an unschooling mamas "must haves"

1.
The Tomten and the Fox
The Tomten and the Fox 4.19 avg rating — 1,208 ratings
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The Nature Connection: An outdoor workbook for kids, families, and classrooms
The Nature Connection: An outdoor workbook for kids, families, and classrooms 4.35 avg rating — 218 ratings
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Farm Anatomy: Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life
Farm Anatomy: Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life 4.21 avg rating — 1,526 ratings
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Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities 3.82 avg rating — 10,910 ratings
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Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, 10th Anniversary Edition
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, 10th Anniversary Edition 4.14 avg rating — 11,729 ratings
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Mud Pies and Other Recipes
Mud Pies and Other Recipes 4.46 avg rating — 248 ratings
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L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z
L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z 3.97 avg rating — 39 ratings
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The Story of the Snow Children
The Story of the Snow Children 4.11 avg rating — 375 ratings
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Children of the Forest
Children of the Forest 4.28 avg rating — 1,735 ratings
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The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum
The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum 3.61 avg rating — 721 ratings
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Big Questions from Little People . . . Answered by Some Very Big People
Big Questions from Little People . . . Answered by Some Very Big People 3.87 avg rating — 1,543 ratings
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The Unschooled Life: One Family's Home Education Adventure
The Unschooled Life: One Family's Home Education Adventure 4.22 avg rating — 37 ratings
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When the Squirrel Sings
When the Squirrel Sings 4.74 avg rating — 23 ratings
14.
The LEGO Animation Book: Make Your Own LEGO Movies!
The LEGO Animation Book: Make Your Own LEGO Movies! 4.48 avg rating — 80 ratings
15.
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks 4.02 avg rating — 10,453 ratings
15.
just-for-boys
just-for-boys 4.24 avg rating — 152 ratings
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Nature Encyclopedia: An A-Z Guide to Life on Earth
Nature Encyclopedia: An A-Z Guide to Life on Earth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Everything Rocks and Minerals: Dazzling gems of photos and info that will rock your world
Everything Rocks and Minerals: Dazzling gems of photos and info that will rock your world 4.18 avg rating — 172 ratings
18.
Earth Almanac: Nature's Calendar for Year-Round Discovery
Earth Almanac: Nature's Calendar for Year-Round Discovery 4.31 avg rating — 45 ratings
20.
Nature Guide: Trees: The World in Your Hands
Nature Guide: Trees: The World in Your Hands 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings
20.
LEGO Chain Reactions (Klutz Science/STEM Activity Kit), 9" Length x 1.06" Width x 10" Height
LEGO Chain Reactions (Klutz Science/STEM Activity Kit), 9" Length x 1.06" Width x 10" Height 4.12 avg rating — 80 ratings
20.
The Eight Master Lessons of Nature: What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World
The Eight Master Lessons of Nature: What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World 4.13 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
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Nature Guide: Gems: The World in Your Hands
Nature Guide: Gems: The World in Your Hands 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings
23.
Who's Not In School?
Who's Not In School? 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings
23.
The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs
The Weather Detective: Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs 3.44 avg rating — 1,444 ratings
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Birds
Birds 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Boys, Girls & Body Science: A First Book About Facts of Life
Boys, Girls & Body Science: A First Book About Facts of Life 4.27 avg rating — 56 ratings
26.
The Natural Navigator: The Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your Guide
The Natural Navigator: The Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your Guide 3.78 avg rating — 1,227 ratings
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Wild Flowers
Wild Flowers 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Nature Instinct: Relearning Our Lost Intuition for the Inner Workings of the Natural World
The Nature Instinct: Relearning Our Lost Intuition for the Inner Workings of the Natural World 3.76 avg rating — 556 ratings
31.
The Primal Connection: Follow Your Genetic Blueprint to Health and Happiness
The Primal Connection: Follow Your Genetic Blueprint to Health and Happiness 4.05 avg rating — 1,011 ratings
31.
How Children Learn
How Children Learn 4.18 avg rating — 3,475 ratings
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The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals―and Other Forgotten Skills 3.77 avg rating — 4,914 ratings
34.
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating 4.06 avg rating — 2,330 ratings
34.
