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Bibliographies

• Adamson, Lynda G. LITERATURE CONNECTIONS TO WORLD HISTORY, K-6 Libraries Unlimited, 1998.
• Gillespie, John T. BEST BOOKS FOR CHILDREN : PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE 6. Bowker, 2002.
• Odean, Kathleen. GREAT BOOKS FOR GIRLS. Ballantine, 2002. (Edition for boys as well.)
• Robb, Laura. WHOLE LANGUAGE, WHOLE LEARNERS : CREATING A LITERATURE-CENTERED CLASSROOM. Morrow, 1994.
• Spencer, Pam. WHAT DO CHILDREN READ NEXT? Gale, 1999.

Helpful Resources

• Dobson, Linda. THE FIRST YEAR OF HOMESCHOOLING YOUR CHILD : YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO GETTING OFF TO THE RIGHT START. Prima, 2001.
• Griffith, Mary. THE UNSCHOOLING HANDBOOK : HOW TO USE THE WHOLE WORLD AS YOUR CHILD'S CLASSROOM. Prima, 1998.
• Hurst, Carol Otis. OPEN BOOKS : LITERATURE IN THE CURRICULUM, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 2. Linworth, 1999.
• Kenschaft, Patricia Clark. MATH POWER : HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD LOVE MATH. Addison-Wesley, 1997.
• Mintz, Jerry, Ed. THE HANDBOOK OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION. Macmillan Reference, 1994.

Reading Aloud

• Cullinan, Bernice. READ TO ME : RAISING KIDS WHO LOVE TO READ. Scholastic, 2000.
• FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA : A TREASURY OF AMERICAN FOLKLORE AND FOLKSONGS. Complied by My L. Cohn. Scholastic, 1993.
• Sawyer, Walter. GROWING UP WITH LITERATURE. Delmar, 2000.
• Trelease, Jim. HEY! LISTEN TO THIS : STORIES TO READ ALOUD. Penguin, 1992.
• THE VIKING TREASURY OF CHILDREN'S STORIES. Viking, 1996.
• Waugh, Charles, Ed. THE NEWBERY AWARD READER. Harcourt, 1984.
• YOU READ TO ME & I'LL READ TO YOU. Selected by Janet Schulman. Knopf, 2001.

Poetry

• Janeczko, Paul. HOW TO WRITE POETRY. Scholastic, 1999.
• Larrick, Nancy. LET'S DO A POEM! Delacorte, 1991.
• THE PLACE MY WORDS ARE LOOKING FOR : TALKING POETRY WITH POETS. Selected by Paul Janeczko. Bradbury Press, 1990.
• Silverstein, Shel. FALLING UP. Harper, 1996.

Making Books

• Brookfield, Karen. BOOK. Knopf, 1993.
• Chapman, Gillian. MAKING BOOKS : A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE. Millbrook, 1993.
• Guthrie, Donna. THE YOUNG AUTHOR'S DO-IT-YOURSELF BOOK : HOW TO WRITE, ILLUSTRATE AND PRODUCE YOUR OWN BOOK. Millbrook, 1994.
• Johnson, Paul. LITERACY THROUGH THE BOOK ARTS. Heinemann, 1993.
• Swain, Gwyneth. BOOKWORKS : MAKING BOOKS BY HAND. Carol Rhodes, 1995.

Writing

• Bauer, Marion Dane. WHAT'S YOUR STORY? : A YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO WRITING FICTION. Clarion, 1992.
• Lewis, Amanda. WRITING : A FACT AND FUN BOOK. Addison-Wesley, 1992.
• Sheffer, Susannah. WRITING BECAUSE WE LOVE TO : HOMESCHOOLERS AT WORK. Boynton, 1992.
• Stevens, Carla. A BOOK OF YOUR OWN : KEEPING A DIARY OR JOURNAL. Clarion, 1993.
• Tchudi, Susan. THE YOUNG WRITER'S HANDBOOK. Scribner's, 1984.

