Hoppy Summer Fellow Readers!

My kids really like frogs (among other critters) so this is a slogan around here.  I am checking in with you to see what books are of interest for the summer (summer reading, birthdays, special interests) or back-to-school.   I hope you and your families are doing well.

Stay cool!!

Featured Title:
Woolly Jumpers by Hilton, Nette
Kane Miller • Ages: 8-12 • Size of book: 5 x 7 3/4 inches • Pages: 96
Mike and Jake’s dad has always wanted to live in the country. Not Mike and Jake. There’s nothing to do in the country, and Mike and Jake do it with lots of energy, until all of a sudden there are sheep and snakes and lizards and chickens and a sheepdog who doesn’t know what a sheep is … A hilarious story about city kids who are out of their comfort zone learning to live with farm animals who know what’s what, told from both Mike’s point of view, and the animals’ with whom he tangles.

Personalized reports available upon request.

Jody Robertson -- Usborne Books And More Educational Consultant
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www.LiteracyForALifetime.org/G1791
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www.edclibrarybooks.com/G1791
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Understanding the Bible

People to People Ministries
http://www.realanswers.net

Death, Burial, and Resurrection
http://www.realanswers.net/archive/PTP30_100330.mp3

Speaking in Biblical Tongues
http://www.realanswers.net/realanswers/?page_id=78
http://www.realanswers.net/realanswers/?p=44

Currently reading:

A Scriptural Journey to Discover the Grace of God


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Learning About:
Dominion Theology, aka Kingdom Now, aka Reconstructionism
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/cor/dominion.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Theology
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/cor/notes_on.htm
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/graham/general.htm
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/Psychology/pk/
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/dobson/
http://www.rapidnet.com/~jbeard/bdm/exposes/dobson/self.htm

FREEBIES (resources)

There are many FREE resources out there:

Daily Freebies: http://www.homeschoolfreebie.wholesomechildhood.com/
Check back every day!

NOTEWORTHY RETAILERS

Favorite retailers (with comments):

Homeschool Hangout Bookstores / HSH
wwww.hshangout.com
Marietta and Alpharetta
To get timely updates, visit their Facebook Fan Page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/2800-Canton-Rd-1600-Marietta-GA-30066/Homeschool-Hangout/207411681701?ref=nf

COOL WEBSITES

WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT
(under construction)

SCIENCE

http://www.scifun.org/HomeExpts/HOMEEXPTS.HTML
AiG - http://www.answersingenesis.org/get-answers/topic/young-age-evidence

My Wildflowers.com
http://www.mywildflowers.com/searchflowers.asp?mode=identify&pf=&fshape=&leaf=&color=&month=&form=&height=&bloomsize=&cluster=&itype=flower&itype=bud&itype=leaf&itype=fruit%2Fseed

MY FATHER'S WORLD WEBSITE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EACH UNIT
Butterflies
http://www.freebutterflyeggs.com/

Goats

Moon / Space

Trees


Sun / Stars






MATH


HISTORY

Beautiful Feet Books :
http://www.bfbooks.com/s.nl;jsessionid=0a0109441f43222b06e3d01c4e8ca0fbb669f53a83ff.e3eTaxiNaN0Te34Pa38Ta38Mb350?sc=1

Rate Your Books HERE!

Have a book to review? Review it here so others can have a critique of books.

Apologia Botany and Astronomy Notebooking Journal give-away contest

Apologia is now producing notebooking journals that accompany each of the elementary science books. Both Botany and Astronomy are now available. You can see samples on the Apologia website here:


These journals are beautiful spiral bound notebooks that will save you time and money. You won't have to print and keep up with your child's notebook pages, buy and maintain page protectors, or purchase and compile binders...everything that makes notebooking time-consuming and labor intensive for mom. Also, your child will adore having their own notebooking journal.


Each of the notebooking journals include:
+ A daily schedule for those who like to have a plan or would like their children to complete the book on their own
+ Templates for written narrations, the notebooking activities and experiments
+ Review Questions
+ Scripture Copywork, with both print and cursive practice
+ Reading lists and additional activities, projects, experiments for each lesson
+ An appendix with beautiful, full-color, lapbook-style Miniature Books
+ Field Trip Sheets to keep a record field trips
+ A Final Review with fifty questions the students can answer either orally or in writing to show off all they remember and know at the end of the course.

See the sample pages here:


Botany: https://apologia.securesites.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=128


and


Astronomy: https://apologia.securesites.net/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=127


Jeannie is giving away four Astronomy Notebooking Journals and four Botany Notebooking Journals to bloggers who post about this on their site. Visit her blog to learn more about this contest: www.jeanniesjournal.com


The contest ends on in one week on May 29th!