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Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)

SarahKate's Notes:

Even though this book is mostly text, it was fascinating to my 8 year old and we read selections from it daily, sometimes over and over.

cover of Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)author: Kathleen Krull
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asin: 0152008071
binding: Hardcover
list price: $21.00 USD
amazon price: $14.28 USD


Not all governments have been run by men. Lives of Extraordinary Women turns the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats--and flaws--for all the world to see. Here you'll find twenty of the most influential women in history: queens, warriors, prime ministers, first ladies, revolutionary leaders. Some are revered. Others are notorious. What were they really like?

Fairy Tales for the New Age

SarahKate's Notes:

In my opinion this is one of the finest collections of fairy tales
I've read. They aren't syrupy and super-positive. They are gentle,
original stories of children overcoming their fears, learning powerful
lessons, and meeting magical spirits. We savor this book and I read
the a story from it every few weeks and it is a real treat the whole
family enjoys.

cover of Fairy Tales for the New Ageauthor: Arlene Williams
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asin: 0960544445
binding: Paperback
list price: $12.95 USD
amazon price: $12.95


A collection of twelve original fairy tales with a gentle, sensitive flavor. There are no wicked witches threatening to cook and eat small children, no big, bad wolves devouring your grandma. You will find instead, stories in which good things happen to characters who work at making their lives and relationships better--with and without magic.

Marguerite Makes a Book

cover of Marguerite Makes a Bookauthor: Bruce Robertson
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asin: 089236372X
binding: Hardcover
list price: $19.95 USD
amazon price: $13.57 USD


Paris in the 1400s. A young girl named Marguerite delights in assisting her father, Jacques, in his craft: illuminating manuscripts for the nobility of France. His current commission is a splendid book of hours for his patron, Lady Isabelle, but will he be able to finish it in time for Lady Isabelle's name day?

Marigold and the Feather of Hope, The Journey Begins (The Fairy Chronicles)

SarahKate's Notes:

I was really impressed with this book! In addition to being ordinary girls, some girls are granted a fairy spirit, and can change into a fairy any time they wish. Magic is all around us, though we may see the garden Gnomes as eggplants and a fairy as a butterfly. This is the first in a series the my 7 yo is very anxious to hear more of!

cover of Marigold and the Feather of Hope, The Journey Begins (The Fairy Chronicles)author: J. H. Sweet
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asin: 1402208723
binding: Paperback
list price: $6.99 USD
amazon price: $6.99 USD


Inside you is the power to do anythingMeet Beth, who's just discovered something incredible she is a fairy, a marigold fairy, to be exact.But Beth must learn to be a fairy during an emergency! The Feather of Hope has been lost and Beth must enlist the aid of her dog, Peanut, in a daring mission to rescue it from a house occupied by dangerous gremlins. And if Beth, her new fairy friends and Peanut can't get the Feather back, all hope will be lost forever.