Living books: What are they, and how can you add some to your bookshelves? In this lively discussion, we talk to Anthony Coafield from Living Book Press about what his definition of living books is, how he gets these old texts printed, and what it is like to homeschool in his home county of Australia. He also gives us tons of valuable book recommendations for kids and adults.
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Show Notes
Books mentioned in the show
The Story of Canada by H.E. Marshall
Our Island Story by H.E. Marshall
This Country of Ours by H.E. Marshall
Our Empire Story by H.E. Marshall
Red Wall series by Brian Jacques
Secrets of the Universe series by Paul Fleisher
The Wonderland of Nature by Nuri Mass
The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin
Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Book of Marvels set by Halliburton
The Little Duke by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Understood Betsy by Dororthy Canfield Fisher
John of the Sirius by Doris Chadwick
Recommendation(s) of the Week
The Wonderland of Nature by Nuri Mass
Time Codes:
0:00 Intro
2:29 How does Anthony define what a living book is?
5:50 What is NOT a living book?
11:19 Living books that Anthony has used in his homeschool
13:15 Encountering the Charlotte Mason method in books and real life
15:09 Anthony’s experience with the Charlotte Mason method while homeschooling
21:37 How does Anthony use the AmblesideOnline curriculum?
24:01 Why did Anthony create Living Book Press?
28:40 What is Anthony’s book-making process?
30:45 How does the free-domain system work for these old books?
35:29 What is it like to homeschool in Australia?
38:38 Anthony’s Recommendation of the Week
41:35 Final thoughts
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