For the month of August, the Schoolhouse Store has select E-Books at 50% off. They're excited to have over 70 E-Books on sale for at least 50% off! It's a great time to find some handy resources for your homeschool and give E-Books a try!

You can purchase the Inventors and Holidays Combo pack - regularly $15.90 - for only $3.97 during this sale! 

Check out these incredible TOS Gold Medal Deals!

50% Off Fiesta of Freebies - Regularly $3.00 - Sale price - $1.50
50% Off 3 E-Book Homeschool Combo Pack - Regularly $24.95 - Sale price $12.48
50% Off Secrets of Successful Homeschooling - Regularly $12.45 - Sale price $6.23

Check out even more Specials ... 86 items on sale just for YOU!! These deals are only available for another 12 days, so grab them while you can!

... Kris ...

Picture this: You are at the local zoo for a family home education outing. The animals you observe are simply amazing, but sign after sign and zookeeper after zookeeper interprets the creatures — their development and characteristics — from an anti-biblical, pro-evolutionist perspective. What do you do?

Or this: You are in the dentist’s office reading through books as you wait for your appointment with the doctor. The television set in the waiting room is broadcasting an episode of a popular animal show. The host of the show explains that the unique adaptations of the giraffe are the product of evolution and developed over millions of years. Your children are confused. What do you do?

Solution: “Jonathan Park Goes to the Zoo”

Join Jonathan Park and his father on a virtual zoo excursion, exploring 100 wonders of the animal kingdom. Unique from the Jonathan Park Creation Adventure series, Jonathan Park Goes to the Zoo is the perfect companion for family car rides or visits to your own local zoo. “See” God’s handiwork in everything from the rhinoceros hornbill to the Komodo dragon as Jonathan and Dr. Park dispel common evolutionist myths and highlight some of the most fascinating attributes that God gave each creature He designed. Filled with engaging animal noises and amazing scientific tidbits, Jonathan and his father take listeners on a zoo journey to remember. Every creature has a story that gives glory to God!

Jonathan Park Goes to the Zoo contains over 200 minutes of exciting creation education on 4 CDs. This new release is now available for only $25.

PS. Don't forget to check out our new Jonathan Park Communicator Watches!

... Kris ...

I was sent four (4) sets of Solar Beads to give away ... these are really cool! When they arrive in the mail, the beads are pearly white. But when you expose them to the sun, they change colors and end up looking like this:

To enter the contest, just leave a comment and be sure to leave some way for me to contact you (email or a blog link). I'll choose FOUR (4) winners on Wednesday, August 13th. (This contest is open to bloggers from any country - the package should be light enough not to cost too much. However, I reserve the right  to determine this after I choose my winners and am able to check shipping prices. I myself will be paying the postage, NOT SolarBeads.com.)

Check out the SolarBeads.com website for more information about this fun product! Create necklaces or bracelets with them and watch them change as you go from inside to outside! Here is the description as posted on their site:

Solar Beads are also called UV Beads or Ultra Violet Beads because it is the Ultra Violet rays of the Sun that makes them change colors.  The bowl of solar beads to the left has just been exposed to the sun for five (5) seconds!  The power of the sun is shown to be very powerful on this day!!!  When you take them out of the sun, they return to their milky-white state when not exposed to solar UV rays.

These are a great way for teachers and educators to show kids the POWER of the SUN.  The most common method is to have kids make bracelets with them and walk around from sun to shade to inside a vehicle to show them where the UV rays are more harmful (more suggestions in the Teaching link above).

Club kids love them because they change colors when exposed to indoor club UV lights.  Worn in a hair braid or on sneakers they catch people's eyes.  Adults should use them as reminders to put on sun block or move into the shade.  These are "pony" size beads measuring 9mm with a 3mm hole.

... Kris ...