The Story of Science Author(s): Joy Hakim Hakim's The Story of Science is an attractive but frustrating piece. Her comprehensive portrayal of the history of physics is extensively researched and beautifully illustrated, but marred by a steady stream of errors of science and history and an irritating political and philosophical drumbeat about things like population control and the proper separation (only now known to man) between religion and science. Read more about The Story of Science
Easy as 1,2,3 Author(s): Nancy Nicholson This is a teacher's manual of sorts for those "seeking a primary-level presentation less restrictive than a text", as the author states in the introduction. The author recommends using Childcraft: How and Why Library by World Book's editions predating 1980 and The Everyday Science Sourcebook to go together with this guide, along with library books. Read more about Easy as 1,2,3
How to Dress a Duck and Other Stories from Science Author(s): Nancy Nicholson This book offers thirty-six stories about God's amazing world that very nicely brings science back to its creator and helps children make connections between faith and reason. We've had the earlier edition of this book for a number of years and I have found many tidbits about nature that were new and very interesting to me - especially information about why God made things the way that he did and what is good and useful about his creation. Read more about How to Dress a Duck and Other Stories from Science
The Universe in My Hands Author(s): Mary Daly The author, Mary Daly, explains her book and purposes in this overview. Read more about The Universe in My Hands
Incredible Comparisons Author(s): Russell Ash This picture book designed for "big kids" gives side-by-side comparisons according to length, height, area, life-span, speed, etc. of all kinds of things – animals, mountains, countries, modes of transportation, man-made structures and much more. Read more about Incredible Comparisons
Easy As 1, 2, 3 Author(s): Nancy Nicholson This program provides families who like to use living books with a Catholic framework from which to study science. It is not a textbook but rather is 40 pages, of which approximately half are outlines, that are three hole punched and ready to go into your notebook. The parent that uses this will find the eleven units of science outlined very handy for creating their own program and clearly laid out so that they can tuck personal notes and activities into their notebook using the 40 pages as their point of organizing. Read more about Easy As 1, 2, 3
For the Beauty of the Earth Author(s): James LeekKenneth KlassenDiane DickersonAnne Patrick Like many Catholic Home schooling families, providing a Catholic education was number one on the list of reasons my husband and I wanted to home school. In addition, we wanted a rigorous education, and one that emphasized the beauties of truth and love. Translating these goals into a curriculum is an on-going challenge. Sometimes the books that do a good job presenting a particular subject do it without the light of the Faith. Other times, books that are "solidly Catholic" are also unattractive and uninspiring. We have had to compromise in a lot of areas. Read more about For the Beauty of the Earth
Old Mother West Wind and other stories Author(s): Thornton Burgess You are probably already familiar with the animal stories written by Thornton Burgess in the early 1900s. These go by titles such as "The Adventures of Johnny Chuck" and "Old Mother West Wind" and are sold by Dover Press for only $1. Each book tells about the life and adventures of various animals in such a way that the child easily learns about animal habitat and woodland lessons. Read more about Old Mother West Wind and other stories
