Dawn K Homeschool

Nathan is absorbing  Charles Darwin and the Beagle Adventure (Historical Notebooks)   which we bought for $4.00.  It is a beautiful book!  (FWIW, we do not believe in macro evolution, but Darwin did make some fascinating discoveries!). We also found Spies Revealed  for only $4.00. Finally, I bought this  Civilization III Gold Edition / Civ City Rome Bonus 2-Pack  for $5.00.

All nine of McGraw Hill's "Everyday Mathematics" applications can be installed for free April 13-16. Everyday Mathematics Addition Top It Everyday Mathematics Baseball Multiplication 1–6 Facts Everyday Mathematics Beat the Computer Multiplication Everyday Mathematics Divisibility Dash Everyday Mathematics Equivalent Fractions Everyday Mathematics Monster Squeeze Everyday Mathematics Name That Number Everyday Mathematics Subtraction Top-It Everyday Mathematics Tric-Trac See  here .

You must, must read Peter the Great  -- especially if you are studying world history!  This is one of my absolute favorite history reads this year.  If you are familiar with Diane Stanley, then you know you're in for a treat.  Seriously, the illustrations are amazing, the book reads so smoothly, and it is packed with such interesting information about such an amazing -- such a GREAT person! For more information told by an equally amazing author, read the pages about Peter the Great from  The World of William Penn  by Genevieve Foster.  No study of world history is complete without her books!  I enjoyed everything about this book.  In addition to learning about William Penn, you learn about the world in which he lived and the following notable people: Marquette and Jolliet (French explorer) La Salle (French explorer) King Louis XIV Shah Jahan (Mogul emperor) Aurangzeb (Mogul emperor) Sir Isaac Newton Edmund Halley Robert Boyle K'ang-Hse (Manch...

I finished reading  Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam  aloud the other day, and we all enjoyed it!  Don't bother reading the description on Amazon because it is full of spoilers.  Just read the book. You and your children will enjoy learning of another man's childhood from another time and in another place (Vietnam).  You will all enjoy the relationship the boy has with the family water buffalo.