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Book Review: Making Peace With Autism

Ingrid @ February 27, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Making Peace with Autism: One Family’s Story of Struggle, Discovery, and Unexpected Gifts by Susan Senator is a memoir of the Senator family’s experience with their eldest child Nat, who has an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Senator’s compassionate writing style takes you from Nat’s infancy until his adolescence.
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Children’s Book Review: One Small Blue Bead

Ingrid @ November 25, 2008 # One Comment

One Small Blue Bead is a lovely story that peers into the life of nomads in ancient times. Kamikaze was immediately intrigued by the subtle illustrations and the poetry of the prose. We got this book from the library and now I want to own it.
The story opens with describing the [...]

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Book Review: The Well-Trained Mind

Ingrid @ November 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Revised and Updated Edition is a hefty book that outlines a classical home education from preschool up to the twelfth grade. Susan Wise Bauer, a professor of literature and writing, was homeschooled by her mother Jessie Wise and this book is based on the [...]

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