When my student was in Elementary school and even into middle school we enjoyed using Joy Hakim's A History of US: (10-Volume set (A History of Us)
) as a springboard to many adventures into our United States History studies. Today the Washington Post reports that another book is available in The "Story of Science" series by Joy Hakim:
Author Reinvents Science Textbooks as Lively Fun Narratives
by Valarie Strauss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday January 28, 2008
The "Story of Science" series by Joy Hakim tells the history of science with wit, narrative depth and research, all vetted by specialists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The first book is "Aristotle Leads the Way," the second is "Newton at the Center" and the third is "Einstein Adds a New Dimension." The series, which has drawn acclaim, chronicles not only great discoveries but also the scientists who made them.
) as a springboard to many adventures into our United States History studies. Today the Washington Post reports that another book is available in The "Story of Science" series by Joy Hakim:Author Reinvents Science Textbooks as Lively Fun Narratives
by Valarie Strauss
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday January 28, 2008
The "Story of Science" series by Joy Hakim tells the history of science with wit, narrative depth and research, all vetted by specialists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The first book is "Aristotle Leads the Way," the second is "Newton at the Center" and the third is "Einstein Adds a New Dimension." The series, which has drawn acclaim, chronicles not only great discoveries but also the scientists who made them.
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We can't wait to have a look at the newest one!
Life
as a homeschooler and in constant daily contact with a highly gifted student
brings an energy I can't explain, yet drains me; makes me think about
things in a new way, yet causes me to stick with tried and true methods;
makes me strive for accomplishing all the tasks I need to, yet causes
me to think forward to the time my student will go to bed and I can have
a cup of tea and listen to Jimmy Buffet in peace and quiet. Eclectic.
That's the description of the path I am enjoying on my journey right now.
Eclectic is also our homeschool "style". We do what works. We
dig in the dirt or the beach sand, we kayak on rivers, we read, we travel.....
Good
judgment comes from the experiences gained when exercising bad judgment.
