{"product_id":"indiana-by-the-way","title":"Indiana By The Way","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg data-attachment-id=\"18356\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/19\/indiana-by-the-way-a-crew-review\/indiana-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/indiana-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,308\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.7\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"LG-H345\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1537227565\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"3.43\",\"iso\":\"300\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.066666666666667\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"Indiana cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/indiana-cover.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/indiana-cover.jpg?w=500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18356 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/indiana-cover.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"Indiana cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/indiana-cover.jpg 500w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/indiana-cover.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/indiana-cover.jpg?w=300 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/indiana-cover.jpg?w=600\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the Way\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a fun and fact-filled series of books written by author Joy Budensiek. We have been enjoying one of the four newest books in the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/bytheway-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/bytheway-series\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBy the Way Book Series\u003c\/a\u003e as we think about planning a trip before too long.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/product\/indiana\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/product\/indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIndiana ~ By The Way\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the book we have been enjoying. The other new ones include New York City, Alaska, and Ireland. There are currently 10 books in this series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoy Budensiek began writing these books to help families have an interesting and fun way to discuss\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/bytheway-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/bytheway-series\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003espiritual truths in everyday life\u003c\/a\u003e. After hearing the startling fact that most Christian families do not intentionally discuss God’s hand in every day life, she created this series to lend a hand and lead the way for families. These geographically based books help parents teach a Christian worldview through a bright and exciting children’s book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg data-attachment-id=\"18361\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/19\/indiana-by-the-way-a-crew-review\/reading-in-the-tent\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-in-the-tent.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"281,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.7\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"LG-H345\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1536591422\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"3.43\",\"iso\":\"900\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.090909090909091\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"reading in the tent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-in-the-tent.jpg?w=169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-in-the-tent.jpg?w=281\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18361 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-in-the-tent.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"reading in the tent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-in-the-tent.jpg 281w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-in-the-tent.jpg?w=84 84w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-in-the-tent.jpg?w=600\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach of the books in the series is a hard-back book that is printed in full color. It contains pictures of the actual places and animals discussed, as well as drawings and other images to illustrate other ideas or things. The reading level is upper elementary and the book is about 50 page long. Each page is packed and we would read about 6 or 8 pages in a sitting. This allowed us to discuss ideas and talk about things that interested us. More than once, while I was reading aloud to Miss J (age 9), one or both of the older girls would come look at what we were reading about. Often, we ended up at the computer, looking at the places on a map or reading more about the place mentioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the Way\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the stories of two children who explore the world around them, wherever they end up. Alex and Lexi find themselves immersed in the beauty of God’s creation and seeing God’s hand in the world around them. In the book about Indiana, they are visiting family at Thanksgiving. Their family explores the state and finds a lot of interesting places to visit, things to learn, and animals to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg data-attachment-id=\"18362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/19\/indiana-by-the-way-a-crew-review\/reading-with-kitty\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-with-kitty.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"281,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.7\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"LG-H345\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1536756126\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"3.43\",\"iso\":\"100\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.010309278350515\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"reading with kitty\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-with-kitty.jpg?w=169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-with-kitty.jpg?w=281\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18362 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-with-kitty.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"reading with kitty\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-with-kitty.jpg 281w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-with-kitty.jpg?w=84 84w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/reading-with-kitty.jpg?w=600\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome of the fun facts that we learned while reading this book:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are quite a few covered bridges in Indiana. And, we hope to see some when we end up visiting that state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a lot of wildlife, including Monarch butterflies (Miss L’s favorite), cardinals (Miss J’s favorite), bats (reminding Miss E of a visit to a cave a year or so ago), deer, lots of other birds (more of Miss J’s favorites), bears, rabbits, and many, many more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are sand dunes! We know sand dunes from White Sands so it was interesting to learn more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis state borders Lake Michigan and is MUCH smaller than Texas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere are large Amish communities in the state. This was really appealing to Miss E and Miss J since it relates so well to another book series they are reading about a young Amish girl.