How Children Fail
How Children Fail 4.24 avg rating — 1,978 ratings
34.
The Science of Planetary Signatures in Medicine: Restoring the Cosmic Foundations of Healing
The Science of Planetary Signatures in Medicine: Restoring the Cosmic Foundations of Healing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
37.
Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation
Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation 4.27 avg rating — 723 ratings
37.
Learning All the Time
Learning All the Time 4.26 avg rating — 1,374 ratings
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder 3.93 avg rating — 14,733 ratings
40.
Festivals, Family and Food: Guide to Seasonal Celebration
Festivals, Family and Food: Guide to Seasonal Celebration 4.26 avg rating — 176 ratings
40.
Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling
Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling 4.09 avg rating — 1,713 ratings
40.
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative 3.97 avg rating — 14,015 ratings
43.
The Slow Food Story: Politics and Pleasure
The Slow Food Story: Politics and Pleasure 2.87 avg rating — 30 ratings
43.
Natural Born Learners: Unschooling and Autonomy in Education.
Natural Born Learners: Unschooling and Autonomy in Education. 3.74 avg rating — 106 ratings
43.
The Courage of Sarah Noble
The Courage of Sarah Noble 3.92 avg rating — 7,880 ratings
46.
The Sleeper and the Spindle
The Sleeper and the Spindle 3.87 avg rating — 53,628 ratings
46.
The Mitchells: Five for Victory
The Mitchells: Five for Victory 4.27 avg rating — 401 ratings
48.
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (Newford, #18)
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest (Newford, #18) 4.16 avg rating — 2,531 ratings
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Downright Dencey
Downright Dencey 3.78 avg rating — 332 ratings
50.
Baba Yaga's Assistant
Baba Yaga's Assistant 3.88 avg rating — 7,725 ratings
50.
Fire, Bed, and Bone
Fire, Bed, and Bone 3.81 avg rating — 465 ratings
52.
Imagine Childhood: Exploring the World through Nature, Imagination, and Play - 25 Projects that spark curiosity and adventure
Imagine Childhood: Exploring the World through Nature, Imagination, and Play - 25 Projects that spark curiosity and adventure 3.78 avg rating — 58 ratings
52.
The New Junior Classics (The New Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #1-10)
The New Junior Classics (The New Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #1-10) 4.55 avg rating — 62 ratings
54.
How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales: and Other Stories
How a Mother Weaned Her Girl from Fairy Tales: and Other Stories 3.51 avg rating — 178 ratings
54.
The Young Folks Shelf of Books (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #1-10)
The Young Folks Shelf of Books (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #1-10) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings
56.
Calm and Compassionate Children: A Handbook
Calm and Compassionate Children: A Handbook 4.08 avg rating — 236 ratings
56.
Roads to Greatness (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, volume 8)
Roads to Greatness (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, volume 8) 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings
58.
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front
Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front 4.19 avg rating — 2,009 ratings
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Harvest of Holidays (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 6)
Harvest of Holidays (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 6) 3.90 avg rating — 41 ratings
60.
Wild Child: Girlhoods in the Counterculture
Wild Child: Girlhoods in the Counterculture 3.77 avg rating — 376 ratings
60.
In Your Own Backyard (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 5)
In Your Own Backyard (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 5) 3.84 avg rating — 44 ratings
62.
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold
Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold 3.83 avg rating — 563 ratings
62.
Just Around the Corner (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 4)
Just Around the Corner (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 4) 3.92 avg rating — 48 ratings
64.
Rupert's Tales: The Wheel of the Year - Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, and Ostara
Rupert's Tales: The Wheel of the Year - Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, and Ostara
by: Kyrja
4.29 avg rating — 68 ratings
64.
Magic in the Air (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 3)
Magic in the Air (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 3) 3.96 avg rating — 54 ratings
66.
The Book of New Family Traditions: How to Create Great Rituals for Holidays and Every Day
The Book of New Family Traditions: How to Create Great Rituals for Holidays and Every Day
by: Meg Cox
3.65 avg rating — 555 ratings
66.
Myths and Legends (The New Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #3)
Myths and Legends (The New Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #3) 4.23 avg rating — 48 ratings
68.
The Sun Egg
The Sun Egg 4.30 avg rating — 862 ratings
68.
