Homeschooling Hope
by Elizabeth Bauman. Illus.: Katharine Bauman. North Charleston, SC:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.
ISBN-13: 978-153906648; ISBN-10: 1539406644
Education, Teaching, Homeschooling, Autism Spectrum
Disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome, Georgia Connections Academy
5 Stars
Friends heard that Hope was homeschooled. They wondered what
she’d do. They thought she’d stay home all day, but that was far from true. Hop
on board and you will see how much fun school can be!
As with their first book: Hope’s Colors, Elizabeth and Katharine will donate a portion of
their profits to Autism Speaks. Home schooled, Katharine’s experiences as an
independent learner and a part of small groups with dedicated teachers who
agree with Albert Einstein that “imagination is more important than knowledge" inform this picture book’s content.
Homeschooling takes many forms. Hope’s classroom is the
entire world outside her front door with many chances to explore in a STEM
shaped world that encourages not only math and science, but using her literacy
skills to share what she has learned.
Written in rhyming couplets, each page is illustrated to
encourage the readers to consider homeschooling as an uninhibited learning
experience detailed to meet each individual’s learning needs and passions.
Homeschooling for Hope certainly has no dull moments and expands to include her
brother and many new friends and teachers available only in this learning
setting.
Certainly a great read-aloud for ages 7-10. And great
non-fiction reading for research or reports for ages 8-14. Once again
beautifully written and beautifully illustrated. A solid five-star picture
book.
Elizabeth Bauman is a retired teacher and former
homeschooling mom. She has a B.A. from Mercer University and a M.Ed. from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Elizabeth is a member or Word
Weavers International and the co-author of Hope's
Colors. Katherine Bauman attended Covenant College and Kennesaw State University.
She received the Girl Scout Gold Award and the bronze President's Volunteer
Service Award for offering free art classes to children in her community.
Katherine has won state and local awards for her art work. Her illustrations
reflect her faith in God and life with Asperger's Syndrome.
I received a copy of this book from the author for my honest and unbiased review.
