You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded), Revised and Updated Edition
Strategies for Bringing Out the Best in Your Strong-Willed Child
Written by Cynthia Tobias

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $15.99

“I love the practical strategies and valuable insights from the hearts and lives of strong-willed kids.… You’ll defi nitely want to make this book part of your parenting library.”
—Dr. Kevin Leman, New York Times best-selling author of Have a New Kid by Friday

Turn Conflict into Cooperation
 
Many parents suspect their strong-willed child... Read more >

What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know
Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning
Written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: August 11, 1997
Price: $18.00

With its comprehensive curriculum providing a sound basis in the fundamentals of math, art, history, language arts, science, and technology, the phenomenally successful Core Knowledge series has become an esteemed tool for parents and teachers striving to better educate today's children. And since it is agreed that the first years of... Read more >

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
Fundamentals of A Good Fourth-Grade Education
Written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: May 31, 2005
Price: $18.00

Help your child exceed the Common Core standards with What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
 
What should your child learn in the fourth grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents... Read more >

What Your First Grader Needs to Know
Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education
Written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: February 9, 1998
Price: $20.00

Help your child exceed the Common Core standards with What Your First Grader Needs to Know
 
What will your child be expected to learn in the first grade? How can you help him or her at home? How can teachers foster active, successful learning in the classroom? This book answers these... Read more >

There Are No Shortcuts

Written by Rafe Esquith

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2004
Price: $15.00

Year after year, Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade students excel. They read passionately, far above their grade level; tackle algebra; and stage Shakespeare so professionally that they often wow the great Shakespearen actor himself, Sir Ian McKellen. Yet Esquith teaches at an L.A. innercity school known as the Jungle, where few of his... Read more >

I Love Dirt!
52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature
Written by Jennifer Ward
Illustrated by Susie Ghahremani
Foreword by Richard Louv

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $14.00

I Love Dirt! presents 52 open-ended activities to help you engage your child in the outdoors. No matter what your location—from a small patch of green in the city to the wide-open meadows of the country—each activity is meant to promote exploration, stimulate imagination, and heighten a child's sense of wonder... Read more >

Yoga Sequencing
Designing Transformative Yoga Classes
Written by Mark Stephens

Format: eBook, 528 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $24.95

Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes presents the essential principles and methods for planning and sequencing yoga classes. Addressing one of the most popular topics in the yoga profession, this book offers sixty-seven model sequences of yoga poses (asanas) that cover the broad range of yoga student experience, including multiple sequences... Read more >

Letters to a Young Teacher

Written by Jonathan Kozol

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $15.00

This is the book for readers of Jonathan Kozol's previous works on education, including The Shame of the Nation and On Being a Teacher; for readers of memoirs like Frank McCourt's Teacher Man; for new teachers looking for guidance and inspiration; and for educators, administrators, and children's advocates of all levels... Read more >

Kindergarten Super Math Success (Sylvan Super Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: January 24, 2012
Price: $18.99

**3 BOOKS IN 1!**

Building a strong foundation in basic math is essential as kindergarteners prepare to advance to more difficult math concepts. The activities in this 3-in-1 Super Workbook are designed to help your student become familiar with numbers and counting, patterns, shape recognition, measurement, and more. They will help your... Read more >

College Cooking
Feed Yourself and Your Friends
Written by Megan Carle and Jill Carle

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2007
Price: $19.99

You have a midterm tomorrow and a fierce growl in your stomach. Your roommate just nabbed your last cup o' ramen. Do you: (A) Ignore your stomach and brew another pot of coffee? (B) Break out the PB&J? (C) Order pizza—again? (D) Make a quick trip to the grocery store? The... Read more >