Publisher's Synopsis
Aidan and Amanda are 8-year-old twins who are homeschooled, using the "unschooling" method. It's a typical Tuesday, and by the early afternoon, the twins have already baked cookies, played with their guinea pigs, created a backyard fort which included making train tracks for their Lego people, and helped their mom measure for two new gardens. When the mail truck arrives, it delivers a letter addressed to Aidan and Amanda, from someone in Canada, who wants to be their penpal. Aidan and Amanda are excited to have a penpal from another country, and want to learn all about his hometown. The Penpal is the second book in this series. "This book is part of a ground-breaking series in which the characters are learning through living a rich, full life, without the trappings of traditional schooling. As the Unschooling movement grows with leaps and bounds, a new niche serving to normalize a partnership paradigm in education and parenting is emerging. This book fills that niche through offering a heartwarming and relatable adventure, following a day in the life of an Unschooling family. It serves as a form of validation and support throughout the story, as the reader recognizes that learning is happening, simply by the children following their passions and interests in life. This book demonstrates that learning can be easy, natural, and fun with family connection and love as the backdrop."-- Dayna Martin, author of Radical Unschooling: A Revolution Has Begun.
