Wren's Nest Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 (edited) I have a question about Beautiful Feet History of Science. I see they have a new revised and updated edition (not sure when this new one came out). At the Rainbow Resource website someone made this comment: "I like BF guides and I wanted to get the old, good one before RR switched to the new edition which uses books that I am not comfortable with." I'm assuming this comment is regarding History of Science, since it was in their Q&A under that title. I really wish I knew what she meant by that. Could someone please list the books / resources that were used with the older guide? Then I could compare with the new. Does anyone have any comment regarding the new vs old? Edited May 28, 2018 by Wren's Nest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren's Nest Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 I'm back, because I thought maybe I should introduce myself. I'm mom to daughter Wren. I homeschooled years ago and am about to jump back into the saddle. Giddyup! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren's Nest Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Oh look! Each time I post it says something new. When my first post said "Just Visiting" I thought, "Huh?? I hope I can stay". Now it says Hive Mind Larvae. I guess I'm growing with each post. I'm happy to be here. I will try to resist the urge to keep posting to see what it says next. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 8 hours ago, Wren's Nest said: I have a question about Beautiful Feet History of Science. I see they have a new revised and updated edition (not sure when this new one came out). At the Rainbow Resource website someone made this comment: "I like BF guides and I wanted to get the old, good one before RR switched to the new edition which uses books that I am not comfortable with." I'm assuming this comment is regarding History of Science, since it was in their Q&A under that title. I really wish I knew what she meant by that. Could someone please list the books / resources that were used with the older guide? Then I could compare with the new. Does anyone have any comment regarding the new vs old? Have you been to the actual Beautiful Feet Books website? I would go there and look around; there's a ""Contact us" tab, where you could email the author with your questions. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghcostafamily Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I looked at Rainbow Resource and couldnt find that review....Maybe they removed it? Id email BFB. They have awesome customer service and will help you out! Could you please post here and let us know what they say, id be curious to know too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren's Nest Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 5 hours ago, Ellie said: Have you been to the actual Beautiful Feet Books website? I would go there and look around; there's a ""Contact us" tab, where you could email the author with your questions. :-) Hmm..I'll think about it. I guess I'm not sure what exactly to ask the publisher. I could ask for the book list, but I was also hoping to hear feedback on preferences between the old vs new. I'm not sure if BF will be overly helpful on that. But, I'll consider it. ETA: When I said, "I'll think about it" I meant regarding emailing them. As for looking at the BF site, yes I've been there and made a list of all the books to use with the new guide. I'm hoping to find them cheap on eBay or use the library. I'll probably have to at least purchase the guide book, probably from RR . I did look at some pictures of the inside of the old guide on eBay to compare with samples of the new (couldn't see a book list though). The old is definitely...."old school" looking. Which I kinda am. But, I might want to go with the new. At this point I just don't even know. I guess I will take your suggestion and contact BF to see if they can tell me more specifically what has changed between the new and old. If it's just in looks, I can get the old guide cheaper. Thank you for the reply Ellie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren's Nest Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 39 minutes ago, ghcostafamily said: I looked at Rainbow Resource and couldnt find that review....Maybe they removed it? Id email BFB. They have awesome customer service and will help you out! Could you please post here and let us know what they say, id be curious to know too ? When you click on "History of Science Study Guide - Revised Ed" at RR, there will be 3 tabs; Description, Reviews, and Q & A. It was under the Q & A. Click that tab and you'll see a post by Mischele P on Nov 23, 2015 with the comment I quoted. I'll think about emailing BF. I'm not exactly sure they'll be overly helpful with what I'd like to know. But, maybe I'll try. I could at least ask what books they've deleted / added. I'll post their answer if I decide to ask them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 You could look for reviews on the program. Lots of bloggers do that sort of thing, and you can find pics along with their thoughts on the guide they used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren's Nest Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Just now, HomeAgain said: You could look for reviews on the program. Lots of bloggers do that sort of thing, and you can find pics along with their thoughts on the guide they used. Yes, I could do that. Thank you for reminding me of that. I'll see what I can come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wren's Nest Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 I did finally email BF and got a reply. I'll post it here in case it helps anyone else who might be trying to decide between the old and the new History of Science. Here's what Josh said: "Our new History of Science set was a thorough revision. We added six new books to the study and also completely rewrote the study guide. Of the six new books the most important was replacing The Way Things Work with The Way Science Works. This new title fits our course much better, includes much more information than only new inventions and also has tons of hands-on experiments that we incorporate into the study. The new study, in addition to covering the history of many scientists and inventors also has more of a focus on demonstrating important scientific principles.Also one of the reasons we replaced so many books is because Explorabook and Albert Einstein Young Thinker both fell out of print and in the 21 years since the guide was written some pretty great books have become available. Also, as the study guide was originally written in 1997 it was in need of much revision and updating. We have gone through most of our other study guides and updated them with new notes, web links, vocabulary, answer keys, hands-on activities, and background information that makes them easier to use and more enjoyable.Hope that helps give you an idea of the difference between our old and new studies. I would definitely recommend going with the new course if you have the option." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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