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Living Homeschool History(South India):Book Review:A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar) by Robert Sewell

March 28, 2020 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommended Age: High School Being a South Indian,South Indian history intrigues me.Robert Sewell’s the forgotten empire does justice to this Forgotten Empire Vijayanagar. Sewell sources for this book have been the the chronicles from Nunez a Portuguese visitor and traveller Ibn Bhutia It gives account of the beginning of Vijayanagar empire with my very favorite king Kamipla Deva of Kampili

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Living Homeschool History(South India):History of South India from Prehistoric Times to Vijayanagar by Nilakanta Sastri

February 28, 2020 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommended age: Upper Middle school and High school. This is valuable book for those interested into intensive and thorough reading into South Indian history. The book begins with sources that were taken into account to writing of history (coins ,rock edicts and writings by foreign travellers) Goes on to explain the Geography of the south Then moves to chronologically describe

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Living Homeschool History (South India):Book Review:The Story of Madras by Glynn Barlow

January 31, 2020 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommended Age:Middle school and High school This book was one I had to read,because this one is about my home state Tamil Nadu and very particularly the city where I live in Chennai whose previous name was Madras.It was an absolutely fascinating read,it helped me to look back a few centuries to see how Chennai looked like. Click Here to

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Book Review:Literature: Little Women~ Louisa May Alcott

January 18, 2020 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommendation:Middle School ,High school and young adults Little women is a story of 4 sisters and their mother as their father is miles from home involved in the civil war.It tells the story from the perspectives of the sisters their unique gifts ,opinions ,thoughts,their friendships and acquaintances. Click Here to Watch the Review Click Here to Buy the Book The

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Book Review: Literature: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

December 19, 2019 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommendation: Middle school and high school A must read thought provoking book that helps us to understand priorities and a wonderful read for Christmas. A Christmas carol tells the story of Ebeneezer scrooge with seriously skewed priorities and his second chance to setting them straight when he get visited by his past, present and future. Click here to Watch the

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Book Review: Literature: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -Robert Louis Stevenson

October 18, 2019 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommended:High school I read this book as a part of my horror fiction reads.A book that showed me how powerful words could be in creating a chilling effect.Jekyll and Hyde a beautiful book that shows the struggle in every man between good and evil inside him. The Story is said from the view of Gabriel John Utterson who is apprised

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Living Books: Homeschool Science: Emperor of All Maladies by Siddharth Mukerjee

October 4, 2019 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommended:High School Yet another favorite reads for the year.All of us know or have some one battling/battled cancer which has become a common household name and hence this one extremely important book to understanding Cancer. A good book to understand the progression of the medical science.From the first cancer patient to the various methods of treatments used in different years

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Book review: Literature : North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

September 20, 2019 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommended: Middle School,High SchoolA good book to understand the industrial revolution and perspectives of mill owners and workers in a fictional industrializing city. Click here to Watch the video Click Here to Buy the Book The novel is set in the fictional industrial town of Milton in the north of England.Margaret Hale leaves her rural setting and moves to settles

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Living Books: Homeschool Science: The Disappearing spoon~Sam Kean : Book Review

September 6, 2019 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

The Disappearing spoon is one of my favourite reads for the year. This book would be a great fit for upper middle schoolers and high schoolers. Click Here to watch the Video Click Here to Buy the Book In this book Sam Kean presents periodic table with fascinating facts in a well written manner.I was particularly fascinated with how elements

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Living Books: Homeschool Science: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers By Mary Roach

August 1, 2019 godlyindianmom Leave a comment

Recommended age: High School A good eye opening book for those considering organ donation or medicine as a higher studies.Easy read for Laymen. Click Here to Watch the Review Click Here to Buy the Book A book that helps us understand the how far medical science has progressed and the various ways in which the human body has been used

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