Education:

The Freedom Writers Diary
How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
Written by The Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: October 12, 1999
Price: $13.95

Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.


As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of “unteachable, at-risk” students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly...

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The Freedom Writers Diary (Movie Tie-in Edition)
How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
Written by The Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell

Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: December 12, 2006
Price: $13.95

Shocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility and racial intolerance. For many of these students–whose ranks included substance abusers, gang members, the homeless, and victims of abuse–Gruwell was the first person...

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Overcoming Dyslexia
A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level
Written by Sally Shaywitz, M.D.

Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: January 4, 2005
Price: $16.95

FOR EVERYONE WHO STRUGGLES TO READ!
Clear, practical, science-based information and advice for successful results

One in five American children has trouble reading. But they are not stupid or lazy. In Overcoming Dyslexia, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, codirector of the Yale Center for the Study of Learning and Attention and a leader in the... Read more >

7 Keys to Comprehension
How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It!
Written by Susan Zimmermann and Chryse Hutchins

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2003
Price: $14.95

It's simple: If children don't understand what they read, they will never embrace reading. And that limits what they can learn while in school. This fact frightens parents, worries teachers, and ultimately hurts children.

7 Keys to Comprehension is the result of cutting-edge research. It gives parents and teachers—those who aren't already... 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: $15.00

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 >

Real Education
Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality
Written by Charles Murray

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $24.95

With four simple truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestselling coauthor of The Bell Curve, sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishful thinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America’s educational establishment.

Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn academic material. Doing our best for every child requires, above all else... Read more >

Letters to a Young Teacher

Written by Jonathan Kozol

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $12.95

“Kozol’s love for his students is as joyful and genuine as his critiques
of the system are severe. He doesn’t pull punches.”
—Washington Post

Jonathan Kozol’s most delightfully personal and revealing work to date takes the form of warm and friendly letters to Francesca, a young classroom teacher, offering encouragement and guidance and... 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: $15.00

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 all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across... 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: $15.00

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 Preschooler Needs to Know
Get Ready for Kindergarten
Written by Core Knowledge Foundation

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $15.00

Prepare your child for a lifetime of learning and wonder.

Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled with opportunities for reading aloud and fostering curiosity, this beautifully illustrated read-aloud anthology offers preschoolers the fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive time in school—and for the rest of their lives... Read more >