Showing posts with label Tuesday Treasure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tuesday Treasure. Show all posts

Tuesday 26 April 2016

Wonderfully Made {Review}

I'm super excited to introduce this new book to you. Wonderfully Made is a fabulous new book from author Danika Cooley. One of my all time favourite times of becoming a Mom was the journey of pregnancy. I  loved devoured every book I could find in the library about prebirth.  The whole journey was one of the most incredible awe inspiring journey's ever. Nathaniel was conceived when Tim and Jane were twelve and ten years old. I could not wait to share with them the miracle of fetal growth.  The most difficult part was finding a book or information on the internet that did not have too much information or detailed pictures.  Thankfully this is no longer an issue as Danika has authored this beautiful book which preserves the sanctity of life and presents the miracle of every child conceived.

Wonderfully Made is designed to allow moms to share God’s amazing design for the development of life from conception to birth in a personalized way with their children in a scientific and Scripture based story.
It is an excellent book that introduces a young child to the wonder of God's creation - the wonder and miracle of birth. From conception in the womb through the nine months within the mother's womb Danika Cooley takes us on a journey of discovery... the discovery of life. "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." Psalm 139:13

Week 10, the size of a small plum. (Page 16)

The book is written as a Mother speaking to her child and telling them the story of their very own journey of life from conception to birth. Danika starts the story explaining that God knew the child before conception and that pregnancy is measured from before conception too.  Each week she compares the size of the child to a fruit and explains what God was doing during that week in forming the child.  The illustrator does an amazing job of combining the two concepts.

Through out the story Danika has placed appropriate scriptures turning our hearts and minds towards the miracle God is performing within the womb as he creates us from before we are conceived.

The story is interlaced with scientific facts of development in relation to the week of pregnancy presented in a relatable way to children (I learned a couple of things I did not know) and is beautifully linked to who the child is now. Danika uses twaddle free language (correct terminology),  whenever she uses an unfamiliar word such as surfactant she does so in such a way as to explain what the new word means in a way that children can easily grasp what is being shared.

Birth and conception is covered in a beautiful positive way and without any explicit detail.  Danika uses the story of birth to explain how we are physically born into the world and as a wonderful transition to explaining to children that our spirits need to be reborn.

The Details
  • Author: Danika Cooley
  • Age: Christian families with 5-11 year olds.
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • Publisher Christian Focus Publications Ltd
  • ISBN10 1781916780
  • ISBN13 9781781916780
  • Purchase from: Book Depository or Amazon

For we are His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10)

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Wonderfully Made is a beautiful book and an excellent addition to your book shelf that will be enjoyed by both young and old alike.

Blessings
Chareen




Tuesday 12 April 2016

The Spark {Tuesday's Treasure}

Around two years ago Nathaniel and I discovered that he sees the world a little differently than I do and it was causing a bit of stress for us both so we had some tests done and discovered that Nathaniel has Aspergers Syndrome.  In some ways it relieved some of the anxiety I had been feeling and in another way it created a whole raft of questions and fears.  Recently a good friend loaned me a book and encouraged me to read it ahead of anything else I was reading and read The Spark: A Mother's story of nurturing genius and autism.  I'm so very pleased that I did. This is a book I would love EVERY homeschooling family could read.  There is so much truth and depth to their journey that would bless every family all over the world.

The Spark : 

A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius and Autism


  • Format: Paper back
  • Number of Pages:304
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publication Date:06 Feb 2014
  • ISBN 10: 0241961815
  • ISBN 13: 9780241961810
  • Author Kristine Barnett
In many ways I really wish I could have read this book when my children were younger.  Kristine's view of life and children is truly inspirational.  Through reading The Spark I have been encouraged to really appreciate how God made each of my children.

Kristine encourages us as parents to support and nurture our children's passions no matter how trivial they seem to us.  It's by fully embracing our children where they are that we are able to release them into their full potential.

This book is a biographical account of Kristine and Michael and their first born son Jacob.  Kristine writing is like sitting down with a friend and her sharing her journey with you over a cup of tea.  You will laugh with them and you will cry at their very real and heart warming story.  This books is down to earth and real.  Kristine shares their struggles and their triumphs and encourages you the reader to enjoy and live life to it's fullest.  

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Blessings
Chareen
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Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books and Resources out there out there hiding on shelves and somewhere on the internet.

I invite you to blog about

  • a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library,
  •  a great homeschool item you have found and
  •  any new resources you are enjoying. 
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Tuesday 9 June 2015

10 Books for Middle Grade Summer Reading

10 Books for Middle Grade Summer Reading
This week I would like to share 10 books we have enjoyed reading for the middle grade years.  Each of these books we have enjoyed so much that we have purchased them to read over again.  Click on any of the titles below for more information found on this blog. 

When I first started home educating I really struggled to find excellent twaddle free literature for my children to enjoy.  Over the years I have collected  some wonderful book resource lists and have shared them here: Book List Resources.

These books are not from one particular genre but rather a wide variety.  For more information on the different types of genre available in the book world read these posts: Genre and Sub Genre.

As much as it's delightful seeing your children enjoy a particular series a wise homeschool Mom once encouraged me to keep the variety coming so as not to stall my children's growth.  Reading only one type of book becomes a little like only eating one particular food source and creates an unhealthy environment in the mind.

