Random books, by category:
Preganancy/childbirth/parenting:
The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Chidbirth (HC),
The Experience of Breastfeeding,
Breastfeeding your Baby (large format with great photos), and
The Crying Baby, all by Sheila Kitzinger.
(click on the link for MUCH more info about this great author.)
Loving Hands: The Traditional Art of Baby Massage, by Frederick Leboyer, MD
(beautiful large format quality paperback with photos)
Special Delivery, a guide to creating the birth you want for you and your baby,
by Rahima Baldwin (a guide I used when planning for my third experience)
Emergency Childbirth, by Gregory J. White, MD (small, spiral-bound book. A classic.)
The Continuum Concept; In Search of Happiness Lost, by Jean Liedloff
Very Random:
Always Looking Up, by Michael J. Fox
Cleopatra's Nose, Essays on the Unexpected, by Daniel J. Boorstein
Books about TV/Media:
What To Do After You Turn Off the TV, fresh ideas for enjoying family time,
by Frances Moore Lappe and family
Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television and In the Absence of the Sacred,
both by Jerry Mander
The Plug-In Drug;Television, Children and the Family, by Marie Winn (not the revised edition)
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Homeschooling Books
Again -- up for grabs. Unless noted all are paperback books. Sorry there are not more annotations, but I have a lot going on this morning... Feel free to ask me for more info about any of them.
(There may be more, but I'll make a separate post if this is the case. These were all in one box.)
Back issues of Growing Without Schooling, Pennsylvania Homeschoolers, and a few other related
items; 50+ issues/items including several "recommended books" lists; mostly mid- to late-90's
and a few from early 2000's. They are in two magazine holders :-) )
By teachers, about school experiences and alternative schools:
An Underground History of American Education, by John Taylor Gatto
The Exhausted School, ed. by John Taylor Gatto (a collection of pieces from The First
National Grassroots Speakout on the Right to School Choice at Carnegie Hall, Nov. 13, 1991)
Deschooling Society, by Ivan Illich
Our Children Are Dying, by Nat Henhoff
How to Survive in your Native Land, The Way it Spozed To Be,
and Notes from a Schoolteacher (HC), all three by James Herndon
The Lives of Children, by George Dennison (1969)
About individual homeschooling families:
...and the children played, by Patricia Joudry
Child's Work, by Nancy Wallace
College and/or college & homeschooling:
And What About COLLEGE? by Cafi Cohen
College Admissions/A Guide for Homeschoolers, by Judy Gelner
Colleges that Change Lives, by Loren Pope (revised edition)
Teenage Homeschoolers: College Or Not?, by Pat Farenga (a pamphlet)
Philosophy/methodology:
For the Children's Sake, Foundations of Education for Home and School,
by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay (NO we are not related!! ...but if I had a nickel for every time
someone asked me that question in the 80's and 90's I'd be rich!)
Home Style Teaching, A Handbook for Parents and Teachers,
by Dorothy and Raymond Moore (HC)
I Learn Better by Teaching Myself, by Agnes Leistico
The Relaxed Home School, by Mary Hood
Resources/methods:
The First Home-School Catalogue, by Donn Reed (second edition, revised)
Open Education, a Sourcebook for Parents & Teachers,
ed. by Ewald B. Nyquist and Gene R. Hawes
Who Does What When? and Who Did What When?
(curriculum planning and record keeping in the home school) and
Building Blocks for Mathematics: Being at home with math,
both by Kate Kerman (both are small booklets but packed full of ideas)
On Learning to Read; The Child's Fascination with Meaning,
by Bruno Bettelheim and Karen Zelan. (HC; this is the book that was a great resource for me
when I was teaching my children to read, especially Joseph because he was the first.)
Division Learning Wrap-ups -- okay, this isn't a book, but it was in with the books
The Words You Should Know, 1200 esssential words every educated person should be able to use
and define, by David Olsen
Books by John Holt :
Learning All the Time (2 copies -- 1 HC and 1PB)
Freedom & Beyond
What Do I Do Monday
Other books published by Holt Associates, the organization formed to continue John Holt's work:
The Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling, by Pat Farenga
Child's Work, by Nancy Wallace
Teenage Homeschoolers: College Or Not?, by Pat Farenga (a pamphlet)
(There may be more, but I'll make a separate post if this is the case. These were all in one box.)
