polynesia, islands
The Dark Frigate
30 Dec 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+ Tags: action, adventure, boats, British history, crime, history, orphans, pirates, travel, violence
The Dark Frigate
by Charles Boardman Hawes
Age: 12+
Interests: ships, pirates, adventure, action, violence, travel, history, British history More
The Wheel on the School
30 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: adventure, birds, cooperation, country life, helping others, Holland, ocean, small town life, storms, teachers
The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DeJong
Age: 8+
Interests: birds, ocean, Holland, cooperation, helping others, adventure, small towns, country life
The Otterbury Incident
19 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: action, adventure, bad behavior, crime, detective, England, money, mystery, school, violence
The Otterbury Incident
by C. Day Lewis
illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
Age: 10+
Interests: mystery, crime, kid detectives, England, action, some violence, school, bad behaviour, money
Emil and the Detectives
18 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Classics Tags: adventure, Berlin, crime, detective, friendship, Germany
by Erich Kästner
illustrated by Walter Trier
Age: 8+
Interests: crime, kid detectives, Berlin, Germany, adventure
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