Carschooling Resources by Chapter
Here are some of the many resources mentioned in the book, Carschooling. Just
click on the highlighted links to purchase any item.
Chapter 6 — Social Sciences
Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong by
James W. Loewen, identifies historical markers, monuments, and sites in every state
that have historical interpretations that are either misleading or wrong.
Lies My Teacher Told Me, a book that discredited twelve
leading highschool history textbooks for erroneous content.
List of Factory Tours throughout the U.S is the book, Watch
It Made in the U.S.A.: A Visitor's Guide to the Companies that Make Your Favorite Products
by Bruce Brumberg and Karen Axelrod.
* California History
McNeil's California Songs. Narration of California history
along with vocal and instrumental songs of the time by Keith & Rusty McNeil. They
are best suited for ages 10 to adult. Volume 1-19th Century, includes Spanish, Native
American, and Gold Rush songs. Volume 2-20th Century, includes songs about farms, movies,
immigration and more.
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Catherine, Called Birdie, by Karen Cushman - Gain insight
into life in the Middle Ages through the diary of a young woman. Ages 9 and up. Available
on unabridged audiocassette.
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare - A
young girl is accused of witchcraft when she tries to help a friend in Puritan New England.
Ages 10 and up. Unabridged, audiocassette.
* My Brother Sam is Dead by James L. Collier
- The heartbreak of war for one family during the American Revolution. Ages 9 and up.
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Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder - Life
on the prairie as seen through the eyes of a young girl. Ages 7 and up. Available on
unabridged audiocassette.
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Caddie Woodlawn by Carol R. Brink - The adventures of an
eleven-year-old pioneer tomboy are interspersed with the story of her father's reasons
for bringing the family to America from England - and how he wrestles with a decision
to return. Ages 9 and up. Available on audiocassette from your local library or audio
rental bookstore.
* Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan - A
mail-order bride arrives on the Nebraska prairie and must contend with the harsh life while
learning to be a stepmother. Ages 7 and up. Glenn Close narrates.
* Bull Run by Paul Fleischman. This is the
story of the Civil War told from the point of view of 16 different people - some from the
North and some from the South. The contrasts in perspective bring some understanding to the
controversy that led to the war. Ages 10 and up.
* The Red Badge Of Courage By Stephen Crane.
A young boy discovers what it's like to be on the battlefield, and wrestles with fear, courage,
death, and honor during the Civil War. Ages 12 and up.
* Across Five Aprils By Irene Hunt. A farm boy
comes of age during the 5 years of the U.S. Civil War. Ages 10 and up.
* Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World - The
Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton & The Endurance by Jennifer Armstrong. This amazing
true story recounts the adventures of Ernest Shackleton and his crew, who set sail in 1914 in
an attempt to cross Antarctica. What followed over the next two years is the most amazing human
survival story ever told. Ages 10 and up.
* Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl By Anne Frank.
This book is a classic and tells the story of a young Jewish girl hiding from the Nazi's with her
family. Ages 12 and up.
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry - Two girls lives are changed forever
when Nazi soldiers occupy Copenhagen. Ages 11 and up.
* Night by Elie Wiesel - A heart-wrenching,
real, first-person account of the horrors of Nazi death camps told from the point of view
of a 14 year old Jewish boy. For mature children ages 14 and up.
* Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth - The
remarkable account of the life of Sojourner Truth. Once a slave, she earned her freedom, and became
an advocate for the abolishment of slavery. Ages 10 and up.
* Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor - This
is the story of a 9-year-old African American girl and her family who live in the Deep South in the
1930's. They survive racism, poverty, sickness, and betrayal as the young girl learns first-hand about
social injustice. Ages 9 and up.
* The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul
Curtis - a funny, tragic, and heartwarming story about an African-American family's visit to Alabama
in the summer of 1963, and the events that forge the Civil Rights Movement. Ages 10 and up.
* Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell - This
is the award-winning, real-life story of a 12-year-old Native American girl who was abandoned with
her younger brother on an island off the coast of California. Her brother died, and she survived
alone for 18 years.
* Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George - This
is the compelling story of a 13-year-old Inuit (Eskimo) girl who runs away from an unhappy arranged
marriage and becomes lost on the Alaskan tundra. She must call upon her recollection of the "old
ways" to survive - getting some help from a pack of wolves.
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Ben And Me: An Astonishing Life Of Benjamin Franklin As Written
By His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson - Benjamin Franklin's mouse gives his side of the story
on what life is like with Benjamin Franklin. Age 8 and up.
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Mr. Revere And I: Being An Account Of Certain Episodes In The
Career Of Paul Revere, Esq. As Revealed By His Horse By Robert Lawson - The title says it
all. Ages 9 and up.
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Patty Reed's Doll: The Story Of The Donner Party by Rachel K.
Laurgaard. Recounts the journey of the Donner Party and the hardships they endured. In this
story the more horrific details of the tragic journey are not revealed. Ages 8 and up.
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By The Great Horn Spoon by Sid Fleishman - Follow the adventures
of Jack and his butler as they travel by ship from the East Coast, around the horn of South
America, to California to stake their claim in the 1850's Gold Rush. Ages 9 and up.
* Anything by Jean Fritz. Jean Fritz is a master
at writing historical fiction that can be enjoyed by a wide age range. She introduces readers to
historical figures through clever stories laced with humor and keen insight to the politics,
culture, and principles of the times. Her tales include lots of interesting trivia facts - details
that will make you and your kids feel as if you really know the characters who lived so long ago.
She has an entire series of books devoted to the American Revolution that readers (ages 7 and up)
will enjoy:
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A Dictionary of Dates (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Cyril
Leslie Beeching. A comprehensive compendium of birth dates of historical figures and
anniversaries of historical events.
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Brain Quest for the Car. Over 1100 Questions and Answers all
about America that are geared for ages 7-12. Brainquest has many versions including math,
history, and science for just about every age/grade range imaginable.
* Fandex are information cards on subjects
like the U.S. Presidents, Scientists, the Civil War, Explorers, State Capitals, Trees, Cats,
and more that are all hinged together so that they fan out for easy use, and don't get lost
or wind up all over the floor of the car. Here are some of the many variations:
* Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (And
What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull. - Twenty biographies of powerful
women in history complete with triumphs, failures, virtues and flaws. Some of the women
featured: Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Marie Antoinette, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda
Meir, Indira Gandhi, Eva Peron, and Aung San Suu Kyi.
* Lives Of The Presidents - Fame, Shame (And What The
Neighbors Thought) By Kathleen Krull - American history comes alive as you listen to the tell-all
accounts about the interesting and sometimes shocking conduct and behavior of Presidents and First
Ladies.
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