What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know(Updated) (Revised and ): Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning (The Core Knowledge Series) by E. D. Hirsch, JohnHoldren Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2013 by Bantam ISBN-13: 978-0-345-54373-8, ISBN: 0-345-54373-4
"Help your child exceed the Common Core standards with the revised and updated What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know Designed for use by parents and teachers, this groundbreaking first volume in the Core Knowledge Series provides kindergartners with the fundamentals they need to prepare them for a lifetime of learning. It sets out the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities ..."
Books to Build On(1st Edition) A Grade-by-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers (Core Knowledge Series) by JohnHoldren, Eric Donald Hirsch, Core Knowledge Foundation Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 1996 by Delta Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-385-31640-8, ISBN: 0-385-31640-2
"The invaluable grade-by-grade guide (kindergarten—sixth) is designed to help parents and teachers select some of the best books for children.Books to Build On recommends:• for kindergartners, lively collections of poetry and stories, such as The Children’s Aesop, and imaginative alphabet books such as Bill Martin, Jr.’s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Lucy Micklewait’s I Spy: An Alphabet in Art• for first graders, fine books on the fine art ..."
"The stories in this impressive collection have been chosen for the challenge they offer the reader and the variety of language used. These stories include a careful selection of autobiographical stories such as A Cub Pilot from Mark Twain, stories in verse, short stories, selections from Bible as literature, two great speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, and a drama by Sophocles. Poetry selections in this volume focus on ..."
"Since 1957, the Pugwash Conferences have brought together influential scholars and public figures concerned with reducing the danger of nuclear war. Meeting in private as individuals, rather than as representatives of their governments or institutions, Pugwash participants exchange views with a combination of candour and flexibility seldom found in official discussions. The volume brings together an international group of experts on the ..."
"Since the Core Knowledge series was introduced, hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from these books' effective and user-friendly knowledge based curriculum. Researchers at the Core Knowledge Foundation constantly refine and update the curriculum based on feedback they receive from parents and teachers across the country. This new, revised edition of What Your First Grader Needs to Know reflects the fruit of that research a ..."
"K¹²'s The Human Odyssey series puts the story back in history with a gripping narrative of adventure, struggle, and triumph, helping us understand where we have been, where we are now, and where we might be headed. The complex 19th century political landscapes of Asia and Europe set the stage for the dramatic third episode in the odyssey, in which the Great War and the Russian Revolution give way to churning century of even greater war, ..."
CLASSICS for YOUNG READERS(1st Edition) (Classics for Young Readers, Volume 6) by JohnHoldren Paperback, 366 Pages, Published 2003 by K12 Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-931728-51-5, ISBN: 1-931728-51-8
"The stories in this impressive collection have been chosen for the challenge they offer the reader and for the variety of language used. These stories range from those offering lessons learned to life stories such as Young Pablo Casals, as well as stories from the Bible and famous books such as the Jungle Book. Poetry selections in this volume focus on Seasons and Alice in Wonderland. Difficult vocabulary is defined on the page in which ..."
"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 all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for Amer ..."
Explorations An Anthology of Literature Volume B by Editor-JohnHoldren Paperback, Published 2008 by K12 Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-60153-031-8, ISBN: 1-60153-031-5
"Part B of a 4 part Series- Explorations An Anthology Of Literature"
"Children will love to read this collection of delightful stories and poems. This volume contains reprints from many classical and multicultural stories and includes 11 stories and 23 poems. The collection includes stories from Shakespeare such as The Tempest, adventure stories from Sherlock Holmes, excerpts from Little Women, as well as life stories of the young and brave such as Frederick Douglass. Poetry selections in this volume focu ..."
"This book is currently only available to public K-12 schools and organizations in the United States for use with students with an IEP, because it was created from files supplied by the NIMAC under these restrictions."
"K¹²'s The Human Odyssey series puts the story back in history with a gripping narrative of adventure, struggle, and triumph, helping us understand where we have been, where we are now, and where we might be headed. The odyssey continues in 1400 with the rediscovery of classical Greece and Rome during the Renaissance, and moves through major developments in Islamic and Asian cultures into the great Age of Exploration. The final half of t ..."
Rats, Bulls & Flying Machines A History of the Renaissance & Reformation (Core Chronicles Ser. 1) by Deborah M. Prum, JohnHoldren Hardcover, 106 Pages, Published 1999 by Core Knowledge Foundation ISBN-13: 978-1-890517-19-9, ISBN: 1-890517-19-4
"A History of the Renaissance and Reformation History for Young Readers Written in a lively style for young readers, and aligned with the Core Knowledge Sequence curriculum for Grade 5, Rats, Bulls, and Flying Machines makes history more than "just a bunch of names and dates." It emphasizes the story in history, brings interesting characters to life, and provides plenty of engaging anecdotes - even an occasional cartoon! Rats, Bulls, and ..."
Rats, Bulls & Flying Machines A History of the Renaissance & Reformation (Core Chronicles Ser. 1) by Deborah Mazzotta Prum, JohnHoldren Paperback, 106 Pages, Published 1999 by Core Knowledge Foundation ISBN-13: 978-1-890517-18-2, ISBN: 1-890517-18-6
"" It emphasizes the story in history, brings interesting characters to life, and provides plenty of engaging anecdotes ¿ even an occasional cartoon! Rats, Bulls, and Flying Machines is generously illustrated in color."
"Since the Core Knowledge series was introduced, hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from these books' effective and user-friendly knowledge-based curriculum. Researchers at the Core Knowledge Foundation constantly refine and update the curriculum based on feedback they receive from parents and teachers across the country. This new, revised edition of What Your Second Grader Needs to Know reflects the fruit of that research ..."