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Usborne Homeschool Books are our absolute favourite educational books. They are written in a way that Freddie can understand them, they are colourful, and even more than that they are informative.
We have been reading Usborne books for years since Freddie was a baby. We absolutely love books and Freddie has always enjoyed reading.
Our favourites from when he was a baby were the That’s Not My board books.
But did you know they also did educational books for children?
Well I didn’t!
As we now homeschool Freddie we are always looking at new educational books for him to learn from. That are both easy to read, and enjoyable for him. He is only 8 years old, he does read incredibly well, but he still definitely prefers pictures on at least some of the pages!
Check out over 100 books for 9 year old’s that kids will love to read.
Check out some of their new titles that are absolutely excellent for home learning, whether that be homeschooling or just learning at home after school.
Our Favourite Homeschool Books
A Short History of the World
Out of the 5 books we were sent this was the first one Freddie chose to read. He has shown such an interest in history since he has been homeschooled, and loves learning about the different eras. He has studied the Tudors and Ancient Greeks in great depth but is absolutely fascinated by it.
This book starts at the Ancient World from the Ice Age, then to the Medieval World from the 450’s, next to the Early Modern World from the 1450’s and then straight up to the Modern World from the 1750’s.
The illustrations in this book are fantastic, and it is full of awesome information.
Politics for Beginners
Now I already know how great this book is as we already have it. So if you scroll further down the page there is a competition to win a copy of it.
It talks about the very basics of politics and shows how politics is everywhere in our lives.
It is written in very small chunks that are easy to digest. Freddie is 8 years old and has already learnt a lot from it, and it definitely sparks debate! Which is great.
100 Things to Know About Space
We flicked through this book together, but it was so engaging and interesting we spent about an hour.
“Freddie did you know a space toilet costs £12 million”
“Did you know to be an astronaut you have to be able to swim, be trained in wilderness survival, be able to read and speak Russian, have a maths or science degree, be able to fly a jet plane and be between 157 – 190.5cm tall”
It is a great book, again not with huge texts of writing so it is very easy to read and absorb.
Lift the Flap Engineering
Another great book. Freddie’s dad is an engineer by trade and therefore this was really interesting for him to read. On first glance I thought as it was a lift the flap book it might be too young. But I was wrong.
It is full of really interesting things that will certainly spark on interest in engineering.
We travel a lot as a family and the flying high page which talks about Balancing Forces, and Lift, Thrust and Drag was really interesting for Freddie.
Looking After your Mental Health
This is such a popular topic at the minute, and certainly wasn’t found in many children’s books when I was younger. Freddie hasn’t read this yet, however, I have, albeit skim read it.
It looks like a great book, however, personally the target reader I would put at at least 12 years old. It talks about puberty, sex, relationships, phones and social media. There are other areas of the book that are definitely relevant for an 8 year old though.
This will definitely be placed on our bookshelf for when he is a little older as I think it is such an important topic.
Check out their other titles of books for children aged 7-11 here.
Usborne Homeschool Competition
There is a competition to win a copy of the Usborne Politics for Beginners the winner will be selected on 7th January 2019.
**Disclosure – I was sent these books free of charge in return for an honest review. **
22 Comments
Little Kids First Big Book of the World by Elizabeth Carney
I love stem educational books
Read with Biff, Chip and Kipper Collection
I like the carol vorderman maths books!
Little Kids First Big Book of Space
I wanna teach my daughter politics, she has an interest in the news and whats happening on our streets with all the homeless being everywhere xx
dr seuss abc
Anything to do with space, we have lots because we home ed too!
My Nephews imagination was really sparked by the Guinness World records 2016! It made him really interested in certain topics, it taught him how to look at a table of contents and understand facts etc, now he gets it every year (the book)
My Son loves space books
Timelines of Everything
Has to be any fact book on animals
I love these books and have started selling them! Since I have a toddler I am great with the baby and toddler selections but am always looking at input in the selection for older children to help recommend to my clients! I love how educational so many of their books are! Have you tried the 50 things to do and make book! It’s a great STEM book!
The politics book looks great – I would probably learn something!
A Short History of Everything
I like the Usborne Music books for budding pianists
Funnily enough I was given the Blue Planet book for Christmas and my little brother loves it too! I’m thrilled because I can talk about underwater life all day 😛
The book The Human Body has been a source of fascination for my nephew!
My son has enjoyed reading 100 things to know about history and Usborne Beginners Science Collection
A Short History of Everything 🙂
Fact book on animals
The Biff and Chip Magic Key Early Readers books