As a homeschooling parent I come across a lot of books, probably more than parents who send their children to traditional schools since I am always searching for books that will tie in nicely to whatever we are studying.  I am frequently checking out history books or science books that I hope will hold my children’s interest and turn something that can be dry into something that is exciting.

I have to say that there are quite a few not-so-good books out there, whether they are poorly written or boring.

Last week I came across the book, The Declaration of Independence: the Words that Made America by Sam Fink .  This is a fabulous book.  It breaks down the entire Declaration of Independence into phrases which are shown on large print on the right hand side of the page.  The left hand side of the page is a large illustration.  This makes the document accessible to everyone.

I have since discovered that Sam Fink has authored several other books, among them the Gettysburg Address and the Constitution of the United States.  All of these books will soon become part of our permanent home library.