Back issues of Growing Without Schooling, Pennsylvania Homeschoolers, and a few other related
items; 50+ issues/items including several "recommended books" lists; mostly mid- to late-90's
and a few from early 2000's. They are in two magazine holders :-) )
By teachers, about school experiences and alternative schools:
An Underground History of American Education, by John Taylor Gatto
The Exhausted School, ed. by John Taylor Gatto (a collection of pieces from The First
National Grassroots Speakout on the Right to School Choice at Carnegie Hall, Nov. 13, 1991)
Deschooling Society, by Ivan Illich
Our Children Are Dying, by Nat Henhoff
How to Survive in your Native Land, The Way it Spozed To Be,
and Notes from a Schoolteacher (HC), all three by James Herndon
The Lives of Children, by George Dennison (1969)
About individual homeschooling families:
...and the children played, by Patricia Joudry
Child's Work, by Nancy Wallace
College and/or college & homeschooling:
And What About COLLEGE? by Cafi Cohen
College Admissions/A Guide for Homeschoolers, by Judy Gelner
Colleges that Change Lives, by Loren Pope (revised edition)
Teenage Homeschoolers: College Or Not?, by Pat Farenga (a pamphlet)
Philosophy/methodology:
For the Children's Sake, Foundations of Education for Home and School,
by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay (NO we are not related!! ...but if I had a nickel for every time
someone asked me that question in the 80's and 90's I'd be rich!)
Home Style Teaching, A Handbook for Parents and Teachers,
by Dorothy and Raymond Moore (HC)
I Learn Better by Teaching Myself, by Agnes Leistico
The Relaxed Home School, by Mary Hood
Resources/methods:
The First Home-School Catalogue, by Donn Reed (second edition, revised)
Open Education, a Sourcebook for Parents & Teachers,
ed. by Ewald B. Nyquist and Gene R. Hawes
Who Does What When? and Who Did What When?
(curriculum planning and record keeping in the home school) and
Building Blocks for Mathematics: Being at home with math,
both by Kate Kerman (both are small booklets but packed full of ideas)
On Learning to Read; The Child's Fascination with Meaning,
by Bruno Bettelheim and Karen Zelan. (HC; this is the book that was a great resource for me
when I was teaching my children to read, especially Joseph because he was the first.)
Division Learning Wrap-ups -- okay, this isn't a book, but it was in with the books
The Words You Should Know, 1200 esssential words every educated person should be able to use
and define, by David Olsen
Books by John Holt :
Learning All the Time (2 copies -- 1 HC and 1PB)
Freedom & Beyond
What Do I Do Monday
Other books published by Holt Associates, the organization formed to continue John Holt's work:
The Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling, by Pat Farenga
Child's Work, by Nancy Wallace
Teenage Homeschoolers: College Or Not?, by Pat Farenga (a pamphlet)
Books, part 3
Okay, more books found in boxes, on shelves, etc. Let me know asap if you want any.
Light, A Quarterly of Light Verse (Winter 2007-2008, Issue 59)
[This includes the poem Still Life with Dead Microbes, by David J. Rothman,
and the poem Librarians on Skis by Jim Siergy:
Shush
as they
schuss.
I might have to keep this. :-) ]
Alphabet / Pour les tout petits, texte de Marcelle Verite; illustrations de Josette Boland, 1947.
[Why do I have this??? It was in a box of books labeled "Save for Em and Frances" that also contains music books... Oh, never mind -- I am going to seal this box and send it to F & E.]
POGO's Will Be That Was, by Walt Kelly (the two Pogo classics G.O. Fizzickle POGO and Positively POGO in one volume) [Pogo was my Dad's favorite comic.]
[Wow -- a discovery: Sweden, Land of Many Dreams (HC) discovered in a box that has been closed up for at least 4 years... I had no idea I had this! May have to keep it...]
Light, A Quarterly of Light Verse (Winter 2007-2008, Issue 59)
[This includes the poem Still Life with Dead Microbes, by David J. Rothman,
and the poem Librarians on Skis by Jim Siergy:
Shush
as they
schuss.
I might have to keep this. :-) ]
Alphabet / Pour les tout petits, texte de Marcelle Verite; illustrations de Josette Boland, 1947.
[Why do I have this??? It was in a box of books labeled "Save for Em and Frances" that also contains music books... Oh, never mind -- I am going to seal this box and send it to F & E.]
POGO's Will Be That Was, by Walt Kelly (the two Pogo classics G.O. Fizzickle POGO and Positively POGO in one volume) [Pogo was my Dad's favorite comic.]
[Wow -- a discovery: Sweden, Land of Many Dreams (HC) discovered in a box that has been closed up for at least 4 years... I had no idea I had this! May have to keep it...]