When choosing books for your students to enjoy be sure to choose books of all levels.  It's always good to allow the brain to rest after wading through a difficult book by reading something light and easy.  This allows the brain to regroup and prepare for the next book.

10 Books for Middle Grade



Follow my Leader

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin (December 1, 1994)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140364854
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140364859

Toad Heaven

  • Format: Paper back / Hardback
  • Number of Pages: 192
  • Publication Date: 
  • ISBN 10:0141314826
  • ISBN 13:9780141314822
  • Author Morris Gleitzman

Dewey the Library Cat

  • Format: Paper back / Hardback / Audio
  • Number of Disks:Four
  • ISBN 10:1441885471
  • ISBN 13:9781441885470
  • Author Vicki Myron,
  • Performed by: Laura Hamilton, With Bret Witter

 The Apple & The Arrow

  • Format: Paper back
  • Number of Pages: 80 pages 
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 
  • Publication Date: 
  • ISBN 10: 0618128093 
  • ISBN 13: 9780618128099 
  • Author  Mary & Conrad Buff


The Chalk Box Kid


  • Format: Paper back
  • Number of Pages: 65 pages 
  • Publisher:Random House USA Inc 
  • Publication Date:12 September 1987 
  • ISBN 10:0394891023 
  • ISBN 13:9780394891026 
  • Author Clyde Robert Bulla 
  • Illustrator:Thomas B. Allen 

The Burgess Bird Book for Children


  • Format: Paper back
  • Number of Pages:256 
  • Publisher:Dover Publications 
  • Publication Date:2003 
  • ISBN 10:0-486-42840-0 
  • ISBN 13:978-0-486-42840-6 
  • Author Thornton W.Burgess 
  • Illustrator:Louis Agassiz Fuertes 
Billy and Blaze Series by C W Anderson


Billy and Blaze

  • Format: Paperback
  • Number of Pages:56
  • Vendor: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publication Date:
  • ISBN:0689716087
  • ISBN 13:9780689716089
  • Author: Clarence William Anderson (1891 – 1971)
  • Illustrator: C.W. Anderson


Puzzle Journey Under the Sea

  • Format: Paper back / Hardback
  • Number of Pages: 32
  • Vendor:  Usborne Publishing Ltd
  • Publication Date: 28 August 1998
  • ISBN:9780746026854
  • Author L. Sims
  • Illustrator: S. Stitt


Tales of WORDISHURE Book II



The Young Reader's Shakespeare

  • Format: Hardback
  • Number of Pages:96 pages
  • Series:  The Young Reader's Shakespeare
  • ISBN 10:1402711166
  • ISBN 13:9781402711169  
  • Author William Shakespeare
  • Retold By:Adam McKeown,
  • Illustrator:Lynne Cannoy

For more wonderful ideas on great twaddle free literature be sure to see what others are sharing on the Crew blog.
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Tuesday 14 October 2014

Tales of WORDISHURE Book II {Tuesday's Treasures}


Last year I had the privilege of reviewing this gorgeous book for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.

"Wordishure where you will continue to learn that God’s Word is sure. Meet fun characters with delightful names  illustrating their character. See how they live out biblical principles and use God’s word as an absolute plumb line..."  

You can read more about this lovely book over at The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.

Blessings
Chareen
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Tuesday 9 September 2014

Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation {Tuesday's Treasures}


  • Format: Hardback
  • Number of Pages:239 pages
  • ISBN 10:0882704729
  • ISBN 13:9780882704722
  • Author Dennis R Petersen
  • Illustrator
I am really excited about this wonderful new book in my home.  Unlocking the Mysteries of Creation: The Explorer's Guide to the Awesome Works of God I discovered it recently when I did a Rainbow Resources order and I am so glad that I did.  It is 239 pages of goodness.  It is a richly illustrated book with twaddle free information on a wide scope of topics to do with the world around you.  The answers are both biblical and scientifically referenced.  Well worth investing in and a must have on every Christian's bookshelf.

Blessings
Chareen
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Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books and Resources out there out there hiding on shelves and somewhere on the internet.

I invite you to blog about

  • a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library,
  •  a great homeschool item you have found and
  •  any new resources you are enjoying. 
Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 
Every bed of Roses

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Tuesday 2 September 2014

Can I Tell You About Asperger Syndrome? {Tuesday's Treasures}


  • Format: Paper back
  • Number of Pages: 48 pages
  • ISBN 10:1843102064
  • ISBN 13:9781843102069
  • Author Jude Welton,
  • Illustrator:Jane Telford
Aspergers Syndrome touches the lives of many families today who are daily facing the struggle to help these special children to cope with a rapidly ever changing world around them. 

If you know someone who has AS, work with someone or have family or friends that have AS and would like to better understand the world from their perspective and find out how to support them and enable them to be successful in their day to day lives I highly recommend Can I Tell You About Asperger Syndrome?   I read this gem of a book out loud in two short sittings.  It is an easy encouraging read.  It is also an excellent book to read to any student who has just recently been diagnosed with AS.

Blessings
Chareen
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Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures. I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books and Resources out there out there hiding on shelves and somewhere on the internet.

I invite you to blog about

  • a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library,
  •  a great homeschool item you have found and
  •  any new resources you are enjoying. 
Grab the button for your post and add a link to your post below. I would love to read about your treasures. 
Every bed of Roses

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