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Giveaway! Six Historical Fiction Books (Value $87.70) (closed)

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Salem Ridge Press Giveaway

UPDATE:  The winner that Random.org chose is Comment #11, Lorrie!

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Lorrie said…

Historical fiction is a great way to learn. We would love to add these books to our collection.

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One of my favorite publishing companies has offered to kick off our FreelyEducate.com Giveaway Week!  Salem Ridge Press wants to give away their The Emma Leslie Early Church History Set to one of you! (value: $87.70)

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The set includes these six historical fiction books:

Salem Ridge Press is a tiny family-run publishing company “dedicated to bringing back quality children’s books of the 1800’s and early 1900’s for a new generation of readers.”  We have read three of their books as a family:  Mary Jane (Her Book), Glaucia the Greek Slave, and The White Seneca. They are still, several years after first reading them, three of our favorite books.

My favorite thing about Salem Ridge Press is that I can trust them.  They are so thorough in their review process, that they publish only those books with the highest moral and literary qualities. I know two things when I order a Salem Ridge Press book:  It is a book that is okay for the kids to read, and they’ll enjoy reading it.

The White Seneca salem ridge publishing The complete Salem Ridge Press listing contains, if I counted correctly, 29 books.  You may view the list by time period, age group, alphabetically, or by author.

Do you want the six-book set?

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Required Entry:  Just leave a comment, below.  If you would, leave a bit of advice on how you find quality books for your children, or ask a question for others to answer. Say anything you like! The winner is chosen randomly, not by word entry.

Additional Entries: You’ll receive an additional entry for any or each of these.  Remember to comment separately per entry.

If you want to get another entry in the hat, do one or all of these options, after you have entered with the above method:

1. First, did you simply comment?

2. Sign up for the Salem Ridge Press quarterly newsletter.

3. Tweet this giveaway with @freelyeducate in the message, then let us know you did.

4. Facebook about this giveaway, then let us know you did that.

5. Blog this giveaway, then come back and give us the link so we can visit your blog, too.

That’s 4 ways enter!  Remember, leave a comment  for each entry method.

Only US addresses this time.  Random.org will select the winner.  The winning entry will be verified.  Deadline:  Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, at noon CST.

Any entry problems?  Email me, Lori,  at freelyeducate@gmail.com and I’ll do a manual entry for you.  No missing out!

I hope you win!

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Thank you, Salem Ridge Press, for sponsoring this giveaway!

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  2. We would love to win! I find books by asking other moms I trust and from websites such as yours! ; ) But I always read through them before reading them to my son to make sure I am prepared to discuss anything that comes up. Let’s just say I’ve learner my lesson!

  5. DD LOVES historical fiction. It becomes a catalyst for her to discover more about that period in time. I read reviews, do searches and ask others opinions to find the books I want for my children. Then, I read them myself to ensure they promote the values I want to instill in them.

  12. To pick our books . . . I rely on word of mouth (via friends and blogs), the book Honey for A Child’s Heart, and suggestions from speakers at homeschooling conferences!

  14. This is a wonderfull giveaway and will be a blessing for some family.
    I find quality books by the company’s reputation, personal experience and other mom’s whom I trust.
    Thanks,

  15. We love historical fiction books – work wonderfully for all ages in our home school. Thanks so much for offering this!

  16. We love to read historical fiction around here. Ever since beginning to homeschool 10 years ago, we have come to love learning history!.

  20. We enjoy historical fiction for its ability to bring history to life. I’m thankful for companies like Salem Ridge, who provide good quality choices.

  22. With two kids that are avid readers, it is hard to keep them supplied with –>GOOD<-- books. Would love to get these for my boys. Thanks!

  24. Haven’t heard of these books before. They look wonderful. I find books by looking through curriculum catalogs, talking to other trusted Moms and great blogs like yours.

  27. I actually choose by word of mouth or by publisher most times!! I would love to have this in our collection! My son loves history!! kevinkaylaarrowood123 at yahoo dot com

  28. I would love this set! We also love historical fiction! I find ideas for books from the Sonlight catalog. I don’t actually use the curriculum, just their ideas for books. 🙂

  40. I wish I could read the books before my children do, but I cannot keep up! So, I rely heavily on recommendations from moms and curriculums I trust.

