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ADOREMUS BOOKS – Resources for the Catholic Home
2580 s. 90th Street, Omaha, NE 68124 • 402-502-3162
www.adoremusbooks.com

Review by Linda Foster

Adoremus Books (Latin for “Let Us Adore!”) carries an extensive selection of top quality books and resources designed to enrich the Catholic home. From the Fathers of the Church to the great writers of today, Adoremus books has something for everyone including spiritual readings by the Saints and great theologians of the Church, books written to guide people wanting to build stronger and holier marriages and families, and books that will allow readers to discover or rediscover the beauty of the Catholic Church and to pass it to their children and grandchildren.

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Over 5000 titles in religion, literature for children and teens, history and geography, language arts, math, science, and foreign language are included in the Adoremus Books inventory. The Company also stocks an exciting array of resources on music education, art, art appreciation materials and supplies, crafts and games, PSAT, SAT, and ACT preparation materials, and various classroom supplies. It also maintains an extensive inventory of religious and family-friendly DVD’s and CD’s.

Owned and operated by homeschoolers Tom and Gayle Heldridge, Adoremus Books understands the particular needs of homeshoolers and offers publications and other study markets geared to the homeschool experience. Homeschooling materials include many of those recommended by Laura Berquist, Seton Home School, Our Lady of Victory School, Our Lady of the Rosary School, Charlotte Mason, Susan Wise Bauer, and others attempting to answer the question: “Why homeschool.”

On the web site menu board under “Homeschooling Resources”, a number of student’s guides are offered including A Student’s Guide to the Core Curriculum, A Student’s Guide to Religious Studies, A Student’s Guide to Literature, A Student’s Guide to Political Philosophy, A Student’s Guide to Psychology, A Student’s Guide to History, A Student’s Guide to Economics. Each guide is a reader-friendly introduction to the most important fields of knowledge in the language arts. A Student’s Guide to Liberal Learning surveys ideas and books central to the tradition of humanistic education that has fundamentally shaped our country and our civilization. This tome freshly conveys the excitement of learning from the acknowledge masters of intellectual life and serves as a blueprint for building one’s own library of meaningful books.

A Student’s Guide to the Core Curriculum explains the value of a traditional core of studies in Western civilization and then surveys eight courses available in most American universities which may be taken as electives to acquire such an education. This well-written and relevant guide puts “the best” within reach of every student.

The highly informative and engaging A Student’s Guide to Classics is an unparalleled brief introduction to the literature of the classical world, providing readers with an overview of each of the major poets, dramatists, philosophers, and historians of ancient Greece and Rome.

Catholic Homeschool parents who want to stay close to the heart of the Church in the schooling of their children will find Catholic Education: Homeward Bound to be a reliable guide. Written by two experienced homeschooling mothers, Kimberly Hahn and Mary Hasson, Catholic Education: Homeward Bound presents a very thorough, balanced and practical guide to the merits of home education, as well as the important ideas, resources and curricula for use in homeschooling. Most importantly, Hahn and Hasson offer compelling advice and inspiration for parents as they undertake their child’s religious, moral and intellectual formation.

Catholic Home Education Guides, Volumes 1 and 2 feature educational tips, details and reviews of products, programs, publishers and other homeschool supplies. These excellent resources create a complete family resource guide that helps parents select and customize a Catholic home study program.

In addition to its excellent homeschool resource materials, Adoremus Books offers publications and study materials appropriate for use in classroom settings which focus on providing a foundationally sound Catholic-based education. All of the resources offered by Adoremus Books have been carefully screened to assure their suitability to promoting Catholic ideologies.

For additional information and to purchase the quality reference materials offered by Adoremus Books, please visit their website at www.adoremusbooks.com. L.F.