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This exhaustive and comprehensive sourcebook provides parents and teachers with information on all the resources needed to plan a well-balanced curriculum for the home or the classroom, from preschool through high school. The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook not only covers basic academic subjects--the three R's--but also addresses interests that are off the beaten path of public school curricula, such as paleontology and meteorology. Thorough and up-to-date, this invaluable resource reviews all possible learning tools:

Arranged by subject, including "Philosophy," "Life Skills," and "Electronic Media," the sourcebook's organization and succinct and insightful entries make it a breeze to use.Icons next to the entries denote the format and intended age group of each resource. Whether readers are looking for the best way to explain relativity or Egyptian mummification, The Complete Home Learning Sourcebook opens the door to a whole new universe for teaching and learning.

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• Timelines
  
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Customer Reviews (30)

Great source for materials
"The Complete Home Learning Source Book" is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a lot of reading to get through "War and Peace", but that's just peanuts to "The Complete Home Learning Source Book". All right, so that may not be strictly true (and it's a blatant rip-off from Douglas Adams, I know), but really, this is a book that lives up to its name.

Rebecca Rupp has compiled all kinds of resources, from print to video to computer software, and listed it by subject. As if this wasn't enough, she has included addresses, phone numbers, websites and information about all of the resources she lists, and in many cases, bases her information on personal experiences with the products in question from her own homeschooling program. This book really is a wealth of information. In fact, my only complaint is that I found it a bit overwhelming.

I like the format-divided by subject, and further subdivided by type of media, with clear markings as to the age/grade level of the material. She starts with the title, type and age, and then gives a brief review, often followed by purchasing information.

While I have found this book extremely helpful, I consider it best used paired up with Rupp's "Home Learning Year by Year". This book provides the resources needed to follow the curriculum outline in "Home Learning Year by Year". Beginning homeschoolers like me may find it difficult to know where to start without the latter book, but be unsure where to turn for materials without the former.

I "like" this book, rather than "love" it because I am not one who enjoys books of lists-even when they are as useful and well done as is this one-but I would still highly recommend it for its utility.

Fantastic resource for anyone! (But particularly homeschoolers)
This is a fabulous, irreplaceable, always-at-my-side resource book. I especially love it for unit study research. Just as valuable as the resources and reviews are the well-written and funny personal experiences of the author, a homeschool mother of 3. I use this book CONSTANTLY.

On the down side, since the book was published in 1998, several of the web sites referenced are no longer available. The rest of the book is invaluable, however, thus my rating of 5 stars.

This is so helpful.
I had no idea there was so many resources for home schooling.Thank goodness for this book.

It has "Complete" in the title for a reason and gets really close
Wow - everything you wanted to know about homeschooling but wouldn't even think to ask. It's almost too overwhelming, but it's a great resource. She even includes her own homeschool journal entries, just brief sections, from the late eighties/ninties as she was homeschooling her three boys. She really includes all points of view and covers every subject so comprehensively. My only complaint is that it needs to be updated to include more website info. - she does list websites when she can, but there were many companies in there that I'm familiar with that have a good site and she didn't list the address for it. But you really can't believe all the subjects she covers - nothing is left out from what I can see.

A fantastic reference book that needs to be updated!
This is such an incredible book that contains an enormous wealth of information and personal anecdotes.Unfortunately, this book is now outdated, as is some of the information in it.Some of the websites are no longer valid and some companies who had no website at the time this book was published, now do have one.In all, however, this book is a fantastic starting point with wonderful ideas.I hope the publishers of this book will seriously consider updating it and if they do, I honestly feel that this would be one of the most important homeschooling books available to families. ... Read more

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In this volume, specialists from various disciplines (Neo-Latin, French, German, Dutch, History, History of Science, Art History) explore the fascinating early modern discourses on animals in science, literature and the visual arts. ... Read more

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Publisher: Cambridge, The University PressPublication date: 1875Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Inclusive and exclusive
Dr. Lutz was my mentor at the University of NC at Greensboro and his textbook was used for Invertebrate Zooology. It was informative in an easy to understand language, in depth, but not over the head of any student. The illustrations were superb, the writing outstanding, the information complete. Even though I have sold or donated most of the texts used during my years at UNC-G, I have held on to this one and refer to it often. Excellent!

A great book for the home or campus
As a biology major in college, this was one of my favorite books, and is probably the main reason for my overall enjoyment of the course.The author has organized the book in a logical, easy to follow manner thattakes the reader from the very simple, single-celled invertebrates all theway through to the more complex species, including giant squid, octopi, andjellyfish.While most books of this type are specific to either thelaboratory or the lecture room, this book is useful for both, and can helpto tie the two together in a meaningful way.It is profusely illustrated,with both excellent diagrams and photographs of the creatures it explores. I'd very much like to find an original copy of this book, just for thepleasure of having it. ... Read more

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As a Schaum's Outline, Zoology has not found the adoption or supplementary use that it might, primarily because it is not problems-proper oriented, as is the very successful Schaum's Genetic Outline. However, Zoology could better find its market as an inexpensive paperback text. It covers the course, has a wealth of well-executed illustrations, and is very readable, in a question-and-answer format. ... Read more

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Thorough, Comprehensive, Fantastic!
I had the outright pleasure of studying under Dr. Jessop at Palomar College in San Diego.What a treat.She conveys the most in depth knowledge and complete understanding of the subject not only in this book but in her classroom as well.Any and all questions are answered in an easy to follow and cogent fashion.Do yourself a favor if you are studying zoology: buy this book. ... Read more

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In this volume the author examines the pervasive pattern of alternation of structure and height of vertebral neural spines in the context of a larger review of axial structure in the most terrestrial of primitive Permo-Carboniferous tetrapods. He concludes that a coupled pattern of axial dorsiflexion and rotation played a significant role in primitive terrestrial locomotion. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Out ... Read more

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The Journal will provide everything your student needs to complete his or her studies of all the glorious creatures of the oceans, lakes and streams. The student illustrates and records fascinating facts and information learned during each lesson. There are beautifully decorated templates for completing every assignment in the book, as well as a detailed schedule to follow. Also included are pages to record projects, experiments, and activities. Finally, paste pages are provided to display the colorful lapbook-style miniature books your student will assemble. ... Read more