Build Your Library
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Build Your Library, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Build Your Library's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Level 0 – Around the World | $29.95, paid once | Kindergarten, ages 4–6 · 30-week study · PDF lesson plans · no returns or refunds · $29.95 |
| Level 1 – The Ancient World | $39.95, paid once | Grade 1, ages 6–8 · 36-week study · PDF lesson plans · no returns or refunds · $39.95 |
The facts
Each one read from Build Your Library's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The maker describes a complete K–12 program with grade-level products from Level 0 through Level 12.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Books
- Required books are scheduled in the plans, and the maker says families can use books they own or borrow them from a local library.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Creator and location
- The creator is Emily Cook, who says she has been homeschooling her four children in Southern New Hampshire.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Download
- Digital programs are PDF files, and buyers receive a download link after ordering.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Lesson materials
- Plans include reading lists, narration cards, vocabulary, copywork, poetry memorization, map work, research projects, notebook pages, and science and art projects.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Math coverage
- The curriculum does not include a math program, which the FAQ says must be purchased separately.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Order limit
- The Level 0 product page says digital programs cannot be returned or refunded.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Other subjects
- The FAQ says families may also want separate spelling and grammar programs, depending on the child.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Payment provider
- The Level 0 product page says orders are processed through a PayPal e-Junkie shopping cart.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Build Your Library is a secular, literature-based homeschool curriculum inspired by Charlotte Mason.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Science perspective
- The FAQ says the curriculum teaches evolution and approaches the history of religion from a secular worldview.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Subjects
- Full-year programs include lesson plans for history, literature, poetry, art, and science.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Unit studies
- The maker describes unit studies as short, self-contained intensive studies that can be used alongside a full-year program.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Learning approach
- The FAQ lists narration, copywork, dictation, artist study, living books, and short varied lessons among the Charlotte Mason ideas used in the curriculum.checked 9 Oct 2026
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