Review Index

Unschool~Kidz! no longer accepts contributions. The contents will remain online for your enjoyment indefinitely.

The children who have contributed items for this website live in Australia and all are educated at home by their parents.

A BIG THANK YOU goes to everyone who has sent items for our ezine!

• Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain, reviewed by Elizabeth
• The Willow Tree's Daughter, reviewed by Emily
• The Little Dressmaker, Understood Betsy, and Homer Price, reviewed by Elizabeth
• The Chimaera Conspiracy, reviewed by Bonny
• Alistair Underwater, reviewed by Jonah
• Chantelle's Poem, by Elise

Here's some information on How To Write a Review:

What you need to include:

• Title
• Author, if it's a book
• Your name and age
• A few sentences retelling what the story is about, without giving away the ending or surprise twists.
• Don't forget to talk about who the main characters are, where the story or action is set, what sort of problems are solved or not solved...
• What did you like or dislike about the characters?
• How did you feel about what happened in the story?
• Which part of the story did you like best? Why?
• If you like you can draw a picture about the story, movie, game, etc.
• Would you recommend the story to your friends? If you would, what kind of person would enjoy reading it too?

Don't forget, reviews don't always have to be about books, movies or games you enjoy or like. Sometimes reviewers write about why they didn't like a book or a play...

To submit a review, first read the guidelines below.

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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network. Beverley wrote several books and booklets on home education through her self-publishing business, Always Learning Books. Beverley retired from actively supporting home education in July 2008 to allow her to spend time on her garden and writing projects. She maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home. Beverley continues to support the Home Education Association of Australia as a committee member. Beverley's books will remain available through her websites. Gradually all of her books will be converted to E-books as she makes the transition to a 'paperless office'.