By Anna Claybourne and illustrated by Wesley Robins “We live in a world where everything changes.” With a house full of mini scientists, we’re always on the lookout for fab science resources – and Amazing Evolution: The Journey of Life is just that! It’s absolutely packed full of information, broken down into easily understandable, bite-sized … Continue reading AMAZING EVOLUTION – BOOK REVIEW
By Susie Hodge and Illustrated by Kim Ekdahl “At 90, I will enter into the secret of things.” With a wannabe artist in the family, its not surprising that we try to do quite a bit of art history in our home education. So I was really chuffed when I came across “Hokusai – He … Continue reading HOKUSAI – WHAT THE ARTIST SAW – BOOK REVIEW
Illustrated by Sophie Beer We’re all about making learning as fun as we can around here, so we were just thrilled to discover the “101 Stickers!” range that have come from a collaboration between Nosy Crow and The British Museum! They’re the fab sticker books your kids love, but with a historical, educational twist! As … Continue reading 101 STICKERS BOOKS – REVIEW
By Tracey Turner and Andrew Donkin, and illustrated by Libby Vander Ploeg “Cities are full of possibilities.” We’re always on the look out for fab books we can use to continue our worldschooling while we’re at home, so we were thrilled when Nosy Crow sent us a copy of A History Of The World in … Continue reading A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 25 CITIES – BOOK REVIEW
By Michael Holland FLS and Philip Giordano “Plants are essential to your world. Without them, no other living thing would be able to survive.” The surprise hit book around here at the moment is I Ate Sunshine For Breakfast! I have to admit, I’d never heard of it when the lovely people at Flying Eye … Continue reading I ATE SUNSHINE FOR BREAKFAST – BOOK REVIEW
By Sabrina Weiss and Kerry Hyndman “An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.” When I first saw Amazing Islands, I knew it would be brilliant for a travel-loving, worldschooling family like ours! We’re always looking for ways to continue sharing that exploring attitude with our kids in our everyday … Continue reading AMAZING ISLANDS – BOOK REVIEW
By Anna Claybourne Illustrated by Tilly Everyone wants their kids to know a bit about Shakespeare, right? But most kids aren’t particularly enthused about “old fashioned” stories, written hundreds of years ago in strange not-quite-English language. Enter “Where’s Will?” – a fab combination of picture book retellings and Where’s Wally/Waldo style character hunts! In this … Continue reading WHERE’S WILL? – BOOK REVIEW
By Jerome Martin, Darran Stobbart, Alice James and Tom Mumbray “Africa is bigger… or smaller… than Greenland – depending on your map.” This gorgeous book just looks fun from its cover! We love good non-fiction books here, and this one is absolutely brilliant. 100 unusual facts are presented in bitesize pieces with delightful infographic style … Continue reading 100 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PLANET EARTH – BOOK REVIEW
Sleeping Queens is an absolutely fab game! In gameschooling circles, its often referred to as a gateway game – one that’ll lead you down a path towards more games and more complex games!!! Its easy enough for small children to play, interesting enough for tweens to still want to join in, and yet won’t bore … Continue reading SLEEPING QUEENS – GAME REVIEW AND HOW-TO-PLAY
By Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Illustrated by Frau Isa “When Marie was a little girl, she made a vow to herself… she was going to be a scientist, not a princess.” We love biographies for kids in this house! So when I saw the Little People, Big Dreams Marie Curie book, I just had to … Continue reading MARIE CURIE (LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS) – REVIEW
A Different Way To Go 