First Grade Spelling Flashcards

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Non-traditional book, 240 pages
On Sale: December 13, 2011
Price: $11.99

HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED WITH SPELLING!

Colorful illustrations and exciting words make these spelling flashcards fun for any kid! We’ve selected 230 words to help your child develop skills in phonics and spelling, and included 10 more blank cards so your child can add personal words like family names or favorite foods... Read more >

Fourth Grade Vocabulary Flashcards

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Non-traditional book, 240 pages
On Sale: December 13, 2011
Price: $11.99

HELP YOUR CHILD VANQUISH VOCABULARY!
 
We’ve selected 230 words to help your child expand their vocabulary and enhance their school and reading success. With words and a contextual sentence on the front, and definitions, pronunciation, and syllable breaks on the back, our Sylvan flashcards make learning easy and fun. We’ve also included... Read more >

Living Language Italian, Complete Edition
Beginner through advanced course, including 3 coursebooks, 9 audio CDs, and free online learning
Written by Living Language

Format: Package, 352 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $49.99

Complete Italian is a unique multimedia program that takes you beginner to advanced level in one convenient package.
 
At the core of Complete Italian is the Living Language Method™, based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and over 65 years of experience. Our method teaches you the whole language, so... Read more >

Conquering the College Admissions Essay in 10 Steps
Crafting a Winning Personal Statement
Written by Alan Gelb

Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2008
Price: $11.99

Writing a memorable personal statement can seem like an overwhelming project for a young college applicant, but college essay coach Alan Gelb's holistic strategy and reassuring voice takes out the intimidation factor. Students will identify an engaging topic and use creative writing techniques to compose a vivid statement that will reflect... Read more >

Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
Written by Natalie Goldberg

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 6, 2005
Price: $14.95

For more than twenty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice —"it... Read more >

Living Language Spanish, Essential Edition
Beginner course, including coursebook, 3 audio CDs, and free online learning
Written by Living Language

Format: Package, 240 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $22.99

The Essential package is a unique multimedia introduction to French.
 
At the core of Essential Spanish is the Living Language Method™, based on linguistic science, proven techniques, and over 65 years of experience. Our method teaches you the whole language, so you can express yourself, not just recite memorized words... Read more >

Random House Webster's Concise American Sign Language Dictionary

Written by Elaine Costello, Ph.D.
Illustrated by Lois Lenderman, Paul M. Setzer and Linda C. Tom

Format: Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2002
Price: $7.99

A complete pocket dictionary of American Sign Language

Over 4,500 fully illustrated, up-to-date signs

From basic hand shapes to fully illustrated and described signs, Random House Webster’s Concise American Sign Language Dictionary offers a comprehensive and up-to-date treasury of signs. Whether you are a novice seeking “survival signs” for basic communication or an... Read more >

Third Grade Reading Success: Complete Learning Kit

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Package, 128 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $79.99

This Sylvan Learning kit includes an incredible bonus coupon for $75 off your child’ s Skills Assessment® at a Sylvan Learning Center!

The books, CDs, and other resources in this package all work together to teach the core building blocks of effective 3rd grade language skills. Concepts that are introduced in the... Read more >

First Grade Reading Skill Builders (Sylvan Workbooks)

Written by Sylvan Learning

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $12.99

Bonus $10 discount coupon off your child’s Skills Assessment at a Sylvan Learning Center with the purchase of every Sylvan Workbook!

First Grade Reading Skill Builders will give your child practice and strengthen the ability to recognize and understand a variety of words and text. Each lively and engaging activity inside the... Read more >

It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences
A Writer's Guide to Crafting Killer Sentences
Written by June Casagrande

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2010
Price: $14.00

Great writing isn’t born, it’s built—sentence by sentence. But too many writers—and writing guides—overlook this most important unit. The result? Manuscripts that will never be published and writing careers that will never begin.
 
In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes... Read more >