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese are just the tip of the iceberg with what you will learn about Indiana in this book. It is so easy to extend this type of learning. Marking a map, adding additional animal research or sketching, creating artwork related to themes and ideas, looking up more on the plants mentioned (orchids!) and trying to grow them – the possibilities are as varied as your own imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg data-attachment-id=\"18360\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/19\/indiana-by-the-way-a-crew-review\/holding-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/holding-book.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"281,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.7\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"LG-H345\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1537276558\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"3.43\",\"iso\":\"200\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.03448275862069\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"holding book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/holding-book.jpg?w=169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/holding-book.jpg?w=281\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18360 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/holding-book.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"holding book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/holding-book.jpg 281w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/holding-book.jpg?w=84 84w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/holding-book.jpg?w=600\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs wonderful as all of this learning about Indiana is, there is something much better woven throughout the story and the pages of this book – God’s hand in nature and life. Intentionally looking for ways to help the reader see God’s hand, Bible verses are woven into the story and into the lives of the characters. One of these places is when talking about the beauty of the changing leaves in fall and Psalm 90:2 is quoted. Another example is when they are talking about caves and bats. I John 1:5 is brought up. In the discussion about Thanksgiving and its history, James 1:17 is quoted to remind us that God gives so many good gifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg data-attachment-id=\"18358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/19\/indiana-by-the-way-a-crew-review\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"By The Way pictures of book\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book.jpg?w=500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"By The Way pictures of book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book.jpg 500w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book.jpg?w=300 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-pictures-of-book.jpg?w=600\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to this, the discussion between the adults and the children in the story models well how to intentionally bring up God’s plan, His hand, and His wonderful creation in every day discussions. Finding life lessons from God is modeled well in this series of books. In Indiana, we see this when having a thankful heart is taught. We see it when they are teaching about the Amish and they mention “Family and faith are most important to them. Anything which threatens these is rejected.” (p. 35) Billy Sunday is discussed and the adults teach the children about the worth of salvation in contrast to the salary he gave up. They also model this idea with nature – the animals are so perfectly created that the butterflies know exactly when to migrate, the bats know how to hunt, the farms are blessed by the rain and sunshine, and the variety of trees that exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"18357\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/19\/indiana-by-the-way-a-crew-review\/by-the-way-books\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-books.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,517\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.7\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"LG-H345\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1537276523\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"3.43\",\"iso\":\"200\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.052631578947368\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"By The Way books\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-books.jpg?w=290\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-books.jpg?w=500\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18357\" src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-books.jpg?w=290\u0026amp;h=300\" alt=\"By The Way books\" width=\"290\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-books.jpg?w=290\u0026amp;h=300 290w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-books.jpg?w=145\u0026amp;h=150 145w, https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-books.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/by-the-way-books.jpg?w=290\u0026amp;h=300\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis modeling is wonderful and reminds us of the important things in life. The\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"bbc_link\" href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the Way\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries is fantastic at not only teaching about interesting places but in teaching about God’s perfect creation and our lives in it. Indiana is another fun book in this series. Want to know about more? We reviewed\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/28\/by-the-way-book-series-colorado-a-crew-review\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2017\/02\/28\/by-the-way-book-series-colorado-a-crew-review\/\"\u003eColorado\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epreviously on the blog and have read the Washington book, also.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlessings,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt Home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBe sure to visit the Homeschool Review Crew to read about the other books in the series that are being reviewed this time around:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/product\/alaska\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/product\/alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlaska\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/product\/ireland\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/product\/ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIreland\u003c\/a\u003e, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/product\/new-york-city\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/bythewayseries.com\/product\/new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew York City\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDescription from:  https:\/\/3gigglygirlsathome.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/19\/indiana-by-the-way-a-crew-review\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature's Workshop Plus","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":48324783112362,"sku":"10714","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0406\/8053\/files\/indiana-cover.jpg?v=1779047526","url":"https:\/\/www.homeeducationalresources.com\/products\/indiana-by-the-way","provider":"Home Educational Resources ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}