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This is the beginning of our on-line catalog.
Links to general subject areas are listed in alphabetical order by subject name. Feel free to e-mail for more detailed information on individual books.

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You can always email me to see when the book is expected back in stock or nudge me to get it back in stock right away.

Audio-Visual Resources:
    Audio packs from January Productions (Educational Impressions):Read-along biographies of presidents and other famous Americans.
    Civil War Resources: Cassettes

    Twin Sisters Audio Teaching Materials
    Greg and Steve CD's from Creative Teaching Press
    Sara Jordan Singing Sight Words
    Used VHS Family Friendly Movies and Nonfiction

 

Biographies: Explorers / Presidents / Authors / Mathematicians / Scientists and Inventors
Political Leaders / Civil Rights Leaders / Musicians
Trailblazer Series (Biographical fiction about missionaries and other well-known Christians for ages 8-12)
Audio packs from January Productions (Educational Impressions):Read-along biographies of Presidents and other famous Americans.
Childhood of Famous Americans
Famous Faces series from Edupress: Thematic 8-packs of portraits and related activities.
Great Explorer Series from Barron's

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    Pictures: Famous Faces (Pictures of Famous People) /  Social Studies Photo Activities
Early Learner Photo Fun Activities / Science Photo Fun Activities
     Banners and Borders: Famous Faces Headlines
         Famous Quotes From Famous People
        Word-a-Day Calendar / Borders
      Ideas: Idea Books and Patterns

Business, Entrepreneurship, and Personal Finance

Christian Education and Teaching Materials

 

Christianity: Learning and Living a Life of Faith (unlinked topics will be coming soon.)
    Meeting God / Living by Faith / Knowing God Better / Introducing Others to God
    Applying the Bible to Social Issues / Understanding and Studying the Bible
    Worship and the Church / Christian Doctrine / Eternal Life

Christmas Books and other Christmas Items

Computers, Web 2.0, Software, and related

Creating a Learning Environment
    Calendar Activities / Idea Books and Patterns  / Classroom Wreaths / Borders / Learning Centers

Decorative papers, Reproducible Borders, and Clip Art

Drama, Plays, Speeches, Choral Reading and Making Videos for the Classroom

ebooks: Do you need it now! Do you live outside the United States and want to save shipping fees? Browse our thousands of ebook titles you can download immediately from a sister site. Many of these books are favorites that have gone out of print and many are from publishers whose physical inventory I don't have room to stock. For some situations, maybe yours, an ebook is just the solution you need. Browse and buy our ebooks here.  Get ready to be tempted. There are 114 different educational publishers. You can search by grade level, topic level, publisher, and / or price.

 

Early Childhood
     Developmental Activities / Card Games / Theme Studies for Early Learners
    The Ultimate Book of Kindergarten Skills
    Board Books / Interactive Books / Nature and Science / Math / Language Skills
    Early Learner Photo Fun Activities  / Pair-It Books from Steck-Vaughn for theme studies
    Audio Activities to make everyday routines go more smoothly
    Early Learning Skill Cards from Edupress (Picture Cards for Language Development)
    Managing and Plan Books for Early Preschool and Kindergarten for Early Childhood Classrooms
   

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Education and Teaching Methods and Reference
    Books on Education and How to Teach (These include books by Ruth Beechick and other books that discuss general educational issues.)
    Administration and Classroom Management
     Books for Parents Who Want to Participate in their Children's Education
    Activities that Follow the Calendar or the School Year
    Multi-Subject Ideas for Quick Activities
    Multi-Subject Collections of Reproducible References and Worksheets
    Quick Flip Questions and Activity books from Edupress for Reference and Lesson Planning

For more comprehensive reviews on flip charts, click link or picture below:

 

featured lens Edupress Flip Charts
An item doesn't need a high price to be a quality resource. Several years ago when I got my Edupress dealer catalog, it had a new item in it -- a small chart called Quick Flip Questions for Critical Thinking I decided to try a few of them and liste...

