Feature: The Learning Life

Learning is a lifestyle and extends beyond the boundaries of conventional text and workbooks. Join a homeschooling mother on her journey through educational resources that ignite a life-long love of learning.

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• Book Review: Copernicus: Founder of Modern Astronomy (Great Minds of Science) by Catherine M. Andronik

  Copernicus - you simply can't go further in your study of astronomy without him.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Apr 27, 2011

• DVD Review: The World of Buckminster Fuller

  Isn’t there a better Bucky Fuller documentary out there somewhere?

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Jun 29, 2010

• DVD Review: The Story of Math

  Marcus du Sautoy leads viewers in a jolly world-wide romp through time and space as he explores the history of math.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Jun 15, 2010

• Book/CD Review: Da Capo al Fine: Fun With Musical Terms by Katherine Goodale with Elise Kartheiser, Music by Tom Linker, Illustrated by Kit Prendergast

  This unique guide to teaching musical terms to young students is a gem, but a bit tricky to find online.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Apr 23, 2010

• Book Review: Beethoven: The Universal Composer by Edmund Morris

  Though the text does bog down in places, there is certainly enough of Beethoven here to satisfy

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Apr 19, 2010

• DVD Review: LeapFrog Math Adventure to the Moon

  Another great release from LeapFrog - I must replace our smashed copy quickly, before the children rebel!

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Apr 03, 2010

• Book Review: Munsch at Play: Eight Stage Adaptations for Young Performers Plays by Irene N. Watts, Original Stories by Robert Munsch

  Mud Puddle: GROUCH! - Play adaptations of Robert Munsch stories; yes - it is as fun as it sounds!

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Apr 02, 2010

• DVD Review: Thunderheads: A Daredevil Quest Into the Eye of the Storm

  Airplanes, high-tech gadgets, and big storms – what self-respecting science-type guy can resist?

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Apr 01, 2010

• DVD Review: So You Want to be President?... And More Stories to Celebrate American History (Scholastic Storybook Treasures)

  A spectacularly fun foray into the world of American politics for children.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 30, 2010

• Book Review: Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification (Great Minds of Science) by Margaret J. Anderson

  Reading this accessible biography will remedy the neglect this little known scientific figure has suffered.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 23, 2010

• Book Review: The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories Edited by Robert B. Strassler

  This fully modern version of Herotodus is ancient history to lose yourself in.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 18, 2010

• DVD Review: Rock ‘N Learn – Dance with the Animals

  Preschoolers go wild for this edutational DVD!

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 13, 2010

• DVD Review: Rock ‘N Learn – Human Body

  My children ask to watch this educational anatomy DVD again and again.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 12, 2010

• Book Review: Early American Poetry "Beauty in Words" (Poetry Rocks!) by Stephanie Buckwalter

  Lovely and informative, though some poems are drastically abbreviated.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 10, 2010

• Book Review: Andrea Carter and the Long Ride Home (Circle C Adventures #1) by Susan K. Marlow

  A wonderful, adventure-filled historical novel for 'tweens that is well supported with educational materials.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 03, 2010

• Book Review: Homeschooling for the Rest of Us: How Your One-of-a-Kind Family Can Make Homeschooling and Real Life Work by Sonya Haskins

  When it comes to homeschooling, there's no such thing as perfection. Aim for real life instead.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Mar 02, 2010

• DVD Review: Lives That Changed the World: Nelson Mandela

  Entry level personal insights on the impact Nelson Mandela made both on history and on the lives of those around him.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Feb 19, 2010

• Music Review: Rock ‘N Learn – Solar System

  Parents of budding astronomers – listen up!

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Feb 15, 2010

• Book Review: Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating Boys by Hal and Melanie Young

  Bound to become a classic for Christian parents of boys.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Feb 06, 2010

• DVD Review: March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World…and More Stories About African American History

  An excellent resource presenting four complete picture books relating to the quest for African American freedom and equality.

  Review by Jennifer Bogart — on Jan 22, 2010