Recommended Books on Homeschooling:
The Homeschooling Handbook: From Preschool to High School, a Parent's
Guide
Mary Griffith (Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing, 1997)
(ISBN 0-7615-0192-4). US$14.00, xxvi and 291 pages.
Detailed overview of homeschooling with much how-to information, by an author who is a regular participant in online discussion of homeschooling.
Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days
edited by Nancy Lande (Wynnewood, PA: WindyCreek Press, 1996)
(ISBN 0-9651303). US$12.95, xii and 295 pages.
Collection of writings from thirty homeschooling families in which the families describe, in their own words, a typical day of homeschooling.
Beyond Survival: A Guide to Abundant Life Homeschooling
Diana Waring (Lynnwood, WA: Emerald Books, 1996)
(ISBN 1-883002-37-0). 218 pages; foreword by Cathy Duffy.
And What about College?: How Homeschooling Leads to Admissions to the
Best Colleges and Universities
Cafi Cohen (Cambridge, MA: Holt Associates, 1997)
(ISBN 0-913677-11-6). US$18.95, 176 pages.
Personal story by homeschooling mom of two children who got into selective colleges of their choice, with much how-to information about the college admissions process, good for anyone, homeschooler or not.
The Future of Home Schooling: A New Direction for Christian Home Education
Michael Farris (Washington, DC: Regnery, 1997)
(ISDN 0-89526-700-4). US$16.95, xxxi and 224 pages; appendixes (resource
guide, list of organizations, list of state laws).
Thoughts on classical education, political involvement, support groups, churches, school activities, and apprenticeships.
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling
Debra Bell (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1997)
(ISBN 0-8499-3988-7) US$19.99, xii and 404 pages; resource guide, index.
Good Stuff: Learning Tools for All Ages
Rebecca Rupp (Cambridge, MA: Holt Associates, rev. ed. 1997)
(ISBN 0-913677-13-2). US$23.95, 392 pages; indexes.
Recent, comprehensive collection of learning resources, organized by subject.
Home Schooling from Scratch: Simple Living--Super Learning
Mary Potter Kenyon (Bridgman, MI: Gazelle Publications, 1996)
(ISBN: 0-930192-35-4). US$10.00, 127 pages; resource guide ("Where
to Find What You Need"), index, illustrations.
From-the-heart new book by a mother detailing her process of deciding to homeschool and learning how to homeschool on a tight budget. Some of the best information on saving money while homeschooling yet published in a homeschooling book.
The How and Why of Home Schooling
Ray Ballmann (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2nd edition, expanded 1995)
(ISBN 0-89107-859-2). US$ 10.99, xv and 217 pages; appendix,
notes, select bibliography.
Thoughtful presentation of the rationale for homeschooling from a Biblical Christian perspective.
The Home School Manual: Plans, Pointers, Reasons, and Resources
Edited by Theodore E. Wade, Jr. (Berrien Springs: Gazelle Publications,
7th edition, 1997)
(ISBN 0-930192-36-2).
Illustrations, appendices (mostly resource guides), forms for keeping records, index. Latest edition of a compendium of chapters by various authors, with introduction and additional comments by Wade. Chapters by Virginia Birt Baker, Ruth Beechick, Christopher J. Klicka, Kay Kuzma, Jonathan Lindvall, Brian Ray, Cindy Short, Sue Welch, and others. Other contributing authors include Cathy Duffy, Michael P. Farris, Gayle Graham, Gregg Harris, Jessica Hulcy, Raymond and Dorothy Moore, Karl Reed, J. Michael Smith, and Jon Wartes.
Anyone Can Homeschool; How to Find What Works for You
Terry Dorian and Zan Peters Tyler (Lafayette, LA: Huntington House Publishers,
1996)
(ISBN: 1-56384-095-2). US$10.99, 224 pages; appendices, notes.
The Right Choice: The Incredible Failure of Public Education and the
Rising Hope of Home Schooling
Christopher J. Klicka (Gresham, OR: Noble Publishing, revised edition 1995)
(ISBN 0-923463-83-6). 462 pages; resource guide.
Broad survey of policy issues related to homeschooling by an attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association, with chapters by Gregg Harris.
Freedom Challenge: African American Homeschoolers
Grace Llewellyn, editor (Eugene, OR: Lowry House, 1996)
(ISBN 0-9629591-1-1). 316 pages; illustrations, errata slip.
Thought-provoking new book with essays by various authors and interviews with homeschoolers on the how and why of homeschooling among African-Americans.
How to Home School: A Practical Approach
Gayle Graham (Hawthorne, FL: Family Learning Center, 1992)
(ISBN 1-880892-40-5). vi and 169 pages; appendices, reproducible forms.
Comprehensive, detailed advice from veteran homeschooling mom.
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4 to 8
Ruth Beechick (Pollock Pines, CA: Arrow Press, 2d ed. 1992)
(ISBN 0-940319-05-5; 0-949319-04-7 [pbk.]). viii and 388 pages.
Helpful hands-on tips for teaching a full curriculum for middle grades at home.
Home Education: Rights and Reasons
John W. Whitehead and Alexis Crow (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 1993)
(ISBN 0-89107-655-7). 557 pages; bibliography and index of cases.
Thoroughly researched historical, legal, and educational perspective on homeschooling that is highly recommended by persons from a variety of points of view on homeschooling.
Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense
David Guterson (New York: Harcourt Brace, 1992)
(ISBN 0-15-193097-X; 0-15-630000-1 [pbk.]). US$22.95, US$10.95, vi and 245
pages.
Parent-oriented, philosophical discussion of homeschooling by an author who is both a homeschooling father and a public school teacher.
Home School Source Book
Donn Reed (Glassville, New Brunswick and Bridgewater, ME: Brook Farm Books,
2nd edition, revised 1994)
(ISBN 0-919761-26-7). US$25.00, 298 pages; index.
Comprehensive discussion of the motives for homeschooling of a veteran homeschooler, with thousands of resources, a follow-up to the author's earlier The First Home-School Catalogue.
The Big Book of Home Learning
Mary Pride (Westchester, IL: Crossway, 1990, 1991)
(ISBN
0-89107-548-8 [volume 1: Getting Started]
0-89107-549-6 [volume 2: Preschool and Elementary]
0-89107-550-X [volume 3: Teen & Adult]
0-89107-551-8 [volume 4: Afterschooling & Extras])
Enormous four-volume successor to Mrs. Pride's earlier one-volume Big Book of Home Learning and Next Big Book of Home Learning, drawing on her years of reviewing homeschooling materials--with help from her large homeschooled family. The next edition of this massive opus is in preparation.
The Unit Study [Idea] Book
Valerie Bendt (Hawthorne, FL: Family Learning Center, 1992 [1993 reprint])
(ISBN 1-880892-43-X)
Resource suggestions for "unit studies," an approach to curriculum planning used by many homeschoolers. Valerie Bendt also wrote How to Create Your Own Unit Study, which is recommended by many homeschoolers.
Karl M. Bunday
P.O. Box 337
Excelsior, MN 55331-0337