 
    Teacher Planning and Record Keeping Books
    Help for Substitute Teachers
    Learning
Differences
    Unit and Theme Studies, cross-curriculum.

Fine Arts:

    Art Appreciation and History / Drawing and Painting / Crafts and Other Art Activities


   

Music Appreciation and Theory

Musical Instruments and Instruction / Vocal Music and Songbooks for Singing
Hymnology / Used Books on Music and Art

Foreign Language: If you have a foreign language need not yet listed, please use our affiliate link to search for a greater variety than we can stock at this time. Foreign Language And don't forget to check our sale page. Some of our more specialized or slightly damaged or shop-worn goods can be found there. We also have some used foreign language materials.

 

I Learn Anywhere: A very reasonably priced audio course you can download right way to your media player. Available in Spanish, French, Italian, and German. You get over 20 hours of language learning that includes a crash course in travel conversation, grammar, vocabulary building, and language immersion with native speakers.  Click here for a more thorough description and to listen to samples from different parts of the program. You can buy directly from the page you land on.

 

  1. Asian Languages (See Japanese Power Glide Courses)

  2. French Language Learning Materials

  3. German Learning Resources

  4. Italian Learning Resources

  5. Latin Resources

  6. Power Glide Courses (available in Spanish, French, German, Latin, Russian and Japanese)
    Check out our low prices on these.

  7. Russian Language (See Power Glide Courses)

  8. Spanish books, audio, and activities

  9. Spanish language courses

  10. Sign language and Braille

  11. ESL / Bilingual Education  / English as a Foreign Language for Adults
    Foreign Language Books on Sale / Used Foreign Language Books and Courses

Geography / History and Geography of Individual States /Used Books on Geography and Travel
Outline Maps, Atlases, and Activity Cards

    Rookie Read-About-Geography: Leveled books for emergent readers

 Government, Economics, and Citizenship / Patriotism / Elections and Voting

Grade Level Multi-subject Workbooks for Home Use
    Steck-Vaughn Head of the Class / Ultimate Book of Skills Series by Steck-Vaughn

Graphic Novels and Nonfiction

Health and Human Body
   
Crabtree Diaster Alert! Series includes information on safety during disasters```

History:
    American History: General American History or Multi-Period / Timelines
Core Skills Social Studies by Steck Vaughn for grades 2-6
Patriotism / Beautiful Feet Curriculum Guides / Morrie Greenberg's American Adventures
Pilgrim Period / JamestownProvidential View of American History / Colonial Period 
American Revolution / Using Primary Sources
Pioneer Books for Teens and Adults 
Pioneer Books for Children / Native Americans
Teacher Resources and Activities for Studying Westward Movement and Pioneers
California History / Other State Histories
Studying History with Picture Books
Civil War / Post Civil War HistoryCivil Rights and African American History
Presidents / George Washington / Abraham Lincoln
        Used American History Books

    World History   
        Ancient and Medieval History / Ancient Mythology and Legends / Archaeology 
The RenaissanceTextbooks on World History and Books Covering Several Periods / Timelines
Barron's Bravo Series (Covers ancient and modern world history for ages 11+)
Barron's TickTock Early Civilization Series  / Military History and Technology
Used Books on Ancient and Medieval History

    Modern World History:     Books about the Titanic / Used Books on Modern World History

    History Books on SaleUsed books on Miscellaneous Social Studies Topics

History by Series:
    American Albums from the Collections of the Library of Congress / As It Was
    Colonial People Series / Cornerstones of Freedom / Early Settler Life Series       
     Evan-Moor History Pockets /     Growing Up in......  Crabtree Visual Dictionaries (Am. History)
     Graphic America Hands-On Heritage / Historical Albums / Historical Communities /
    Milliken: The American Experience Series for Grades 7-12 / Native Nations of North America
    Journey Through History / Medieval World Series / Peoples of the Ancient World / Old West Series
     Read All About It / How Would You Survive?  Voices for Freedom: Abolitionist Heroes

Hobbies and Leisure Time: Family Travel / Hobbies and Fun / Outdoor Recreation

See my story below. Follow the link or click the picture to read the rest.  

