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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
Four great hardcover science books! Forests Introduces the pupil to the astounding habitats of the world around us. – Clear scientific and geographical information in an entertaining and easy to read style – Focuses on green issues and how mankind has affected the environment – Useful for pupils studying areas of the curriculum involving geography…
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
People talk about teaching your children to be entrepreneurial, but Carol Topp, the Homeschool CPA, actually shows you how to do it. Our friend, Carol Topp, gave us a copy of this series for review. Our boys used and loved her curriculum and are so busy running their own businesses they don’t have time to…
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
The Fallacy Detective by Hans Bluedorn and Nathaniel Bluedorn An easy and fun way to start studying logic — for ages 12 and up. A $22 value From Christian Logic – Like them on Facebook!
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
My Audio School offers children safe and easy access to classic audio books, interesting educational old time radio drama, and television and radio broadcasts of historic events. My Audio School is a treasure trove for the classical educator, with over 600 distinct audio resources currently available for subscribers, including over 350 full-length downloadable audio books….
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
One-Year Digital Subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine What do you look for as you homeschool? Motivation? A little encouragement? Perhaps a unit study? Maybe an art activity? Within each issue of The Old Schoolhouse® you’ll find amazing resources, candid interviews with business owners, glimpses into the routines of other homeschools, articles from the experts…
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
When the outnumbered defenders of the Alamo refused the Mexicans’ demand to surrender, General Santa Anna ordered his buglers to play “El Deguello” – a call meaning “no quarter”, a signal that no prisoners would be taken, and anyone surviving the assault would be put to the sword. As everyone knows, that’s precisely what happened…
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Thursday, August 11th, 2011
With apologies for the unplanned silence en route, we’re glad to announce we’re back at home base now, with The Overland Express Tour of 2011 successfully completed! For those who like numbers, here are some initial figures that surprised even me: We travelled 8034 miles. That includes 97 miles on a tow truck from Gilroy to…
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
Twelve years ago, Elaine Forman, the children’s librarian at our public library decided to form a chapter of Tarheel Junior Historians for local homeschoolers. I never dreamed it would change our lives. Tarheel Junior Historians is an organization by the North Carolina Museum of History to encourage the study of North Carolina history. Every state had a similar…
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
Thank you so much for joining us at our Facebook Party to celebrate Raising Real Men being named Christian Small Publishers 2011 Book of the Year! Hey, dear ones, please check to see if you’ve won a prize in our Facebook Party. If your name is in red, I haven’t heard from you at all….
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Friday, May 13th, 2011
The Winners!!! Thank you so much for joining us at our Facebook Party to celebrate Raising Real Men being named Christian Small Publishers 2011 Book of the Year! We hope while you’re here you’ll sign up for our encouraging newsletter, the first place we announce promotions like the Facebook Party, sales, and news and articles…
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