  43. It would be nice to snuggle up and read these books during the upcoming winter weather. My DD loves to read and these sound like books she would read over and over. (Mom too! 🙂

  45. My children are still young enough that I have read everything before they are allowed to read it…but my son is becoming such an avid reader I won’t be able to preview everything for much longer! I guess I will have to rely on Godly friends recommendations.

  47. Just signed up for the newsletter. Wow what a wonderful site. Another gold nugget gleaned from your blog! Thank you, Lori.

  49. To find good books for my children, I read book reviews written by members of the homeschool community.

  54. We find our books in several ways: books I read as a child, books we hear about from friends and homeschool resources and the library.

  57. I, also, have a few friends and moms I trust, and so ask for and listen to their recommendations. There are also a couple of websites that I check their reading lists. Our budget is limited so we borrow from friends or library.

  59. I love to browse old bookstores for older children’s books. I especially love reading stories to my children that my mom read to me. What a great giveaway!

  63. This is great! Thanks, Salem Ridge Press & Freely Educate! Guess we find good books about the same way others have mentioned…read reviews, read excerpts, go with trusted authors, take recommendations from people we’ve learned to trust!

  65. I find books in curriculum catalogs, on websites for Charlotte Mason style teaching and blogs by homeschool moms. I read anything I’m not familiar with first, always! I have been known to edit what would have otherwise been a good book, if they had just skipped that one reference/page/chapter!

  66. I love Salem Ridge Press books. We have read a couple of them. I would love to win some so we could read more.

  67. I have been using the book list in the back of the read-aloud handbook to help find a few new-to-me good books for the kids!

  71. This is an amazing giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win! We ask other families their opinion of books as well as check reviews online.

  72. I have voracious readers who sometimes get stuck in a rut with one series. I will check out books and leave them around the livingroom. Usually most get picked up and read within a few days.

  76. I find great books for our family by talking to other moms and the local librarians! Thanks for the great giveaway! 🙂

  79. We love books in our house and primarily use them in our homeschooling. We would love to add these to our ever growing library!!

  80. I would love these books to add to my adding library of good, quality books which I mainly get from Teaching with the Trivium, the Bluedorns.

  82. Our little family would love these books. I have found that asking other moms for book suggestions and reading blogs of moms I trust has given me much inspiration and ideas for our school. And I so appreciate this blog and all the freebies you offer. Thank you for this opportunity!

  83. Sounds like a great giveaway! It would go great with our history curriculum. I usually ask others what books they’ve read that their kids loved!

  84. What an increadable give away … we love good books! and learning history is a bonus! My kids know that good books means old books so they look inside the cover to find a date and if it is before 1960 they know it might be a keeper 🙂

  85. I love Historical Fiction. I usually ask advice from other moms and use trusted websites for ideas. This is a great giveaway.

  91. For quality books, I look to trusted resourses, like home school and Christian companies and bloggers. I always flip through first, and read with my kids.

  95. Very excited about this opportunity to win this set. Thanks again for providing it for us home-school families!!

  97. Interesting giveaway. I use many sources online to find books for our boys in all genres. Plus I add lots of classical reading that would have been mandatory in the 1950s through 1970s. Education is a wonderful tool and gift to pass on to our children.

  99. I try to find historical fiction as well. I like books written by Christian authors too. Much of the stuff our neighbor’s kids are reading is rubbish! Thanks for the opportunity to win this set!
    Christine in OH

  104. Wow! I would love these books for our home library. I buy books based on reviews, and what other moms say (moms that I trust).

  106. I would love these for my daughter. She is a big reader, and loves historical fiction. These books look very interesting. Thank you for the entry.

  110. Wow. . .thanks for this great give-away! I’m always looking for quality reading for my 7 year old. Really want to win. . . . 🙂

  111. I would love to win this set for my boys! I usually rely on info from other homeschool moms to find good books for my boys.

  112. Would love to win these, didn’t even know about them. We love history books here in our house! 🙂
    Thanks!

  116. These look like great books and I love seeing that others have boys that liked them. I find it really hard to find good wholesome books that keep my son’s attention.

