Educational Books
The best educational books our members recommend:
The Virtual Window: From Alberti to Microsoft
Art History College | BookAs we spend more and more of our time staring at the screens of movies, televisions, computers, and handheld devices — “windows” full of moving images, texts, and icons — how the world is framed...
The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body
Anatomy & Physiology 3rd - 6th | BookThis is an outstanding guide to the human body from one of the world's great illustrators! Ever wondered how we breathe, or why? Or what happens to broccoli once your teeth have finished with it?...
The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling
Homeschooling College | BookSocialization may well be the single most important aspect of education today. With high and rising rates of divorce, drug abuse, youth violence, alcoholism, teen promiscuity, and so forth, we...
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Third Edition)
Homeschooling College | ebook/Kindle, Book, Audio CD/MP3The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school—one that will train him or her...
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Parenting College | Book, ebook/KindleIn this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight, and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child...
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Orchestra 3rd - 6th | Book, Audio CD/MP3This elegant hardcover book-and-CD package introduces the sights and sounds of the orchestra. After listening to the sounds of each instrument on the CD—from mellow flutes to blazing...
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking & Learning Strategies College | Audio CD/MP3, Book, ebook/KindleIn the international bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and...
Third
3rd Grade Curriculum 3rd | Book, Online resource, PrintableA complete Christian home school curriculum from 1st grade through high school (although you can also break it down by level or subject). The entire 3rd grade curriculum including progress...
Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth
Vocabulary High School | BookLearn vocabulary through three dimensions—word origins, word families, and word formationStudents learn from words, not just about them with explanations of word origins lists of word families...
Tony Northrup's DSLR Book: How to Create Stunning Digital Photography
Digital Photography 4th - College | Book, ebook/Kindle, Online resourceA hands-on, self-paced photography class with over 12 hours of online training videos and free help from the author and other readers. This book gives you five innovations no other book offers: 1)...
Tricky 450! 3rd Grade Spelling Workbook
Spelling 3rd | BookTricky 450! 3rd Grade Spelling – 30 Week Course with Daily Lessons and Weekly Tests. This is a printable workbook with an optional online companion. – 450 Most Commonly Misspelled Words for Third...
Tricky 450! 4th Grade Spelling Workbook
Spelling 4th | BookTricky 450! 4th Grade Spelling Workbook- 30 Week Course with Daily Lessons for the 450 Most Commonly Misspelled Words for Fourth Graders. This is a printable workbook with an optional online...
Tricky 450! 5th Grade Spelling Workbook
Spelling 5th | BookTricky 450! 5th Grade Spelling Wordbook – 30 Week Course with Daily Lessons for the 450 Most Commonly Misspelled Words for Fifth Graders. This is a printable workbook with an optional online...
Tricky 450! 6th Grade Spelling Workbook
Spelling 6th | BookTricky 450! 6th Grade Spelling Wordbook – 30 Week Course with Daily Lessons for the 450 Most Commonly Misspelled Words for Fifth Graders. This is a printable workbook with an optional online...
Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances
Appliances High School - College | Book, ebook/KindleDiagnose and repair home appliances and air conditioners using the latest techniques, written by a pro with 40 years of hands-on repair and teaching experience. Includes hundreds of photos and...
Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters
Chinese Reading and Writing 7th - College | Book, ebook/KindleThis user–friendly book is aimed at helping students of Mandarin Chinese learn and remember Chinese characters. At last—there is a truly effective and enjoyable way to learn Chinese characters!...
Ultimate Guide: Plumbing, 3rd edition
Plumbing High School - College | BookAuthor Merle Henkenius prepares the do-it-yourselfer to handle any plumbing task in the home, from replacing a washer in a leaky faucet to cutting and joining cast-iron vent pipes. The book also...
Understanding Cryptography: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners
Cryptography High School - College | Book, ebook/KindleCryptography is now ubiquitous – moving beyond the traditional environments, such as government communications and banking systems, we see cryptographic techniques realized in Web browsers, e-mail...
Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera
Photography 4th - College | Book, ebook/KindleAuthor Bryan Peterson explains the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, including how to achieve successful exposures in seemingly difficult situations. You’ll learn: • Which aperture...
Understanding Mathematics
Math 6th | BookThis hardcover textbook has 170 lessons that review and extend skills taught in previous grades. Review in each lesson keeps previous skills current. New concepts include the following areas....
United States History
US History High School | Book, Online classUnited States History covers events from the first Native People groups settling in the Americas and the creation of the United States through the present. Students will have opportunities for...
Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra
Algebra High School - College | ebook/Kindle, BookFor curious nonmathematicians and armchair algebra buffs, John Derbyshire discovers the story behind the formulae, roots, and radicals. As he did so masterfully in Prime Obsession, Derbyshire...
Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive
Pursuing an Education 7th - College | ebook/Kindle, BookIn Unlimited Memory, you’ll learn how the world’s best memory masters get themselves to concentrate at will, anytime they want. When you can easily focus and concentrate on the task at hand, and...
Vertical Manuscript Series
Handwriting Pre-K - 6th | BookColorful, engaging student books and a clear, consistent instructional approach build effective letter formation skills. research-based handwriting instruction and practice in less than 15 minutes...
Vocabulary Cartoons: Kids Learn a Word a Minute and Never Forget It.
Vocabulary 3rd - 6th | ebook/Kindle, BookNo longer do students have to try to memorize long boring vocabulary lists by using archaic rote memory techniques. Vocabulary Cartoons makes learning vocabulary fun and easy by using...
Vocabulary Cartoons, SAT Word Power: Learn Hundreds of SAT Words with Easy Memory Techniques
Vocabulary 7th - High School | ebook/Kindle, BookNo longer do students have to try to memorize long boring vocabulary lists by using archaic rote memory techniques. Vocabulary Cartoons makes learning vocabulary fun and easy by using...
Vocabulary Explorations
Vocabulary 6th - 8th | BookIncrease vocabulary to improve writing, reading, and speaking skills Improve student vocabulary through active exploration of words and their meanings. This high-interest, research-based series...
Vocabulary for Success
Vocabulary 6th - 9th | BookA systematic, complete approach to expanding vocabulary while improving close reading, writing, revision, and critical thinking skillsA nationwide teacher survey and current research indicate that...
Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student
Vocabulary High School | BookPremium vocabulary enrichment and skills development through contextual discovery Purposeful voabulary study for the high school student whose goals may include college admission, standardized test...
Vocabulary for the High School Student
Vocabulary High School | BookExpansive and engaging vocabulary studyThis focused instruction explores nine skills crucial to building a formidable vocabulary. Students discover the meaning of new words contextually and...