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California State History
Switched-On State History
Includes All 50 State History Courses
Books About California
Check out these links for more information on Homeschooling in California
- Schooling at Home FAQ from the California State Department of Education
- Read about Homeschooling in California by HSLDA (Requires your info)
Resources for Studying California History
- California Museum Resources Page Offers a variety of interactive and engaging learning experiences and educational programs to help your homeschooler study CA state history. Aligns with the California State Board of Education Content Standards for history and social science.
Books About California
Blue Willow
Blue Willow 9780140309249
Blue Willow
ISBN-13: 9780140309249
“A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.”
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Price $6.49
By the Great Horn Spoon
By the Great Horn Spoon 9780316286121
By the Great Horn Spoon
ISBN-13: 9780316286121
Set in the Gold Rush days, By the Great Horn Spoon is a Newbery Award Winner.
List $7.00
Price $6.49
Columbus
Columbus 9780964380332
Columbus
ISBN-13: 9780964380332
Columbus is “unmatched for an inspiring view on the life of the, greatest mariner of all. Columbus’ full life story is told in historical detail with an honest portrayal of this remarkable figure. With the D’Aulaire inimitable style in art and writing they have brought to life the story of the ‘Admiral of the Ocean Sea’, Christopher Columbus!
It is used in the California History Guide from Beautiful Feet Books.
64 pages, Over sized, full color, Paperback, ages 5 and up
List $17.95
Price $16.49
Cruise of the Arctic Star
Cruise of the Arctic Star 9781893103252
Cruise of the Arctic Star
ISBN-13: 9781893103252
The Cruise of the Arctic Star takes place along the coast of California when the author and his wife take a voyage.
Along the way, O’Dell tells stories from California’s past.
It is used in BF Books History of California Study Guide.
List $13.95
Price $12.95
Dragon’s Gate
Dragon’s Gate 9780064404891
Dragon’s Gate
ISBN-13: 9780064404891
In Dragon’s Gate, a boy goes from China to America to work on the transcontinental railroad in 1867.
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Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 9780547328614
Island of the Blue Dolphins
ISBN-13: 9780547328614
The story of Karana, the India girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
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Price $7.49
Jessie Benton Fremont
Jessie Benton Fremont- California Pioneer 9781893103337
Jessie Benton Fremont- California Pioneer
ISBN-13: 9781893103337
Jessie Benton Fremont – California Pioneer is the story of the wife of John Fremont, the explorer.
She was an abolitionist and helped California gain admission to the Union as a free state.
Jessie Benton Fremont is required in the California state history guide by Beautiful Feet Books.
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Price $12.95
Patty Reed’s Doll
Patty Reed’s Doll 9780961735722
Patty Reed’s Doll
ISBN-13: 9780961735722
A wooden doll recalls the hope with which a group of pioneers begins their journey and the ordeals they face as they travel from Springfield, Illinois, to California in Patty Reed’s Doll.
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Price $9.49
Riders of the Pony Express
Riders of the Pony Express 9780803283053
Riders of the Pony Express
ISBN-13: 9780803283053
Ralph Moody tells the story of the fastest mail delivery system in the west prior to the Civil War in Riders of the Pony Express.
Price $14.95
Song of the Swallows
Song of the Swallows 9780892369898
Song of the Swallows
ISBN-13: 9780892369898
The Song of the Swallows tells of the yearly return of the swallows to the Mission San Juan Capistrano.
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Price $15.49
Zia
Zia by Scott O’Dell 9780547406336
Zia
ISBN-13: 9780547406336
In this sequel to the Newbery Award-winning Island of the Blue Dolphins, Zia tells the story of what happened to Karana.
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Price $6.49
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