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Homeschooling Boys - Gaining Maximum Success from Minimum Cooperation    by Tina Razzell
Price: $2.99 USD. 6040 words. Language: English. Published on July 27, 2011. Nonfiction » Education and Study Guides » Home schooling.

What do you do when life gives you boys to raise? In Tina Razzell’s case the answer is homeschool them. In her fifteen years as a homeschool mom she’s discovered that life with boys is neither easy, nor predictable but can always be made to work with creativity and patience. She shares in this book her trials and successes homeschooling her four children, three of them male.
Twenty Strategies to Boost Reading Comprehension    by Sandy Fleming
Price: $1.50 USD. 2980 words. Language: English. Published on July 20, 2011. Nonfiction » Education and Study Guides » Literacy.

Twenty Strategies to Boost Reading Comprehension will guide you through a quick check of your child's reading comprehension skills, then gives you twenty simple yet powerful tools to help your young reader improve comprehension.
Build Writing Muscle: 20 Activities to Get Kids Writing    by Sandy Fleming
Price: $2.98 USD. 5960 words. Language: English. Published on July 2, 2011. Nonfiction » Education and Study Guides » Home schooling.

Build Writing Muscle with some great activities and exercises to help kids develop writing fluency, learn about sentence structure, improve paragraph skills and learn about larger works and research. The activities are perfect for any young writer from grade two on up and are appropriate for adult learners as well. The book includes information about the development of writing skill, too.
How to Turn Your Struggling Reader into a Super Reader This Summer    by William Roulston and Sidney Turner
Price: $4.95 USD. 32410 words. Language: English. Published on June 17, 2011. Nonfiction » Education and Study Guides » Literacy.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Parents whose children are reading below grade level will find this book a godsend. Two long-time reading teachers have simplified the mysterious process of learning to read. In twenty short lessons, they explain easy, effective and fun activities you can use to turn your child into an independent, lifelong super reader this summer. For children from kindergarten through 3rd grade.
So You Want to be an Author?    by Jim Woods
Price: $4.99 USD. 31780 words. Language: English. Published by Gypsy Shadow Publishing  on June 5, 2011. Nonfiction » Reference » Handbooks and Manuals.

English usage and grammar textbooks, at least those volumes when in paper print, are so big, so heavy…so complete. Students toting books and laptops in backpacks need relief, just as home authors can use more space on their reference bookshelves. So You Want To Be an Author? takes up little space and weight but most importantly provides immediate answers.
CICADAS    by Sheryl
Price: $3.25 USD. 4790 words. Language: English. Published on May 25, 2011. Nonfiction » Children's Books » Insects.

Informative information on Ciadas. Can be used for home schooling. Educational.
TaraElla's Liberal Curriculum 2011    by TaraElla
Price: Free! 1590 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2011. Nonfiction » Education and Study Guides » Home schooling.

(4.00 from 1 review)
This is a curriculum designed for school-aged students who want to learn how to see the world through liberal ideals. It is also designed for liberal parents who wish to introduce the liberal worldview to their children. The conservatives have many similar resources, it is only fair that we have one too.
10+ of Our Top iPod/iPhone Applications to Educate and Entertain Preschoolers & Toddlers    by Dr. Vairona
Price: $1.99 USD. 1450 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Children's Books » Computers and technology.

One day, a relative introduced me to the IPOD. Thinking it was only for adults, I was shocked to learn she has given it as a gift to her 2 1/2+ year old as a learning tool. I did the same and was surprised that, after multiple uses, a preschooler can actually learn how to operate an IPOD. This book recommends excellent applications that teach preschool concepts via various activities and games.
Catching Tongues: How to Teach Your Child a Foreign Language - Even If You Don't Speak One Yourself    by Carolyn Gibson
Price: $4.99 USD. 39010 words. Language: English. Published on May 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Parenting » Childhood development.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Written for parents who would like to teach their young child a foreign language, but don't know where to start, this book shows you the many ways you can introduce a new language in a playful way, providing a foundation for language learning that will last for a lifetime. "A brilliant and important book" - Dr Martin Stephen, High Master, St Paul's School, London
Bodyguards - How to protect others - Security Planning    by Michael J. Franklin
Price: $16.99 USD. 55280 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Education and Study Guides » Home schooling.

(4.00 from 1 review)
This book combines Parts 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3. The topics go into great detail and address the areas of professional bodyguarding conduct, etiquette, manners, verbal and written communication skills, the advanced planning requirements, the different kinds of threats bodyguards are exposed to.