Wright on Time: Collection 1: Books 1-4

by Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley, Tanja Bauerle (Illustrator)

Wright on Collection 1 includes the Wright family's journey through Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, and South Dakota.

376 pages, Paperback

First published July 23, 2012

Reviews

[Susan Wight · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author and her two home educated daughters searched high and low for fiction featuring home educated kids. When they couldn’t find many, they started talking about what they’d like to see in books about home educated families. The Wright on Time series is the result. The Wrights are: Harrison, dad and freelance writer; Stephanie, mum and telecommunications expert; and their children - eleven-year-old Nadia and seven-year-old Aiden. They are on an R.V. tour of America and each book covers their adventures in a different state, with 50 planned in all. In this volume they visit a desert cave in Arizona, join a dinosaur dig searching for allosaurus bones in Utah, explore alternative energies in Wyoming, and attend a motorcycle rally and learn about newspapers in South Dakota. Although any of the books can stand alone, there is a developing mystery concerning a mysterious object the family found in the cave in Arizona, so I recommend you start at the beginning. Although set in America, the books are likely to appeal to any home educating family who will be able to arm-chair travel the USA while they read.
Home Ed Style: Natural learning on the road.
Portrayal: Positive portrayal of home education and a family who actually like and respect each other.
Conclusion: An accurate reflection of travelling home education with some enjoyable mystery and adventure added.