  119. This would be fantastic! It would give my daughter something educationally fun to read. She reads at every spare moment she has between homework and chores 🙂

  120. I love using book lists I can trust. My current one is 1000 books for the Classically Educated Child.

  121. Would love to win this. I like to give my kids books I read as a child or books reviewed by people I trust.
    Thanks!

  124. Thanks Freely Educate for letting me know to post here instead of to the Facebook post! OOPS! So…again, I would totally love to add these books to our new home school library:)

  127. I have never heard of this set. I am very interested as I have a reader……she is into History and is 10. I know this would be a must read, and pass on to the other siblings.

  128. What a wonderful giveaway – We often rely on the library for historical fiction. They often have great options but might only have a few titles from any one publisher/author. So when we find one we like at the library we are better able to pursue others like it online or with interlibrary loan or to puchase.

  129. And I also visited Salem Press and signed up for their newsletter — what great offerings they have!

  131. My children love to read and to be read to – especially history.
    And I love to encourage that with great stories that I can trust.

  134. Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway! I usually find good recommendations from blogs I trust and the Welltrainedmind dot com forums.

  137. I love historical fiction! It’s such a fun way to learn about history. I sure hope to win this giveaway. 🙂

  144. I think my children know more than me about history because of their love of reading historical fiction books. They devour them! I’d love this set for them!

  146. I ask people that I know and trust for recommendations. It is fun to find “new” reads that we have never heard of before. Thanks!

  147. It would be wonderful for our family to win this! My daughter LOVES to read and historical books are at the top of her list of favorites. Thanks for this opportunity!

  148. My family would love these! We typically learn about new books through our homeschool group. Usually someone will compile a list of recommended books about once a year. It is always fun to see what others have recommended.

  149. Would love to give these books a read. I have a daughter who will read 24/7. It would be nice to give her something to read that I don’t have to preread first!

  150. Count us in!
    We love theliteratemother.org as well as several books on books 🙂
    Honey for a Child’s Heart
    Books that Build Character
    Books Children Love
    Books to Build on

  157. This is a wonderful gift!! Thanks Freely Educate for bringing so many great ideas to homeschoolers!

  158. Hmm I find books by well looking at them and also seeing reading lists and looking at what they have to offer at homeschool conventions and suppliers. I can tell by opening them and reading some if it’s just fluff or something worth it.

  164. We love books.we need to buy more book cases, but have run out of room! We will have to come up with some creative storage ideas, cause we won’t stop collecting books.

  166. I would love to win! I find good books by checking with our library. They always have lists of recent award-winning books, including lists of books chosen by children to be the best.

  168. I like to read children’s book anthologies to quickly find out what books would be good for my children’s different age groups.

  169. What a fabulous find! I’ve never heard of the publisher before, but looking forward to finding their books!

  172. My daughter and I love reading historical fiction together, and these look like just her taste. THank you!

  174. What a great giveaway! I don’t think I’ve read any of these books but I love historical fiction and always like to find good historical fiction that I can share with my children.

  176. This would be great to add to our bookshelves. We love to read “living books”. I use Ambleside Online & get a lot of great suggestions thru their yahoo groups. After I look up the book, I review it thoroughly before getting it. Also, there are a lot of great ebooks that are free like the Caleb books by Jacob Abbott. Thanks for having this giveaway.

  182. Would love to add these books to our historical fiction library. We find our books from various sources. We use curriculum literature packs, library and education services, eBay, and sometimes goodwill!!!

  183. This sounds like a fabulous set of books that I would love to use! Thanks for the great offer.

  186. I pick books I remember from my childhood, books recommended by other moms, and sometimes I just pick them up at yard sales, library sales, etc. I also use the reading lists from some Charlotte Mason curriculum.

  191. We would love to win these! Thank you for the opportunity to get some great literature to go with our history.

  192. I’m always on the lookout for great historical literature for children. Thanks so much for introducing me to this series and for the opportunity to win it!

  212. I would love this set!!! I usually find quality fiction from Sonlight catalog or following home education blogs

  217. We love Historical books 🙂 I usually find books by recommendation from other homeschoolers.