15 Top nonfiction books like The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning by Leslie M. Martino

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The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

By: Leslie M. Martino

4.52

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A parent’s guide to cultivating an unhurried lifestyle and education that help their children thriv…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning by Leslie M. Martino , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

By: John Taylor Gatto

4.15

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

A highly praised bestseller for over a decade, Dumbing Us Down is a radical treatise on public educ… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • education
"… nothing important can ever really be boring."

-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

"As redes operacionais tornam as pessoas solitárias."

-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

"I assign a type of extended schooling called “homework,"

-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

"Networks like schools are not communities, just as school training is not education."

-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

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2. James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small

By: James Herriot , Ruth Brown , Peter Barrett

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Hardcover

James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales f… read more

Similar categories in James Herriot's James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction
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3. Peter Pan

By: J.M. Barrie , Michael Hague

4.06

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

One starry night, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell lead the three Darling children over the rooftops of Lo… read more

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"To die will be an awfully big adventure."

-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

"To live will be an awfully big adventure."

-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

"Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning. "

-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

"All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust."

-J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

4. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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5. The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot, #2)

By: Peter Brown

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown. S… read more

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6. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

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7. Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life without Adding Them to Your Personality

By: Emily Morrow

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Find your Inner Crunchy without becoming that person with this helpful guide from social media star… read more

Similar categories in Emily Morrow's Really Very Crunchy: A Beginner's Guide to Removing Toxins from Your Life without Adding Them to Your Personality book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction
  • parenting
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8. Modern Miss Mason

By: Leah Boden

4.30

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

For every mother who desires to cultivate a lasting foundation of curiosity and wonder for her chil… read more

Similar categories in Leah Boden's Modern Miss Mason book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • education
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9. Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

By: Jamie Erickson

4.13

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Women were made to give life—and they can do that right in their own homes.  Hygge [HYOO-guh] ha… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I’m caring enough about me to enjoy the simple pleasures I’ve planned for during this dark season so I can approach my days with a sense of abundance rather than scarcity."

-Jamie Erickson, Holy Hygge: Creating a Place for People to Gather and the Gospel to Grow

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10. Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future

By: Ginny Yurich

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

It may shock you to learn that we spend an average of 4-7 minutes outside each day--while we spend … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • education
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11. The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life

By: Julie Bogart

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A joyful and accessible approach to homeschooling that harnesses children's natural curiosity and m… read more

Similar categories in Julie Bogart's The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • education
"A lifestyle of learning begins at home - with parents who create a context that is welcoming of children as they are and that offers them happy experiences, accessible tools, and parental involvement."

-Julie Bogart, The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life

"If you send a child to therapy before you've been for yourself, the child rightly discerns that you consider the child the problem. If, however, you've used therapy in your life before asking your ch…"

-Julie Bogart, The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life

"On some intuitive level, I knew that learning had to be more than the mastery of facts. I've experienced it as an adult. I become consumed with a subject like quilting or preparing yogurt cultures, a…"

-Julie Bogart, The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life

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12. Let Them Be Kids: Adventure, Boredom, Innocence, and Other Gifts Children Need

By: Jessica Smartt

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

As parents we want to safeguard our children from the pressures and influences of the world, but al… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • education
"The last few years have shown a push for early preschool attendance. So much so that these words may actually sound like heresy. But I will say them anyways: if you do not want to send your kid to pr…"

-Jessica Smartt, Let Them Be Kids: Adventure, Boredom, Innocence, and Other Gifts Children Need

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13. The Wild and Free Family: Forging Your Own Path to a Life Full of Wonder, Adventure, and Connection

By: Ainsley Arment

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"Ainsley Arment has emerged as one of the most prominent voices in [this] grass-roots community." —… read more

Similar categories in Ainsley Arment's The Wild and Free Family: Forging Your Own Path to a Life Full of Wonder, Adventure, and Connection book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • education
"The magic of this life isn't found in the hustle and bustle of constant activity but in the intentional, ordinary decisions of our days."

-Ainsley Arment, The Wild and Free Family: Forging Your Own Path to a Life Full of Wonder, Adventure, and Connection

"We sacrifice their childhood on the altar of preparing them for adulthood. But what if childhood was the preparation? What if having a whole childhood was the key to a healthy adulthood?"

-Ainsley Arment, The Wild and Free Family: Forging Your Own Path to a Life Full of Wonder, Adventure, and Connection

"If anything can be said of our homes, may it be that they are safe places for our children. Places where they can be encouraged in their gifts and comforted in their struggles. Places where they can …"

-Ainsley Arment, The Wild and Free Family: Forging Your Own Path to a Life Full of Wonder, Adventure, and Connection

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14. Habits for a Sacred Home: 9 Practices from History to Anchor and Restore Modern Families (Helping Moms Experience Peace & Return to Simple Daily Rhythms from Historic Christians like St. Benedict)

By: Jennifer Pepito

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Frightened by the chaos in society, many parents fear for their children's futures--and end up rais… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
Cover of Becoming Homeschoolers: Give Your Kids a Great Education, a Strong Family, and a Life They'll Thank You for Later by Monica Swanson

15. Becoming Homeschoolers: Give Your Kids a Great Education, a Strong Family, and a Life They'll Thank You for Later

By: Monica Swanson

4.52

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Monica Swanson helps you navigate your real-world concerns about school, culture, and what it takes… read more

Similar categories in Monica Swanson's Becoming Homeschoolers: Give Your Kids a Great Education, a Strong Family, and a Life They'll Thank You for Later book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction
  • education
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16. Dark Calories: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health and How We Can Get It Back

By: Cate Shanahan

4.40

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

The New York Times bestselling author of Deep Nutrition explains how a group of eight little-known … read more

Similar categories in Cate Shanahan's Dark Calories: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health and How We Can Get It Back book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction
Cover of The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't by Erin Loechner

17. The Opt-Out Family: How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't

By: Erin Loechner

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Discover a new and hopeful path forward as you consider your family's approach to social media, scr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • parenting
Cover of The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning by Leslie M. Martino

18. The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

By: Leslie M. Martino

4.52

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A parent’s guide to cultivating an unhurried lifestyle and education that help their children thriv… read more

Similar categories in Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction
  • parenting
  • education
Cover of Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

19. Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice

By: Katie Cicatelli-Kuc

3.17

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Gilmore Girls fans! Pour yourselves a hot cup of tea and get ready to fall in love with this cozy Y… read more

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20. The Bakery Dragon

By: Devin Elle Kurtz

4.64

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The heroic tale of a tiny dragon with a heart of gold and a taste for baked treats! A scrumptious p… read more

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21. Well Lived: Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Grace

By: Sally Clarkson

4.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Write a Beautiful Story with Your Life  You are invited to embark on a journey toward greater servi… read more

Similar categories in Sally Clarkson's Well Lived: Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Grace book and Leslie M. Martino's The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning

  • nonfiction

8 Top education books like The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance and Wonder to Homeschool Learning by Leslie M. Martino

Transform Your Habits

Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

John Taylor Gatto

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Modern Miss Mason

Leah Boden

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Until the Streetlights Come On: How a Return to Play Brightens Our Present and Prepares Kids for an Uncertain Future

Ginny Yurich

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life

Julie Bogart

4.18

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19 Top nonfiction books like Dark Calories: How Vegetable Oils Destroy Our Health and How We Can Get It Back by Cate Shanahan

Transform Your Habits

Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease

Gary Taubes

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food

Catherine Shanahan , Luke Shanahan

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

Cal Newport

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine

Robert H. Lustig

4.28

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