Once Upon A Time (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 2)
Once Upon A Time (Collier's Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books, Volume 2) 4.07 avg rating — 76 ratings
70.
An Ordinary Girl - A Magical Child
An Ordinary Girl - A Magical Child 4.18 avg rating — 50 ratings
70.
Fairy Tales and Fables (The New Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #1)
Fairy Tales and Fables (The New Junior Classics: The Young Folks Shelf of Books #1) 4.21 avg rating — 78 ratings
72.
A Lantern in Her Hand
A Lantern in Her Hand 4.19 avg rating — 6,998 ratings
73.
The Welfare State 1929-1985
The Welfare State 1929-1985 3.41 avg rating — 63 ratings
74.
Grandfather Twilight
Grandfather Twilight 4.37 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
74.
The Growth of America 1878-1928 (A Basic History of the United States, Volume 4)
The Growth of America 1878-1928 (A Basic History of the United States, Volume 4) 3.55 avg rating — 62 ratings
76.
The Festival of Stones: Autumn and Winter Tales of Tiptoes Lightly
The Festival of Stones: Autumn and Winter Tales of Tiptoes Lightly
by: Reg Down
4.46 avg rating — 71 ratings
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The Sections and the Civil War (A basic history of the united states, Voulme 3)
The Sections and the Civil War (A basic history of the united states, Voulme 3) 3.64 avg rating — 61 ratings
78.
The Yule Tomte and the Little Rabbits: A Christmas Story for Advent
The Yule Tomte and the Little Rabbits: A Christmas Story for Advent
by: Ulf Stark
4.32 avg rating — 489 ratings
78.
The Beginning of the Republic: 1775-1825
The Beginning of the Republic: 1775-1825 3.62 avg rating — 76 ratings
80.
Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale
Mother Earth and Her Children: A Quilted Fairy Tale 4.21 avg rating — 1,085 ratings
80.
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 1: The Colonial Experience, 1607-1774
A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 1: The Colonial Experience, 1607-1774 3.43 avg rating — 127 ratings
82.
Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder
Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder 4.06 avg rating — 609 ratings
82.
March Of The Titans The Complete History Of The White Race
March Of The Titans The Complete History Of The White Race 4.33 avg rating — 229 ratings
84.
Child of Faerie, Child of Earth
Child of Faerie, Child of Earth 4.32 avg rating — 476 ratings
84.
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I)
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I) 4.37 avg rating — 3,469 ratings
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The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America
The First Frontier: The Forgotten History of Struggle, Savagery, and Endurance in Early America 4.07 avg rating — 1,013 ratings
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America 4.42 avg rating — 2,539 ratings
88.
Freefall Of The American University: How Our Colleges Are Corrupting The Minds And Morals Of The Next Generation
Freefall Of The American University: How Our Colleges Are Corrupting The Minds And Morals Of The Next Generation 3.25 avg rating — 16 ratings
89.
Snow White, Blood Red
Snow White, Blood Red 3.72 avg rating — 6,917 ratings
89.
Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman
Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman 3.71 avg rating — 119 ratings
91.
Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled: And other adventures from the radical homemaking frontier
Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled: And other adventures from the radical homemaking frontier 4.12 avg rating — 88 ratings
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Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story
Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story 3.23 avg rating — 248 ratings
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Our Pioneers: The Heroic Deeds and Devoted Lives of the Fathers and Mothers of America, Embracing the Principal Episodes in the Struggle of the White ... Red Men for the Possession of the New World
Our Pioneers: The Heroic Deeds and Devoted Lives of the Fathers and Mothers of America, Embracing the Principal Episodes in the Struggle of the White ... Red Men for the Possession of the New World 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Our Pioneers: The Heroic Deeds And Devoted Lives Of The Fathers And Mothers Of America, Embracing The Principal Episodes In The Struggle Of The White ... Red Men For The Possession Of The New World
Our Pioneers: The Heroic Deeds And Devoted Lives Of The Fathers And Mothers Of America, Embracing The Principal Episodes In The Struggle Of The White ... Red Men For The Possession Of The New World 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America 4.19 avg rating — 14,287 ratings
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Reader's Digest Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills
Reader's Digest Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills 4.39 avg rating — 1,065 ratings