 

featured lens The Ultimate Monterey County Home School Field Trip
This is the first part of it -- the part in Monterey County, California. When my son Jason was 13 and about to start grade 8, we had a decision to make. The local home school group, which provided monthly social activities and field trips, had sudde...

Holidays and Celebrations

Language: Straight Forward English Series / Handwriting and Penmanship
Writing / Writing Prompts / Evan-Moor Books on Writing / VocabularySpelling / Grammar
Online Writing Communities for fun and, maybe, profit
Dr. Edward Fry's Books on Reading, Phonics, Language and Spelling 
Language Practice and Review / Basic Not Boring Language Books / Making Books with Children
Mixed Language Arts Subjects / Making Books with Children / Daily 6-Trait Writing by Evan-Moor
Learning Language Arts Through Literature / Having Fun With Words
Oral Language, Public Speaking, Drama, Listening Skills, etc / Following Directions
Games / Dictionaries for K-12 / Phonics Writing Series / Literacy Activities and Centers
Bilingual Instruction and English as a Second Language
Language Arts Books on Sale / Used Books on Language Arts


 

Literature: Easy-to-Read Series / Five in a Row / Read and Respond Series (Study Guide to history - related books. Good for unit studies.)  Amelia Bedelia Books for young readers
Using Literature to study other subjects / Ancient Mythology and Legends
Learning Language Arts Through Literature / Making Books with Children
Literature recommendations and reviewsDover Thrift Classics
Studying literature (Study guides for individual books, book report forms, etc)
Critical Thinking Literature Flip Centers by Edupress.
Biographies of authors / Life and Works of Mark Twain / Literature related to horses, fiction and nonfiction
Works of J.R.R. Tolkien / Evan-Moor Literature Pockets / Graphic Classics and Novels
General Fiction, including Picture Books, list only. Juvenile Fiction for Middle Grades and up, annotated
    It's All About Reading: My blog on picture books about reading that show its importance through stories
    Is What Children Read Important, Or Is It Enough That They Are Reading? A Blog
    Choosing the Best Children's Books, Part 1: A Blog
Historical Fiction / Picture Books / Series FictionChristian Series Fiction /Literature on Sale
Used Fiction for Elementary and Jr. High / Used Literature for Teens and Adults
Used Easy-to-Read Books / Used Picture Books
Rare or Collectible Used Children's Books:
    The Bobbsey Twins
    Judy Bolton: #34, Puzzle in the Pond
    Walt Disney's Annette Series
    Zane Grey's Sports and Children's Stories in Walter Black editions.

Logic and Critical Thinking

Math and Arithmetic: Algebra / Basic Not Boring / Calculus / Geometry / Trigonometry 
Math Related Picture Books
Saxon Math Homeschool Kits / Probability and Statistics
Applied Math (various publishers) / Barron's / Career Press / Drill Books
Dale Seymour Math / Dandy Lion / Design-a-Study / Twin Sisters Audio
 Edupress Best Value Drill Books / MathStart Series / Creative Teaching Press
Educational Impressions: Math Clues; Tall-Tale Math
Edupress Crossnumber Puzzles / Evan-Moor Math Materials / Math Review and Practice
 

Secret Code Math eBook for instant download -a great way for kids to practice basic operations
with the fun of cracking secret codes. Click here for sample pages, pricing, & download


Garlic Press: Straight Forward Series / Applied Math Series
     Puzzle and Practice Series / Self-Checking Math Puzzles
Golden Educational Center Math (Designs in Math, Beginning Math Art) / Good Year Books
Key Curriculum Press / Key Curriculum EMPower Series for Adult and Alternative Education
 Math Games and Activities / Math Reference and Handbooks / Scholastic Professional
Steck-Vaughn Math Books
Spanish / English Math Practice Grades K-4
Math Books on Sale, Card Games

