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Books for Homeschooling Families

HEM Books Online Catalog, PO Box 1083, Tonasket, WA 98855; 1-800-236-3278; www.homeedmag.com Selected books on homeschooling and the best prices on Home Education Magazine subscriptions and renewals - order online via our secure server!

American Homeschool Association, www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org Online catalog of homeschooling books from a wide variety of authors, plus hundreds of books of interest to homeschooling families.

F.U.N. Books, 1688 Belhaven Woods Court, Pasadena, MD 21122; 410-360-7330; www.fun-books.com Unschooling books and materials catalog, newsletter, helpful website

Dover Publications, 31 E. 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501; www.doverpublications.com Subject-specific catalogs featuring inexpensive books for all ages. Limited homeschool-specific titles, but thousands of generally educational books.

Chinaberry Book Service, 2780 Via Orange Way Suite B, Spring Valley, CA 91978; 800-776-2242; www.chinaberry.com Large catalog of selected books, arranged by reading levels from toddlers to parents. Includes several homeschooling books

Curriculum Resources

Cobblestone Publishing, 30 Grove Street, Peterborough, NH 03458; 800-821-0115; www.cobblestonepub.com; 15 age-grouped topical magazines on History, Science, Cultures, Social Studies, more

Greenleaf Press, 3761 Highway 109N, Unit D, Lebanon, TN 37087; 615-449-1617; www.greenleafpress.com Huge full-color catalog of History, Literature, Art, Music and Nature Study resources

National Writing Institute, 624 W. University #248, Denton, TX 76201; www.writingstrands.com; Writing Strands program offers reading, writing, and speech materials for children ages 3 through 18

The Sycamore Tree, 1796 Monrovia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; 714-650-4466; orders: 800-779-6750; www.sycamoretree.com Huge catalog of educational materials and curricula

Timberdoodle Company, E. 1510 Spencer Lake Road, Shelton, WA 98584; 360-426-0672; www.timberdoodle.com Large homeschooling materials catalog, including Fischertechnic construction kits

Correspondence Programs

Alger Learning Center & Independent High Sschool, 800-595-2630 (Pacific Time); www.independent-learning.com; Washington State Approved Private School K-12, isssuing official high school diplomas. Self-paced, indivualized curriculum, credit analysis for life experience, local and distance learning programs.

American School, 2200 East 170th St., Lansing, IL 60438; 800-531-9268, 708-418-2800; www.AmericanSchoolofCorr.com; Accredited non-profit educational institution offering high school courses, over 100 years old

Clonlara School Home Based Education Program, 1289 Jewett St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104; 734-769-4515; www.clonlara.org Fully accredited, individualized learning programs for all age and grade levels, CompuHigh program via the Internet

Home Study International, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904; 800-782-4769; www.hsi.edu Preschool through college-level courses in many subject areas

Keystone National High School, School House Station, 420 West Fifth St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815; 800-255-4937; www.keystonehighschool.com; High school program, single course or complete enrollment, free catalog

Laurel Springs School, PO Box 1440, Ojai, CA 93024; 805-646-2473; www.laurelsprings.com Customized curricula for K-12, online instruction for older kids

Oak Meadow School, PO Box 740, Putney, VT 05346; 802-387-2021; www.oakmeadow.com K-12 correspondence courses

Shimer College, PO Box 500, Waukegan, IL 60079; 800-215-7173; www.shimer.edu Liberal arts college

University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583; 402-472-4321; http://dcs.unl.edu/ Correspondence school; recognized diploma

University of Wisconsin Learning Innovations Center 605 Science Dr. Madison, WI 53711-1074; 888-414-2534, 608-265-9379; http://learn.wisconsin.edu Innovative program

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