Aras Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 My local library is creating a section for homeschoolers in their children's library. The library is going to place an order for books and asked for input from some of their homeschool patrons. Their only request is that the books not have worksheets that can be pulled out. When they asked me for suggestions I was speechless because I have a huge wish list and because I'm afraid to suggest books that I haven't looked at myself. I suggested TWTM, SOTW, Hakim's History of US, Beast Academy, Life of Fred, Sir Cumference series, and MCT. What would your wish list look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Trying not to list what you already memtioned: Writing With Ease (This one.) The Well Educated Mind SOTW audios too SWB's higher level history books Teaching Company/Great Courses!!!! Liping Ma books on math Joy Hakim's science books ______________ I will likely add more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I would like all of the books from Yesterday's Classics. I would also like to have all of the books in the VP catalog which are not in the library. The Christian Heroes Then and Now series is very good. Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, Nebel, 3 volumes. Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons Cathy Duffy's Top 100 Picks The Knowledge Deficit (ED Hirsch) Why Don't Student like School? ( Willingham) A Child's History of the World (Hillyer) Books by Edward Eggleston such as Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans, and A First Book in American History. The Founders' Almanac (Spalding) Why America Is Free, A History of the Founding of the American Republic The Story of the Thirteen Colonies, and The Great Republic (Memoria Press) What Your _-Grader Needs to Know series (Hirsch) Kingfisher history atlas/ encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 The Core Latin-Centered Curriculum Peggy Kaye's Games for Learning, Math, Reading etc. OUP's The World in Ancient Times and Medieval and Early Modern World sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 One of things I thought was useful was having info from state organizations, if any. One of our state associations had created a binder for libraries to learn about them. Life of Fred? Maybe books on Charlotte Mason, Waldorf, or ones from John Holt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 When Children Love to Learn For the Children's Sake A Charlotte Mason Companion The Original Home Education series by Charlotte Mason (actually, my library had a copy of Home Education, and that's how I got into CM) The whole "Let's Read and Find Out Science" series Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Mike Venezia's Greatest Artists and Composers series Poetry for Young People series The Story of Science by Hakim Books Children Love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I'm still trying to get my library to order "The Read-Aloud Handbook" - they never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Books I have appreciated library access to: First Language Lessons Writing With Ease Writing Road to Reading Phonics Pathways Ordinary Parents Guide to Teaching Reading Five in a Row a couple Charlotte Mason books I've forgotten the titles Teaching Montessori in the Home - several books Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding: A Science Curriculum for K-2 That is all I can think off the top of my head. I really liked access to education books in general like Holt and more philosophical books. But it's really the curriculum books to check out and decide if I want to buy them that have offered the most benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 And Free-Range Homeschooling by Laura Grace Wheldon and, while, it's older, The Unschooling Handbook. While it wouldn't interest me per se, I know that many homeschool sections have copies of many of the local ps textbooks that can be used for reference and that seems smart and like something that would make sense. More living math books - all the Math Start books, the Penrose books, the Anno math books, etc. More history texts - A Little History of the World, A Child's History of the World, Builders of the Old World, History Odyssey, the Oxford World in Ancient Times... Art instruction books like the Maryann Kohl books, Drawing with Children, Art Lab for Kids, etc... The Writer's Jungle, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innisfree Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 How about lots of great older historical fiction, like Rosemary Sutcliff, Mary Renault, maybe Barbara Willard? Those are authors I loved as a (roughly) middle-schooler, and when I went hunting, our library didn't have any left. I was actually lucky enough to get some Sutcliff books they were getting rid of at a sale a few years ago, but I'd love to be able to check out others instead of buying them. I haven't seen the Barbara Willards recently enough to gauge their quality as an adult, but I'm trying to find some through interlibrary loan right now for my daughter. Some (at least Augustine Came to Kent) are mentioned in SOTW. These certainly wouldn't need to be shelved in a homeschool section, but I think lots of homeschoolers would enjoy having them available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I'm still trying to get my library to order "The Read-Aloud Handbook" - they never heard of it. That is seriously sad; it boggles my mind. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Laurie Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Trying to add only books I haven't seen listed already: The Three Rs by Ruth Beechick Kitchen Table Math series Kathryn Stout's series of Design-a-Study books like Maximum Math and Natural Speller Primary Grade Challenge Math and Challenge Math by Zaccaro Family Math Keeping a Nature Journal by Claire Walker Leslie Come Look With Me: Enjoying Art with Children series Williamson Little Hands books for preschoolers All of Janice Van Cleaves' science books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Here are books on my Amazon wish list: The Snake and the Fox: An Introduction to Logic Amazing World of Microlife series Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments The Amateur Zoologist Any and all DK books How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare The Number Devil Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method College Without Highschool Chester Comix books All of Zaccaro books Jay Hosler books REAL Science Odyssey texts American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms Cartoon Guide books How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids Bill Nye books and videos Orchestra (Audio Cd) Those Amazing Musical Instruments Bite Size Science Sandbox Science Teaching Students to Read Non-fiction Kings and Things A Taste of Latin Poetry Living History Library books Universe: A Definitive Guide The Complete Guide to Prehistoric From Talking to Writing World Myths and Legends Usborne Science Encyclopedia Along Came Galileo David MacAulay books to name a few..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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