Social Studies

• Bingham, Jane. MEDIEVAL WORLD. Usborne, 1999.
• Fradin, Dennis. THE SIGNERS : THE 56 STORIES BEHIND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. Walker, 2002.
• Goodman, Joan Elizabeth. DESPITE ALL OBSTACLES : LASALLE AND THE CONQUEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Mikaya, 2001.
• Johnston, Robert D. THE MAKING OF AMERICA. National Geographic, 2002.
• Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. THE LEWIS AND CLARK TRAIL : THEN AND NOW. Dutton, 2002.
• Seibert, Patricia. WE WERE HERE : A SHORT HISTORY OF TIME CAPSULES. Millbrook, 2002.
• Stefoff, Rebecca. FINDING THE LOST CITIES. Oxford University Press. 1997.
• Tessendorf, K.C. OVER THE EDGE : FLYING WITH THE ARCTIC HEROES. Atheneum, 1998.
• Wood, Selina. A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME. Dorling Kindersley, 2001.

Math and Thinking Skills

• Bulloch, Ivan. PATTERNS. Two-Can, 1994.
• Ledwon, Peter. MIDNIGHT MATH : TWELVE TERRIFIC MATH GAMES. Holiday House, 2000.
• Leedy, Loreen. MISSION ADDITION. Holiday House, 1997.
• Murphy, Stuart. DIVIDE AND RIDE. HarperCollins, 1997.
• VanCleave, Janice. JANICE VANCLEAVE'S GEOMETRY FOR EVERY KID. John Wiley, 1994.

Science

• Arnosky, Jim. NEARER NATURE. Lothrop Lee, 1996.
• Barrett, Paul. DINOSAURS. National Geographic, 2001.
• Cobb, Vicki. YOU GOTTA TRY THIS! : ABSOLUTELY IRRESISTIBLE SCIENCE. Morrow, 1999.
• Curlee, Lynn. BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Atheneum, 2001.
• Goodall, Jane. THE CHIMPANZEES I LOVE : SAVING THEIR WORLD AND OURS. Scholastic, 2001.
• Kramer, Stephen. HIDDEN WORLDS : LOOKING THROUGH A SCIENTIST'S MICROSCOPE. Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
• Langsley, Andrew. OXFORD FIRST BOOK OF SPACE. Oxford University, 2000.

Magazines

• APPLESEEDS. Cobblestone Pub. Co. (Monthly)
• ASK : ARTS & SCIENCES FOR KIDS. Carus Pub. (Bimonthly)
• BOOK LINKS. Booklist (Bimonthly)
• CALLIOPE : EXPLORING WORLD HISTORY. Carus Pub. (Monthly)
• CLICK : OPENING WINDOWS FOR YOUNG MINDS. Carus Pub. (9 per year)
• COBBLESTONE. Cobblestone Pub. (9 per year)
• DIG. Cobblestone Pub. Co (Bimonthly)
• FACES. Cobblestone Pub. Co. (Monthly)
• FAMILY FUN. FamilyFun (Monthly)
• HOME EDUCATION. Home Education Press (Bimonthly)
• INSTRUCTOR. Scholastic, Inc. (8 per year)
• KIDS DISCOVER. Kids Discover (10 per year)
• NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR KIDS. National Geographic Society (Monthly)
• ODYSSEY. Cobblestone Pub. (9 per year)
• YOUR BIG BACKYARD. National Wildlife Federation. (Monthly)
• ZOOBOOKS. Wildlife Education, Ltd. (Monthly)

Internet Sites

• A TO Z HOME'S COOL EXPLORATIONS 4 KIDS: http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/explore/Explore.htm
• ASK JEEVES KIDS: http://www.ajkids.com
• BIG CHALK: http://www.bigchalk.com/
• INFOPLEASE HOMEWORK CENTER: http://www.infoplease.com/homesch/
• INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY: http://www.ipl.org/
• KATHY SCHROCK'S GUIDE TO EDUCATORS: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
• KID'S CLICK! : http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!
• MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY HOMEWORK CENTER : http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

Reference Books

World of Animals. Grolier, 2004

Exploring Earth and Space Science. Marshall Cavendish, 2002

Exploring Technology. Marshall Cavendish, 2003

Celebrations and Rituals Around the World. World Book, 2003

Lands and Peoples. Grolier, 2003

Medieval World. Grolier, 2001

Native Americans. Grolier, 1999

Colonial America. Grolier, 1998

Macaulay, David. The New Way Things Work. Houghton Mifflin, 1998