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HOMESCHOOLING: Take a Deep Breath—You Can Do This!
by Terrie Lynn Bittner
$14.95; Softcover; 320 pages
ISBN 0-9728071-5-2 LCCN 2004005639
Distributed by: Biblio Distribution 800-462-6420

CONTACT: David Hall 303-791-9024, dave at mapletreepublishing.com

HOMESCHOOLING BOOK SHOWS ORDINARY PARENTS HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE TEACHERS

DENVER, COLORADO— While interest in homeschooling burgeons across the country, the new book, Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath—You Can Do This! could become the definitive guide to help homeschooling parents succeed.

The tendency in homeschooling books is to paint a picture of a super-mom or super-dad with a super-family. Many parents are intimidated by this approach. Terrie Lynn Bittner is a professional columnist and successful homeschool mom who has written extensively about homeschooling and has counseled other homeschool parents. In spite of the fact that she suffered from attention deficit disorder and felt very inadequate, the failure of public school teachers to help her daughter drove her to tackle homeschooling. She has used her experience to help other parents who may feel they are not qualified to homeschool their children.

In this book, Bittner takes parents by the hand and leads them through all the steps of setting up a homeschool. Included are guidelines for preparing the curriculum, teaching, testing, documenting for the authorities, getting through the really tough days, preparing your children for graduation and college, and more. The book provides parents with the courage to begin their own school and will prepare them for the difficulties they may encounter.

Carol Barnier, well-known homeschool authority and author of How to Get Your Child Off the Refrigerator and On to Learning, has high praise for Terrie’s book: “What a wonderful resource! This book could have saved me buckets of frustration had it been around when I began homeschooling. What a gift to any parent who doesn't feel they're up to the task of homeschooling. Instead of sharing yet more 'Super Mom' stories, Terrie addresses real concerns in a way that disarms the fear and boosts the confidence. It is like sharing a cup of tea with the successful, resourceful 'homeschooling friend' you always wished you had”

Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath—You Can Do This! quickly jumped to the number one homeschooling book in advance sales on Barnes and Noble’s Web site soon after it was listed. It received positive reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly and was chosen by the 75,000-member Conservative Book Club as a January option for its members. It will be available from bookstores or directly from the publisher.