Tip: It can be worth buying from Amazon USA and paying shipping. Make good use of the library. They even sell off books from time to time for about 20p each. When we began HE in 2000, our curriculum was based on books we found at charity shops or what was kindly passed on to us. That can still be true. We are flexible. There is much to learn, learn it as it comes your way.
Links to other good online bookstores and resources:
I try whenever possible to support our HE friends who run bookstores. They have been very supportive over the years.
http://www.conquestbooks.co.uk/index.php - Christian HE family businesshttp://www.abebooks.co.uk/
http://www.rainbowbooks.co.uk/ - Chrsitian HE business
http://www.ichthusresources.co.uk/ - Christian HE business
General Advice
- Unschooling Handbook
- Charlotte Mason - How to Manual
- Ruth Beechick grades 4-8
- Ruth Beechick grades K-3
- 101 Devotions for Homeschool Moms
- The Christian Home
- Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit
- A Survivors Guide to Homeschooling
- If It Werent for Eve I'd Be a Perfect Wife - A candid story from a Christian HEdding mother
- How to Raise and Amazing Child the Montessori Way - Common sense, fun ways to learn practical skills
- Biblical Homeschooling
- Language and Thinking Skills
- Project Based Homeschooling
- Language and Thinking for Young Children - if you only buy one book for your young child, make it this one.
- The Everything Homeschooling Book - a great all-rounder to get you underway
Science
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| Get out there and discover |
- Life in the Tundra There are 10 titles in this series; inc. Rainforest, Grasslands, Hurricanes
- 24 Hours at the Waterhole There are many 24 Hours books; inc. Desert, Coral Reef, Rainforest
- Magic School Bus Sees Stars There are many more subjects in this collection of books inc; Bakes a Cake, On the Ocean Floor, Gets Eaten
- Dinosaurs by Design One of many good creation books. See the Good Links section
- What Really Happened to the Dinos aurs
- DK Eyewitness Rock & Mineral Many more topics available in this series
- Special Wonders of the Wild KingdomSpecial Wonders of the Sea World
- Enjoying God's World Grade 2 There are various grades of this workbook available.
- Can you feel the force
- Human Anatomy colouring book
- Pets in a Jar Projects for keeping minibeasts
- RSPB My First Book of Wildlife/Bugs/Birds
- George & Flora's Secret Garden A Wonderful book by the Eden Project, about growing veg
- George Saves the World by Lunchtime Another marvellous Eden Project book, about recycling
- Usborne Starting Point Science
- Old Farmers Almanac for Kids
- Human Body
- Life in the Rainforest - Many titles in the series
- Sea Turtle
- Our Universe - Offers creation as an explanation
- God Created the Dinosaurs Colouring book
Fine Art Appreciation
- DK Art Explained
- Usborne Introduction to Art
- The Shape Game
- Can You Find It Too
- Young Readers -The Impressionists
- Art From the Past - Vikings More titles available
- Degas and the Little Dancer Other artists available
- Anholt's Artists The complete series
- My Sticker Art Gallery
- Art Fraud Detective
- Pre Raphaelite Paintings Colouring Book
- Dogs Night
Geography
The World [Sometimes geography and history can merge in our studies, also see the literature list]- Galloping the Globe Textbook
- Recess at 20 Below Book
- The Silk Route Book
- Look What Came From Switzerland Book
- Look what came from The Netherlands Book [There are many more in this series]
- Rocky Rambler's Wild Walk guide Guide
- A is for Africa
- B is for Brazil
- C is for China
- Trail Guide to Bible Geography by Cindy Wiggers
- To the Top Story of Everest
- Arctic and Antarctic
- Once Upon a Time Map Book
- Antarctica Pull Ahead Books do all the continents for the younger child.
- Everest Adventure
- Great Planet Earth Search
- Barbie ~International Dolls Costumes
- Tales Told in Tents
- Letters from Felix [A lost rabbit travels round the world, sending home postcards]
- Aunty Dots Atlas [similar to Letters from Felix]
- The Journey that saved Curious George
- The World Came To My Place Today Excellent book
- Maps and Mapping
- Great World Tour - Fun puzzle solving book
- Kids Around the World Celebrations
- Deserts
- Sticker Picture Atlas
- World History - Biblical
Learning through Literature We read a lot of stories from around the world; these can overlap into geography and history.