Monday, February 13, 2012
Numeracy
Just wanted to share this excellent, though short, article:
Numeracy: The Educational Gift That Keeps On Giving?
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Books, part 2
More books found today, same format as previous post:
Exercise:
Yoga for Busy People, by Dawn Groves (HC)
Walk Yourself Thin, by David A. Rives
The Book of Pilates, by Joyce Gavin (HC)
The Wisdom of Menopause, by Christiane Northrup, MD (HC)
Age-Proof your Body, by Elizabeth SomerMA, RD (HC)
Walking, a complete guide to the complete exercise, by Casey Meyers
Miscellaneous, excellent condition:
Gardening Life, by Lee May (HC, autographed)
Great Lakes Lighthouses, by Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones (large format photo book)
A Year with C. S. Lewis (HC, daily readings from his writings)
Fierce Pajamas, An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker
Latin for Americans (1943 -- this was my mother's Latin textbook)
Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women's History of the World, by Rosalind Miles
Take Heart, Catholic Writers on Hope in our Time; Ben Birnbaum, ed.
Exercise:
Yoga for Busy People, by Dawn Groves (HC)
Walk Yourself Thin, by David A. Rives
The Book of Pilates, by Joyce Gavin (HC)
The Wisdom of Menopause, by Christiane Northrup, MD (HC)
Age-Proof your Body, by Elizabeth SomerMA, RD (HC)
Walking, a complete guide to the complete exercise, by Casey Meyers
Miscellaneous, excellent condition:
Gardening Life, by Lee May (HC, autographed)
Great Lakes Lighthouses, by Bruce Roberts and Ray Jones (large format photo book)
A Year with C. S. Lewis (HC, daily readings from his writings)
Fierce Pajamas, An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker
Latin for Americans (1943 -- this was my mother's Latin textbook)
Who Cooked the Last Supper? The Women's History of the World, by Rosalind Miles
Take Heart, Catholic Writers on Hope in our Time; Ben Birnbaum, ed.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Books...
I'm going through boxes of books, and am going to get rid of most of them. I'm going to start posting titles here in case any of the readers of this blog might want any of them. Here's the first list:
(all books are paperback unless otherwise noted [HC means hardcover]; also, all books are older than 20 years unless otherwise noted.)
Children's Books
The Forbidden Forest, by William Pene du Bois (HC)
The Twenty-One Balloons, by William Pene du Bois
The Book of Dragons, by E. Nesbit
Henry Reed's Journey, by Keith Robertson, pictures by Robert McCloskey (HC)
Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey
The Adventures of Benjamin Pink, written and illustrated by Garth Williams
Ginnie's Baby-sitting Business, by Catherine Woolley
Blue Willow, by Doris Gates
The Practical Princess and other Liberating Fairy Tales, by Jay Williams
Paddington books -- 4 of them
729 Puzzle People, by Helen Oxenbury Spiral-bound, pages split in thirds horizontally
Mardie, by Astrid Lindgren
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic, by Betty MacDonald, pictures by Hilary Knight
Parenting Books (books I used a lot or loved are starred)
Between Parent & Child, by Haim Ginott
**Liberated Parents, Liberated Children, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
(this is based on the work of Dr. Hain Ginott but much more readable)
Calm Birth, New Method for Conscious Childbirth, by Robert Bruce Newman (2005)
The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, by Thomas Verny, MD
**Learning a Loving Way of Life, LLL --- a selection of mothers' and fathers' stories published in
the first 26 years of LLL News [2 copies]
**What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know - The Truth about Diet and Drugs in Pregnancy, by
Gail Sforza Brewer with Tom Brewer, MD
**Every Child's Birthright: In Defense of Mothering, by Selma Fraiberg
*Raising Cain (& Abel Too), The Parents' Book of Sibling Rivalry, by John F. McDermott, MD (HC)
**Siblings Without Rivalry, By Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish (HC)
Confessions of a Happily Organized Family, by Deniece Shofield [no, I didn't misspell that!]
***Growing with Children, by Joseph and Laurie Braga
**The Child under Six, by James L. Hyme, Jr.
*How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of your Doctor, by Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD
The Politics of Breastfeeding, by Gabrielle Palmer
How to Really Love your Child, by Ross Campbell
**The Gesell Institute’s Child Behavior, by Frances Ilg, MD and Louise Bates Ames, PhD
Fresh Milk, The Secret Life of Breasts, by Fiona Giles (2003)
Child & Family Reprints (small booklets):
Child Spacing (Herbert Ratner, MD, 1982);
The Childbearing Experience: Is Anatomy Destiny? (an article follooed by comments by some of
the LLL Founding Mothers and others, 1970);
Spring, 1969 issue with various articles on fertility, motherhood, family, etc.