Music

Music Appreciation and Theory / Vocal Music and Songbooks for Singing
Making Music with Instruments

Parenting, Family Life and Relationships
    Building Character and Competence / Raising Children / Etiquette and Manners
     Special Needs / Marriage, Dating and/or Courting / Singleness / Sexuality
Helping Children Succeed Academically  / Read about Some of Our Parenting Experiences with our Adopted Children

 

Patterns and Manipulatives -- Cross Curriculum

Penmanship and Handwriting

Practical Life Skills
    Cooking and Nutrition / Links to My Free Recipes on Squidoo /Gardening (New, used, and bargain books)

Puzzles
    Jigsaw Puzzles / Wooden Puzzles

Reading: Reading Skills / Phonics Writing Series / Reading Aloud / Reading Tools and Bookmarks
Help for Reading Tutors / Phonemic Awareness / Focus on Reading FunAncient Mythology and Legends
Dr. Edward Fry's Books on Reading, Phonics, Language and Spelling / Dr. Maggie Readers
 Focus on Phonics  / Focus on Fluency / Guided Reading / Emergent and Beginning Reader Boxed Sets
Reading Practice and Comprehension / Explode the Code / Reading Comprehension Practice Cards
Easy-to-Read Series / Pair-It Books Emergent Reading Books by Steck Vaughn  / Leveled Reading and Readers
Edupress Sight Words in a Flash  / Reading for Low Level Readers in Upper Grades
 Making Books with Children / Twin Sisters Phonics Songs
 Sarah Jordan's Singing Sight Words (with workbooks)
Two Can Read Series from Edupress (two reading levels side by side for beginning and older readers)
It's All About Reading: My blog on picture books about reading that show its importance through stories

Science: Anatomy and Health / Archaeology / Nature and Life Science / Timelines / Field Guides
Physical Science / Usborne Science Books / Crabtree Science Books (Colorful Books on Science Subjects)
Crabtree Disaster Alert! Series --books on the science behind Natural and Manmade environmental disasters
Crabtree Science: Why Chemistry Matters Series for grades 4-6
Science Reading Comprehension Practice Cards
Edupress Science Hands-On Activities / The Origins of Life and the Universe
Engineering and Technology / Science Textbooks and Teaching Materials
 Great Science Adventures by Dina Zike & Susan Simpson
Rookie-Read-About Science for emergent readers, leveled reading
Science Reference / Early Learner Photo Fun Activities / Science books in Spanish
High Interest Books for Grades 8-12 on How Science is Used to Spy and Solve Crimes, reading level grades 5-7,
Used Science Books / Science and Nature Books on Sale

Social Studies
    Core Skills Social Studies by Steck Vaughn for grades 2-6 / Get in the Game: Fun With Social Studies

   
Crabtree Disaster Alert! Series --books on the science behind Natural and Manmade environmental disasters

Software   

Suicide: Read about my personal experiences with my family and friends
    Just click the pictures or title links to read the articles.
 

Study and Reference Skills

Summer Activities and Review
    Also see article, "Boredom is a Choice," designed to be read by teens and preteens.

Test Preparation: Help your students prepare for standardized tests and the GED
Some items are on sale while supplies last, especially for TAKS and FCAT. Sale starts March 20

Unit and Theme Studies, cross-curriculum.

Web 2.0


Bargain books: These are new books that may not be in print anymore. They may have remainder marks (marker lines across an edge or UPC code), and they may have minor cover blemishes.

Books on Sale: These are books that may be damaged or shop-worn, or that we are discontinuing and offering at greater than our usual discount.

Used books on Theology and Doctrine / Christian Living

Used books on Education and Home Schooling

Used books -- general information and terms, and catalog

 

 

 

 

 

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