North America
We did a year long study before setting off on a 6 week long field trip around the states- The Raft
- Follow the Drinking Gourd
- If you Lived at the time of the American Revolution
- Miss Rumphius
- Father Goose Not forgetting to watch the film Fly Away Home
- Paddle to the Sea
- Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure
- A Christmas Tree at the Whitehouse
- Rouging it on the Oregon Trail
- Avoid Being at the Boston Tea Party
- Paul Rever's Ride
- Night in the Country
- A New Coat for Anna - also covers economics
- Mailing May
- Trail of Tears the story of the Cherokee Tribe
- Drylongso
- The Mayflower Adventure A novel for older children
- Anna Grandpa and the Big Storm
- Daniel's Duck
- JFK
- Celebrate the USA Activites for Kids
- Secret in the Maple Tree An A Beka reading book
- On the Mayflower
- When I was Young in the Mountains
- Turquise Boy A Navajo legend
- First Strawberries A Cherokee story
- Mud Pony Tale of the Pawnee Indians
- The Drinking Gourd Tale of Slavery
- My First Little House Books
- Lydia and the Island Kingdom - Queen of Hawaii
- Benjamin Franklin
- Draw Write Now - Pilgrims/Native Americans - Great scheme of drawing/history/facts
- Balto - Watch the film too
- Lets go Home - cute book about houses in the US
Central/South America
Italy
- Vandela in Venice This book was our inspiration to take a field trip to Venice
- Uncle Carmello
- Caterina
- Strega Nona
- Roman Mysteries
Egypt
Africa
- Oasis
- Moja Means One
- Mama Panya's Pancakes
- Jambo Means Hello
- Rudyard Kipling's Just so Stories
- African Folk Tales
- Ashanti to Zulu
- Journey to Jp'burg
Germany
- Mozart Question WWII story
- Rose Blanch WWII story
- Anne Frank Picture book
France
- Madeline
- A Flavour of France - There are other countries available
Japan
China
- Five Chinese Brothers
- Ping
- Silk Road Also covers Arabia
- Riding on a Caravan A story for younger children about the Silk Route
- Magic Paintbrush
- Beijing through time
Russia
Netherlands
Great Britain
- William Wallace
- George Cadbury
- A Boy Called Dickens
- Boudica
- Hudson Taylor
We took Flat Stanley to Italy - David Livingstone - Many good Christian titles in this series
- The Celts colouring book
- Our Island Story
- Celts Colouring Book
- Smelly History collection - various titles
- Who Was Shakespeare
- Dickens - the Man Who Invented Christmas
- Jane Austen
- John Newton - amazing Grace
- Avoid Being a Victorian Servant
- Children's History of Liverpool
- Ladybird History of Britain [Saxons and Normans] - others titles available
- Robin Hood [legend of]
- King Arthur [legend of]
- Mr Shakespeare's Plays [fiction]
- Horrible Histories Sticker ~Books - various titles
- Charles Dickens and Friends - fiction
- 1940's House
- Turn Back Time DVD
- George & the Dragon
- Romans Activity book
- Chaucer's Canterbury Tales [cartoon strip]
- 101 Things about Roman Britain
- UsborneViking Raiders
- Castles
- Henry VIII - ~Brilliant Brits - various titles
Greece
- Look What Came From Greece
- Archimedes - For the older child
- Archimedes Bath
- Pythagoras
Israel
History
Also see the books tagged in the Geography section and visa versa
- Horrible Histories Activity Book
- A Brush With The Past
- Smelly Old History - Victorians Other such titles available
- Slavery
- History of Trade
- Blackbeard and the Pirates of the Caribbean
- A Slice through a CityAncient Egypt
- Romans
- History of Chocolate - Aztecs and chocolate
- Cutty Sark
- Doomed Expeditions
- Great Explorers -- Magellan Others available in this series
- History Encyclopedia
- St George and the Dragon
- Usborne Book of Famous Lives
- Amazing Grace history of the hymn and slavery
- Our Island Story
- King Tut's Curse
- The Danger Zone also available singularly
- You Wouldnt Want To Be A Polar Explorer also available in other titles
- I Wonder Why Castles Had Moats
- See Inside the Ancient World - Younger children
- Ancient World for older children
- 1940's House
- Castle Search
- Who Was.... Ferdinand Magellan There are dozens of famous people in this series
Archaeology
See also the Hittites post for Biblical books- Monster Stones
- Archaeologists Dig for Clues
A few years ago I brought the idea of Educational Fairs to our HE group
Non-Text Book Maths
- Archimedes Story
- Maths Quest Museum Mystery other titles available
- Mathematicians are People Too
- Mummy Math
- Mathmagicians
- Grandfather Tang
- Amanda Bean
- Grapes of Math
- The Kings Chessboard
- Sir Cumference many titles in this series
- How Maths Works For the older child
- Anno's Magic Seeds
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