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"These are the best things that happened to me the year I didn't go to school: Traveled around Italy with my family's theater troupe. Performed in a theater outside (I was a monkey, a panda, and a lion!). Ate spaghetti with a fried egg on top. Slept in a truck. Wore cowboy boots. Ciao! [...]
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From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley's enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his time, but his patience and determination revealed two important truths: no [...]
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We all choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons. Some for religious reasons, some political, some of us use curricula and others unschool. Yet the one thing we all have in common is that when we move through our day during what most people consider to be 'school hours' we are faced with [...]
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A delightful children’s picturebook which tells the story of a young girl and her family as they learn and work together on their farm. Her mother teaches her at home along with her three brothers and her baby sister. The story is illustrated with beautiful watercolor paintings. Every page [...]
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A book for young children who are being home educated, a home ed equivalent of a ’starting school’ picture story book.
Michelle’s Review:
Coming Soon
Publisher: Liz Pilley (2011)
ASIN: B002AD27BU
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Eight-year-old Grace tells of the special year that she and brothers Luke and Billy ‘missed school for the whole winter term’ to travel around Australia with mum and dad. Mimicking a family photo diary, short blocks of text are set between coloured illustrations, maps, diagrams and found objects. The front endpaper is a large [...]
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This endearing book introduces Splish, who longs to read—all by himself. Mama tells Splish to be patient and keep trying, and one day it will happen. Splish wants to believe Mama, but he still sulks and gets frustrated. In the end, perseverance and patience (everyone's) are rewarded! Activity pages & answers, too.
Review: Special thanks [...]
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When a young kangaroo asks a lot of questions, her parents know it's time to homeschool. The little 'roo thinks there's too much to learn, but her doubt turns into delight when she uses her driveway for a blackboard and learns she "Kandoo" all things through Christ who gives her strength.
Review: Coming Soon…
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