Homeschool Connection Newsletter (August 2011)

Homeschool Connections Newsletter
e-Books and Textbooks for Catholics
In This Issue Catholic Homeschooling Helps FREE e-Books: Live Courses 2011/2012 Books and Texts: Recorded Courses Catholic Homeschooling Publishers Other Catholic Publishers FREE Kindle and Nook Apps Catholic Book Vendors Relevant Articles Catholic Books on Kindle Free Kindle App and Homeschool Books Using Kindle in Your Homeschool	Greetings! Did you know that you can download Barnes & Noble's Nook as well as Amazon's Kindle applications free to your computer, i-Pad, and more? Did you also know that an increasing number of Catholic and classic books are being made available as e-books? Many are offered at a percentage of the price of bound books and some are even offered free. Did you also know that many public libraries now offer free lending of e-books? (Kindle to be available in a few months.) Below are links to Catholic homeschooling books, Catholic classics, and homeschooling textbooks that are available free or inexpensively as e-books. We also include some of the free e-books that can be used in Homeschool Connections's online courses. We hope you enjoy perusing all the possibilities. God Bless, Maureen Wittmann Walter Crawford
Catholic Homeschooling Helps  (click on the book title for more information or to purchase) A Catholic Homeschool Treasury: Nurturing Children's Love for Learning  Maureen Wittmann and Rachel Mackson Originally published by Ignatius Press, this treasure is available again as a Kindle book for only $2.99. The Catholic Homeschool Companion [Sophia Institute Press] Maureen Wittmann and Rachel Mackson Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum [Ignatius Press] Laura Berquist For the Love of Literature: Teaching Core Subjects through Literature [Ecce Homo Press] Maureen Wittmann FREE e-Books: Live Courses 2011/2012 Some instructors will provide free course materials to students via a PDF file. A few courses require the purchase of lab materials or texts. The following e-books for these courses can be found free. Click on the title to download. Advanced Placement Literature & Composition with Laurie Gill, M.Ed. Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson The Last Man by Mary Shelley Hamlet by William Shakespeare Othello by William Shakespeare Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Dracula by Brom Stoker Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Emma by Jane Austin The Count of Monte Christo by Alexander Dumont A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad The Man Who Was Thursday with Henry Russell, Ph.D. Theology with Monica Ashour, MTS, MHum Catechism of the Catholic Church All of the papal encyclicals are available free directly from the Vatican . Arthurian Literature with Dayspring Brock, MA The Romance of Tristan and Iseult by Joseph Bedier Idylls of King by Alfred Tennyson Introduction to Law with Jason Negri, JD I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read Books and Texts: Recorded Courses (Subscription Service) Ancient Greek History Famous Men of Greece by John H. Haaren and Addison B. Poland  Pictures of Greek Life and Story by Alfred J. Church The Odyssey for Boys and Girls by  Alfred J. Church The Boys' and Girls' Herodotus by John S. White Ancient Roman History Historical Tales: Roman by Charles Morris Mark Twain Huckleberry Finn Chesterton: Man of Letters The Blue Cross Ballad of the White Horse St. Francis of Assisi The Man Who was Thursday King Arthur Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 1 by Sir Thomas Malory Le Mort d'Arthur: Volume 2 by Sir Thomas Malory  The Catholic Shakespeare MacBeth Tolkien and Fairy Stories On Fairy Stories Catholic Spiritual Writers Imitation of Christ by Thomas aKempis Story of a Soul by St. Therese of the Little Flower Catholic Homeschooling Publishers The following publishers are currently converting many of their books to Kindle and other e-reader formats. Arx Publishing Ecce Homo Press / Behold Publications Hillside Education Catholic Heritage Curricula Catholic Publishers Most of the large Catholic publishers are converting their books for Kindle and Nook. Ignatius and Ascension Presses have been leaders in this area. You can buy e-books in several formats directly from their websites without ever having to visit Amazon or B&N. Ignatius Press Ascension Press Sophia Institute Free Kindle and Nook Apps Free Kindle App (click on name to go to app) Download to your i-Phone, i-Pad, Mac, Windows PC, Blackberry, Android or Windows Phone 7. Free Nook App  (click on name to go to app) Download to your i-Phone, i-Pad, Mac, Windows PC or Android. Catholic Book Vendors Several good Catholic catalog companies are in the process of adding e-books to their online catalogs including: Aquinas and More Emmanuel Books Hillside Education Sacred Heart Books Look for this new feature in the future at their websites.