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materials you need in all subjects, preschool through high school.

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 CATALOG

Special spring promotion on assorted Core Skills Books

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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PRICE CODES
We are currently in the process of revamping our pricing structure.
Until we can change the entire site, please note the following price codes:
B after a price indicates a budget book that gets no further discount.
D after a price indicates that the 10% discount has already been applied.
S after a price indicates a sale book (damaged or overstock) that gets no further discount.
* after a price indicates a book which does not qualify for a discount.
(It may be out of print and impossible to reorder, or a short-discount item,
or an item the publisher does not allow us to discount.)
U after a price indicates a used book. (We are still in the process of adding the "U")
Items with no code are eligible for the 10% discount on the order form unless they are used books.
When you place an order or make an inquiry by e-mail or phone,
it is important to include the entire price, including the code, and the title, so that we can find your book easily.

PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
We have a minimum order of $7.00.
There is a $1.00 service charge to process orders under this amount.

 

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Auctions and auction previews: Nothing is currently being auctioned.
 

Blogs: Mostly on Books

 

About the links you will see on some titles

You may notice some of our titles have links to a shopping cart on our other web site that has a secure server.
This is  for your convenience. We process those orders ourselves and often lower the postage on multi-book and flip chart orders.
If you follow the link and the title is not a used or out of print book, it may mean we are currently out of stock. Even if it's on it's way or has just arrived in the warehouse it won't show on the e-commerce site until I've had time to update and upload the changes.
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
    Used VHS Family Friendly Movies and Nonfiction

 

Biographies: Explorers / Presidents / Authors / Mathematicians / Scientists and Inventors
Political Leaders / Civil Rights Leaders / Musicians
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

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

Early Childhood
     Developmental Activities / Card Games / Theme Studies for Early Learners
    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
    Managing and Plan Books for Early Preschool and Kindergarten for Early Childhood Classrooms
   

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
    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, we can find something that will teach you almost any language you want to know. The widest variety of resources are available in Spanish and French, followed by German and Japanese, with Russian and Italian as runners up. But almost any language is available in at least a conversation course, and with about three weeks notice, we can order what you need, sometimes in even less. Just inquire by e-mail. Items listed under the Spanish headings are very often available in the same format in French, German, and Italian, so browsing through Spanish courses, puzzles, etc, can give you idea of what you might find in the other major languages. 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.

 

  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

Health and Human Body

History:
    American History: General American History or Multi-Period 
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 HistoryPresidents / George Washington / Abraham Lincoln
        Used American History Books

    World History   
        Ancient and Medieval HistoryTextbooks on World History / Archaeology / The Renaissance /
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)
     Hands-On Heritage / Historical Albums / Historical Communities / Native Nations of North America
    Journey Through History / Medieval World Series / Old West Series
     Read All About It / How Would You Survive? / Voices of American History

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

Holidays and Celebrations

Language: Straight Forward English Series / Handwriting and Penmanship
Writing / Writing Prompts / Evan-Moor Books on Writing / VocabularySpelling / Grammar
Dr. Edward Fry's Books on Reading, Phonics, Language and Spelling 
Language Practice and Review / Basic Not Boring Language Books
Mixed Language Arts Subjects / Making Books with Children
Learning Language Arts Through Literature / Having Fun With Words
Oral Language, Public Speaking, Drama, Listening Skills, etc
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
Help in evaluating student essays (a service for home schooling parents)
English tutoring and editing by e-mail for English and ESL students and business people.

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
Learning Language Arts Through Literature / Making Books with Children
Literature recommendations and reviews / Our Favorite Picture Books / Dover 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
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 / Geometry / 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
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 / Math Games and Activities
Reference and Handbooks / Scholastic Professional /Steck-Vaughn Math Books
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

Patterns and Manipulatives -- Cross Curriculum

Penmanship and Handwriting

Practical Life Skills
    Cooking and Nutrition / 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 Fun
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  
Edupress Sight Words in a Flash  / Reading for Low Level Readers in Upper Grades
Twin Sisters Phonics Songs
Two Can Read Series from Edupress (two reading levels side by side for beginning and older readers)

Science: Anatomy and Health / Archaeology / Nature and Life Science /
Physical Science / Usborne Science Books / Crabtree Science Books (Colorful Books on Science Subjects)
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
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

   

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

Unit and Theme Studies, cross-curriculum.


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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