Post-Apocalyptic Homeschool

This blog is called Post-Apocalyptic Homeschool because I obsessively collect and stockpile used children's books just in case I need to personally educate a small village after some sort of catastrophic scenario where all the other books and technology and book-obtaining means of all kinds have been destroyed, such that the only reading materials left for miles around are the piles of books in my garage. Sensible, yes?

Friday, August 31, 2012

Steal Time to Read-Aloud

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Encouraging words for mamas from Dorothy Butler , mother of eight, grandmother and great-grandmother of untold dozens, noted authority on ch...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Rojankovsky's Just So Stories Series: "How the Leopard Got His Spots"

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I had never heard of Feodor Rojankovsky in my life before I started collecting children's books. Suffice it to say, getting to know his...
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Monday, August 13, 2012

Czech-Illustrated Children's Folklore and Mythology Books, English-Language Editions

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From the annals of obscure scholarship... I mentioned in a previous post that I am fascinated by Czech illustration (of children's bo...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Rereading and Reviewing The Read-Aloud Handbook - Chapter 8: Lessons from Oprah, Harry, and the Internet | Chapter 9: TV, Audio, and Technology: Hurting or Helping Literacy?

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CHAPTER 8: Lessons from Oprah, Harry, and the Internet Chapter eight isn't my favorite Read-Aloud Handbook chapter (because it's ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Phonics Pathways Pic

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Kiddo hard at work on the Phonics Pathways "train game." We're just getting started but so far it seems to be both producti...
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Friday, July 6, 2012

Slightly Off-Beat Book Recommendations for Voracious Young Readers

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Hubert, Theodore, Edie and Jane, circa the second book If your kid liked the Melendy quartet or the All-of-a-Kind Family books... T...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Cookie Monster's Famous Cookie Dough

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Don't ever say we don't do nothin' fun around here. :) Tonight at the library book shop (had to go in on a Tuesday on account ...
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