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This ambitious reference guide lives up to its name. Practically three inches thick--and we're not talking large print here--it's packed with titles, ordering information, and Web site addresses. From where to send away for a kit to make your own Chilean rain stick to how to order a set of Elizabethan costume paper dolls, the book connects families to a world of learning possibilities. Book titles, short synopses, authors' names, publishers, and years of print make up the bulk of the guide. Classics such as The Cat in the Hat and Curious George share billing with lesser-known titles like Stone Fox, the story of a legendary Indian dog-sled racer. Every entry appears with recommended ages and an icon that shows whether the item is a book, computer disc, or video; an outstretched palm denotes hands-on materials. Most of the resources seem to have been test-driven by the author and her three homeschooled sons. Rebecca Rupp, a former scientist who has been teaching her kids at home for more than 10 years, peppers the guide with anecdotes about her children's experiences in various subject areas, much of it drawn from the family's extensive journals. Along with books, magazines, and kits for reading, math, writing, science, and history, a considerable amount of space is given to computer and television resources, as well as "life skills," a broad category that includes everything from etiquette and carpentry to sewing and sex education. Like a Yellow Pages guide to knowledge, The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook belongs on the shelf of anyone looking for new ways to spark a child's imagination. --Jodi Mailander Farrell
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Homeschooling is becoming the "school of choice" for more and more parents, currently involving one and a half million people. Rupp, who has homeschooled her own children, begins with some background notes on the movement, for instance, that the average homeschool family annually spends $546 per child. She gives a big plug to public libraries, calling them "an unending source of literature, information, [and] free enrichment programs." The bulk of the book provides useful names, street addresses, costs, and E-mail and web addresses for resources. All the basic topics are covered?reading, writing, mathematics, science, geography, American and world history, foreign languages, the arts, and life skills?with various resources, such as books, video games, audio recordings, and web sites, for each. Although targeted to homeschoolers, this book will be useful to any parent; teachers and school and public librarians can also benefit. A good choice for most public libraries.?Terry Christner, Hutchinson P.L., KS
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This ambitious reference guide lives up to its name. Practically three inches thick--and we're not talking large print here--it's packed with titles, ordering information, and Web site addresses. From where to send away for a kit to make your own Chilean rain stick to how to order a set of Elizabethan costume paper dolls, the book connects families to a world of learning possibilities. Book titles, short synopses, authors' names, publishers, and years of print make up the bulk of the guide. Classics such as The Cat in the Hat and Curious George share billing with lesser-known titles like Stone Fox, the story of a legendary Indian dog-sled racer. Every entry appears with recommended ages and an icon that shows whether the item is a book, computer disc, or video; an outstretched palm denotes hands-on materials. Most of the resources seem to have been test-driven by the author and her three homeschooled sons. Rebecca Rupp, a former scientist who has been teaching her kids at home for more than 10 years, peppers the guide with anecdotes about her children's experiences in various subject areas, much of it drawn from the family's extensive journals. Along with books, magazines, and kits for reading, math, writing, science, and history, a considerable amount of space is given to computer and television resources, as well as "life skills," a broad category that includes everything from etiquette and carpentry to sewing and sex education. Like a Yellow Pages guide to knowledge, The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook belongs on the shelf of anyone looking for new ways to spark a child's imagination. --Jodi Mailander Farrell
From Library Journal
Homeschooling is becoming the "school of choice" for more and more parents, currently involving one and a half million people. Rupp, who has homeschooled her own children, begins with some background notes on the movement, for instance, that the average homeschool family annually spends $546 per child. She gives a big plug to public libraries, calling them "an unending source of literature, information, [and] free enrichment programs." The bulk of the book provides useful names, street addresses, costs, and E-mail and web addresses for resources. All the basic topics are covered?reading, writing, mathematics, science, geography, American and world history, foreign languages, the arts, and life skills?with various resources, such as books, video games, audio recordings, and web sites, for each. Although targeted to homeschoolers, this book will be useful to any parent; teachers and school and public librarians can also benefit. A good choice for most public libraries.?Terry Christner, Hutchinson P.L., KS
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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illustrated historical background essays, homeschool journal, homemade workbooks, reproducible student worksheets, short chapter biography, brief informational text, terrific color photographs, reproducible student handouts, suggestions for student activities, cooperative board game, period newspaper articles, wonderful color photographs, supplementary reading list, science supply catalogs, playing path, most scientific supply companies, suggestions for additional activities, scientific background information, supplementary source materials, science supply companies, newsprint catalog, recommended for kids, illustrated with color photographs, homeschool program, family paper dolls Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dover Publications, World War, Movies Unlimited, Houghton Mifflin, Harcourt Brace, New York, United States, Culver City, Jefferson Blvd, George Washington, Dorling Kindersley, American Indian, Cobblestone Publishing, Zenger Media, Ann Arbor, Jackdaw Publications Box, National Geographic, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Henry Holt, Leonardo da Vinci, Bellerophon Books, Gillespie Way, Teacher Ideas Press, Middle Ages New!
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- The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive by Joanna Cole on 11 pages
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Young Puffin Read Aloud) by Beatrix Potter on 5 pages
- Charlotte's Web (50th Anniversary Retrospective Edition) by E. B. White on 5 pages
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Potter) by Beatrix Potter on 5 pages
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss on 5 pages
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- Public Schools, Public Menace: How Public Schools Lie to Parents and Betray Our Children by Joel Turtel in Back Matter
- The California Homeschool Guide - Second Edition by California Homeschool Network on page 335
- Serving Homeschooled Teens and Their Parents (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians Series) by Maureen T. Lerch in Back Matter
- The Learning Coach Approach by Linda Dobson in Back Matter
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