**On Discipline, a symposium -- LLL reprint from 1973 LLL News
****Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, LLLI (1981 edition)
**The Other Side Makes Chocolate, by Joan McCartney (Cartoons about breastfeeding)
Breastfeeding Source Book, by Marilyn Grams, MD
***You Can Breastfeed Your Baby...even in special situations, by Dorothy Patricia Brewster
Scientific American -- February 2002 issue, with article "TV: Are You Addicted?"
The Block Book, Elisabeth S. Hirsch, ed. (all about how playing with blocks contributes to
children's development)
National Forum (Phi Kappa Phi Journal), Fall 1979 -- "Children in Contemporary Society"
-- 10 articles including an article by Selma Fraiberg
That's all for now -- let me know asap if you are interested in any of these!
(all books are paperback unless otherwise noted [HC means hardcover]; also, all books are older than 20 years unless otherwise noted.)
Children's Books
The Forbidden Forest, by William Pene du Bois (HC)
The Twenty-One Balloons, by William Pene du Bois
The Book of Dragons, by E. Nesbit
Henry Reed's Journey, by Keith Robertson, pictures by Robert McCloskey (HC)
Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey
The Adventures of Benjamin Pink, written and illustrated by Garth Williams
Ginnie's Baby-sitting Business, by Catherine Woolley
Blue Willow, by Doris Gates
The Practical Princess and other Liberating Fairy Tales, by Jay Williams
Paddington books -- 4 of them
729 Puzzle People, by Helen Oxenbury Spiral-bound, pages split in thirds horizontally
Mardie, by Astrid Lindgren
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic, by Betty MacDonald, pictures by Hilary Knight
Parenting Books (books I used a lot or loved are starred)
Between Parent & Child, by Haim Ginott
**Liberated Parents, Liberated Children, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
(this is based on the work of Dr. Hain Ginott but much more readable)
Calm Birth, New Method for Conscious Childbirth, by Robert Bruce Newman (2005)
The Secret Life of the Unborn Child, by Thomas Verny, MD
**Learning a Loving Way of Life, LLL --- a selection of mothers' and fathers' stories published in
the first 26 years of LLL News [2 copies]
**What Every Pregnant Woman Should Know - The Truth about Diet and Drugs in Pregnancy, by
Gail Sforza Brewer with Tom Brewer, MD
**Every Child's Birthright: In Defense of Mothering, by Selma Fraiberg
*Raising Cain (& Abel Too), The Parents' Book of Sibling Rivalry, by John F. McDermott, MD (HC)
**Siblings Without Rivalry, By Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish (HC)
Confessions of a Happily Organized Family, by Deniece Shofield [no, I didn't misspell that!]
***Growing with Children, by Joseph and Laurie Braga
**The Child under Six, by James L. Hyme, Jr.
*How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of your Doctor, by Robert S. Mendelsohn, MD
The Politics of Breastfeeding, by Gabrielle Palmer
How to Really Love your Child, by Ross Campbell
**The Gesell Institute’s Child Behavior, by Frances Ilg, MD and Louise Bates Ames, PhD
Fresh Milk, The Secret Life of Breasts, by Fiona Giles (2003)
Child & Family Reprints (small booklets):
Child Spacing (Herbert Ratner, MD, 1982);
The Childbearing Experience: Is Anatomy Destiny? (an article follooed by comments by some of
the LLL Founding Mothers and others, 1970);
Spring, 1969 issue with various articles on fertility, motherhood, family, etc.
**On Discipline, a symposium -- LLL reprint from 1973 LLL News
****Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, LLLI (1981 edition)
**The Other Side Makes Chocolate, by Joan McCartney (Cartoons about breastfeeding)
Breastfeeding Source Book, by Marilyn Grams, MD
***You Can Breastfeed Your Baby...even in special situations, by Dorothy Patricia Brewster
Scientific American -- February 2002 issue, with article "TV: Are You Addicted?"
The Block Book, Elisabeth S. Hirsch, ed. (all about how playing with blocks contributes to
children's development)
National Forum (Phi Kappa Phi Journal), Fall 1979 -- "Children in Contemporary Society"
-- 10 articles including an article by Selma Fraiberg
That's all for now -- let me know asap if you are interested in any of these!
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