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Books for the Family

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email Reading together is one of our favorite things about homeschooling. Finding books that entertain a wide range of ages (including parents!) is not always the easiest task.  This collections of books are the books for the family that we found to be exceptional

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Silverwing book series by Kenneth Oppel

Silverwing Book Series

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email Every once in a while, we run across a book that just blows me away.  The Silverwing Series by Kenneth Oppel did that.  Why have I never heard of these?  Why isn’t there a Silverwing World right next to Harry Potter World in

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Kansas Children’s Books

This collection of Kansas Children’s Books was created for a quick study of the wildlife, history,  and people that come from Kansas.   Be sure to check out the Other 49 States! Activities: Sunflower Crafts (state Flower) Paper Airplanes (Amelia Earhart) Science: Make a tornado in a bottle! Books: Exploring the States: Kansas The Sunflower

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Iowa Children’s Books

Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email Read through this collection of Iowa children’s books for a quick study of this magnificent state.  Learn about the people, places, and events that make this state unique.  Check out the other 49 states! Iowa Children’s Books: Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express

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California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush is an exciting part of the United States history.  Read through these fiction and non-fiction books and watch the YouTube videos to learn about the race to get rich, the reality of being a gold prospector, and the reason California became a populated state in a matter of a few years.

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Indiana

H is fo Hoosier by Cynthia Furlong Reynolds Red Bird Sings by Gina Capaldi Elena’s Big Move by Sarah M Olivieri What’s Great about Indiana? by Candice Ransom Curious Critters Indiana byDavid Fitzsimmons Learn about the amazing animals that call Indiana their home.  Larry Gets Lost in the Museum by Michal Mullins Follow Larry around

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Illinois

Read through America with this collection of Illinois Children’s books. Illinois offers many study options from Lincoln, to Chicago and its amazing museums and history, way over to Cahokia Mounds and the natives history surrounding that location, and many interesting tourist attractions such as Garden of the Gods.   This Illinois study includes books ideas

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