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The Parent Backpack for Kindergarten through Grade 5
The Parent Backpack for Kindergarten through Grade 5
Written by ML Nichols
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781607744740
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The Parent Backpack for Kindergarten through Grade 5
How to Support Your Child's Education, End Homework Meltdowns, and Build Parent-Teacher Connections
Written by ML Nichols


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: July 23, 2013
Price: $15.99

Finally, a book that demystifies our daunting education system by giving parents the insights and strategies they need to build positive relationships with teachers and connect to their children’s learning in productive ways.
 
Involved Parents = Better Students

How do you ensure your child gets the best education possible when U.S... Read more >
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What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition
Written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. and Core Knowledge Foundation
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385337311
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What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition
Fundamentals of a Good Fifth-Grade Education
Written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. and Core Knowledge Foundation


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: June 27, 2006
Price: $18.00

This completely revised and attractively redesigned edition of one of the most popular volumes in the bestselling Core Knowledge Series features up-to-date ideas and information based on input from parents and teachers across the country.

With sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your... Read more >
You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded), Revised and Updated Edition
You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded), Revised and Updated Edition
Written by Cynthia Tobias
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781578565658
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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 >
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The Foxfire Book
The Foxfire Book
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc., Edited by Eliot Wigginton
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385073530
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The Foxfire Book
Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton


Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 17, 1972
Price: $19.95

In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing... Read more >
The Essential Conversation
The Essential Conversation
Written by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345475800
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The Essential Conversation
What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other
Written by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $14.95

With the insights she has gleaned from her close and subtle observation of parent-teacher conferences, renowned Harvard University professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot has written a wise, useful book about the ways in which parents and teachers can make the most of their essential conversation—the dialogue between the most vital people in a... Read more >
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The Shame of the Nation
The Shame of the Nation
Written by Jonathan Kozol
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400052455
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The Shame of the Nation
The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America
Written by Jonathan Kozol


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $16.00

Since the early 1980s, when the federal courts began dismantling the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, segregation of black children has reverted to its highest level since 1968. In many inner-city schools, a stick-and-carrot method of behavioral control traditionally used in prisons is now used with students. Meanwhile, as... Read more >
Setting Limits in the Classroom, 3rd Edition
Setting Limits in the Classroom, 3rd Edition
Written by Robert J. Mackenzie and Lisa Stanzione
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307591722
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Setting Limits in the Classroom, 3rd Edition
A Complete Guide to Effective Classroom Management with a School-wide Discipline Plan
Written by Robert J. Mackenzie and Lisa Stanzione


Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2010
Price: $16.99

Disruptive behavior, power struggles, lack of motivation, attention deficit disorder—at times the list of obstacles to teaching seems endless. That’s why thousands of teachers and child-care providers have turned to the solutions in Setting Limits in the Classroom. This fully updated and expanded third edition offers the most up-to-date alternatives to... Read more >
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Cultural Literacy
Cultural Literacy
Written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780394758435
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Cultural Literacy
What Every American Needs to Know
Written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1988
Price: $15.95

In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society. Includes 5,000 essential facts to know. Read more >
Positive Discipline: A Teacher's A-Z Guide
Positive Discipline: A Teacher's A-Z Guide
Written by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., Linda Escobar, Kate Ortolano, Roslyn Ann Duffy and Debbie Owen-Sohocki
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780761522454
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Positive Discipline: A Teacher's A-Z Guide
Hundreds of Solutions for Almost Every Classroom Behavior Problem!
Written by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., Linda Escobar, Kate Ortolano, Roslyn Ann Duffy and Debbie Owen-Sohocki


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2001
Price: $16.99

Take Back the Classroom and Make a Positive Difference in Your Students' Lives
Many teachers today are facing problems and discipline issues they never dreamed of when they decided to become teachers. Combine violence, behavioral disorders, and downright defiant attitudes from students with the age-old problems of bullying, poor attendance, and more... Read more >
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Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition
Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition
Written by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780770436551
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Positive Discipline for Teenagers, Revised 3rd Edition
Empowering Your Teens and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting
Written by Jane Nelsen and Lynn Lott


Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2012
Price: $17.00

A Positive Approach To Raising Happy, Healthy and Mature Teenagers
 
Adolescence can be a time of great stress and turmoil—not only for kids going through it, but for their parents as well. It’s normal for teens to explore a new sense of freedom and to redefine the ways in which they relate... Read more >
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