Education:

Making Art Together
How Collaborative Art-Making Can Transform Kids, Classrooms, and Communities
Written by Mark Cooper and Lisa Sjostrom

Format: eBook
On Sale: July 7, 2010
Price: $16.00

Artist Mark Cooper aims to change the way you think about making art with kids.

Working with schools around the country, Cooper has brought together scores of teachers and hundreds of children to make remarkable collaborative art that has enlivened classrooms and public spaces and been displayed in the nation's most prestigious... Read more >

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

Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: July 29, 2009
Price: $15.99

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 >

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

Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: July 29, 2009
Price: $14.99

From the Introduction:

"What kind of knowledge and skills can your child be expected to learn in second grade at school? How can you help your child at home? These are questions that we try to answer in this book. It presents the sort of knowledge and skills—in literature, reading and writing... Read more >

Making Art Together
How Collaborative Art-Making Can Transform Kids, Classrooms, and Communities
Written by Mark Cooper and Lisa Sjostrom

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2007
Price: $18.00

Artist Mark Cooper aims to change the way you think about making art with kids.

Working with schools around the country, Cooper has brought together scores of teachers and hundreds of children to make remarkable collaborative art that has enlivened classrooms and public spaces and been displayed in the nation's most prestigious... Read more >

What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know (Revised)

Written by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $18.00

What should your child learn in the sixth 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 and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American sixth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of... Read more >

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 >

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 >