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~Making Cherry Jam!~

Some of our Favorite Things!

~Cindy McCune teaches our children orienteering~

~The following photos are from our annual Michigan History adventure at AuSauble Institute.

It is a Homeschool Day that we never miss!~

~The kids travel back in time with Voyageurs and Indians from the year 1800, and Loggers from the year 1900. They are recruited into helping make a storehouse of candles for the upcoming winter, cooking for 100 hungry lumberjacks, and log rolling for the Spring thaw!~

~Even the Moms get into the fun!~

Past School Projects:

~Winter 2004~

Tyler and Abbey have been studying Geography by reading Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling. It is a book that traces the route of a little carved canoe through the Great Lakes. Below are the poems they wrote to put into their notebooks. The poems spell "PADDLE" at the left.

Passing through the lakes and rivers

Adding memories to my mind

Drifting toward the sea

Dodging dangers left and right

Listening to songs all night

Entering brooks and ponds, always getting closer to the sea

By Tyler Rozanski 1-04

Paddle-to-the-Sea is moving

At a steady speed

Dipping up side down and up side right

Dodging with logs

Loving the sweet air

Entering the great waters

By Abbey Rozanski 1-04

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I received a very nice email from someone who has visited our website and they made this suggestion:

<<I wonder if you might be interested in sharing children's books about your part of America with the public? Do you have a collection? It seems that those who live there might have a feel for literature which best tells the rest of us about your home.>>

Well, I could not resist this!

If you are doing BF's Paddle-to-the-Sea, these are GREAT companions!

So here is my *Our Favorites* list:

Next Spring an Oriole--Gloria Whelan (who actually lives in our town!!!)

Night of the Full Moon--Gloria Whelan

JAMS AND JELLIES BY HOLLY AND NELLIE--Gloria Whelan

M is for Mitten--Wonderful Alphabet book that is packed w/info!--this book began our months of study on Henry Ford!

Great Lakes--By Gilchrist--If you can get your hands on this, it is WELL worth it! The Illustrations are Yummy!

The Mighty Soo--By Judson--500 years at Sault Ste. Marie--Loving it!

Copper Toed Boots--Marguerite De Angeli--I grew up in the same hometown as she and our city library is still named after her!! I actually met her at a hometown parade once and had my picture taken with her before she died--thrilling!

Many of her other books are set in the lower thumb area of Michigan....love them ALL~

The Bee Tree--A FIAR title--A beloved book in our home!

Thunder Cakes--Patricia Pollaco--We love everything by this author!

Paddle-to-the-Sea--Holling C. Holling

We live in the North--Lois Lenski

Once Upon an Isle--Paintings and companion stories by Howard Sivertson--WOW! This has become a favorite!! It is a compliation of short stories with BEAUTIFUL paintings to go along. These stories are of the olden days when just fishing families lived on Isle Royale. The stories are great/humorous/sad and unusual---the paintings are just like owning an art book! Highly recomended--some of the residents do drink, so if that bothers you, then there may be a few stories that you skip. MOst are just of the wonderful bonds formed between island people and of the Overwhelming Moose population at that time--they were everywhere! If you visit today, they are still seen frequently! (author/painter grew up on the island)BTW, this is still in print!

A Place Called Home: Michigan's Mill Creek Story--By Jane Panagopoulas--Great picture book of the family who began Mill Creek--They stayed on the mainland to begin the Mill and watched all their friends and soldiers leave for Mackinac Island~Great story!

Through the Locks--By Walter Buehr--


	45th-parallel \| home OUR FAMILY \| Some of our Favorite Things! \| Books I have for sale! \| Favorite Links \| Contact Me Some of our Favorite Things! ~Making Cherry Jam!~ Some of our Favorite Things! ~Cindy McCune teaches our children orienteering~ ~The following photos are from our annual Michigan History adventure at AuSauble Institute. It is a Homeschool Day that we never miss!~ ~The kids travel back in time with Voyageurs and Indians from the year 1800, and Loggers from the year 1900. They are recruited into helping make a storehouse of candles for the upcoming winter, cooking for 100 hungry lumberjacks, and log rolling for the Spring thaw!~ ~Even the Moms get into the fun!~ Past School Projects: ~Winter 2004~ Tyler and Abbey have been studying Geography by reading Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling. It is a book that traces the route of a little carved canoe through the Great Lakes. Below are the poems they wrote to put into their notebooks. The poems spell "PADDLE" at the left. Passing through the lakes and rivers Adding memories to my mind Drifting toward the sea Dodging dangers left and right Listening to songs all night Entering brooks and ponds, always getting closer to the sea By Tyler Rozanski 1-04 Paddle-to-the-Sea is moving At a steady speed Dipping up side down and up side right Dodging with logs Loving the sweet air Entering the great waters By Abbey Rozanski 1-04 ********************************************************************************************************** I received a very nice email from someone who has visited our website and they made this suggestion: <<I wonder if you might be interested in sharing children's books about your part of America with the public? Do you have a collection? It seems that those who live there might have a feel for literature which best tells the rest of us about your home.>> Well, I could not resist this! If you are doing BF's Paddle-to-the-Sea, these are GREAT companions! So here is my Our Favorites list: Next Spring an Oriole--Gloria Whelan (who actually lives in our town!!!) Night of the Full Moon--Gloria Whelan JAMS AND JELLIES BY HOLLY AND NELLIE--Gloria Whelan M is for Mitten--Wonderful Alphabet book that is packed w/info!--this book began our months of study on Henry Ford! Great Lakes--By Gilchrist--If you can get your hands on this, it is WELL worth it! The Illustrations are Yummy! The Mighty Soo--By Judson--500 years at Sault Ste. Marie--Loving it! Copper Toed Boots--Marguerite De Angeli--I grew up in the same hometown as she and our city library is still named after her!! I actually met her at a hometown parade once and had my picture taken with her before she died--thrilling! Many of her other books are set in the lower thumb area of Michigan....love them ALL~ The Bee Tree--A FIAR title--A beloved book in our home! Thunder Cakes--Patricia Pollaco--We love everything by this author! Paddle-to-the-Sea--Holling C. Holling We live in the North--Lois Lenski Once Upon an Isle--Paintings and companion stories by Howard Sivertson--WOW! This has become a favorite!! It is a compliation of short stories with BEAUTIFUL paintings to go along. These stories are of the olden days when just fishing families lived on Isle Royale. The stories are great/humorous/sad and unusual---the paintings are just like owning an art book! Highly recomended--some of the residents do drink, so if that bothers you, then there may be a few stories that you skip. MOst are just of the wonderful bonds formed between island people and of the Overwhelming Moose population at that time--they were everywhere! If you visit today, they are still seen frequently! (author/painter grew up on the island)BTW, this is still in print! A Place Called Home: Michigan's Mill Creek Story--By Jane Panagopoulas--Great picture book of the family who began Mill Creek--They stayed on the mainland to begin the Mill and watched all their friends and soldiers leave for Mackinac Island~Great story! Through the Locks--By Walter Buehr--