Books for 8th Grade

Explore 48 curated books for 8th Grade students. Each resource has been reviewed for quality and age-appropriateness.

Art for Kids: Drawing — The Only Drawing Book You'll Ever Need

A comprehensive, beautifully produced drawing instruction book for young artists covering line, shading, perspective, proportion, and composition.

How to Draw Cool Stuff: A Drawing Guide for Teachers and Students

A step-by-step guide teaching teens and students to draw realistic objects, optical illusions, and eye-catching designs using simple geometric techniques.

Drawing for Older Children & Teens: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too

Advanced drawing instruction for teens and adult beginners using the Monart Method, covering proportion, perspective, shading, and realistic drawing techniques.

You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less

A bestselling 30-day drawing course by Emmy Award-winning PBS host Mark Kistler, teaching anyone to draw with daily 20-minute lessons.

Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art Experiences in the Styles of Great Masters

An award-winning hands-on art history curriculum featuring 60+ great artists with kid-tested activities that bring art movements to life.

Uncle Josh's Outline Map Book

Reproducible blank outline maps of continents, countries, and U.S. states for geography study and map drills.

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Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1

The world's best-selling guitar method for beginners, teaching chords, melodies, and music reading through a progressive approach with audio support.

The Mystery of History Volume I: Creation to Resurrection

A chronological history curriculum spanning Creation to the Resurrection, integrating world history with Biblical events for grades 4–8.

Bible Study Guide for All Ages

A multi-age Bible curriculum with hands-on activities, timelines, and maps designed so the whole family can study Scripture together.

Grapevine Studies: Stick Figuring Through the Bible — New Testament Overview

A visual Bible study method where students draw simple stick figures to learn and remember New Testament stories and themes.

The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story

A graphic novel Bible presenting Scripture in vivid comic-book style illustrations, covering Genesis through Revelation for ages 9–12.

Dimensions Math Grade 8

Dimensions Math® is a series of textbooks designed for middle school students. Developed in collaboration between Star Publishing and Singapore Math Inc®, this series follows the Singapore Mathematics Framework and covers the topics in the Common Cor...

Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten

We use tables and graphs to communicate quantitative information: the critical numbers that measure the health, identify the opportunities, and forecast the future of our organizations. Even the best information is useless, however, if its story is p...

The Photographic Card Deck of the Elements

Learn the elements quickly with this beautiful card deck.

Biology: The Ultimate Self Teaching Guide - Introduction to the Wonderful World of Biology

If you have ever wanted to know more about biology, but thought it would too confusing, then this is the book for you. We take the concepts of biology and put them in simple terms, allowing you to better understand the amazing diversity of our planet...

Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Piano: Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now! (Teach Yourself Series)

Learn to play the piano and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about...

A Short History of Nearly Everything

In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail—well, most of it. In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to under...

Evan-Moor Science Lesson Plans, Resources, & Books For Children

Teach your students the fundamentals of science using fun and engaging science resources by Evan-Moor. Our science lesson plans help students grasp key science concepts and vocabulary, using hands-on projects and inquiry-based lessons....

Algebra 2 (3.0)

The 3.0 is a per student online subscription that lasts for a full year (12 months). It works on ALL desktops and laptops, and it will even work on tablets and smartphones via the free Puffin browser.* (Click HERE for advice on tablet/smartphone us...

The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving: Over 350 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes

From the experts at Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball canning products, comes the first truly comprehensive canning guide created for today's home cooks. This modern handbook boasts more than 350 of the best recipes ranging from jams and jelli...

The Art of Sign Language

In our diversified multicultural world sign language can come in handy. The introduction goes through the basics including sentence structure, finger spelling, and the use of markers....

Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano

Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics group, Maran Illustrated Guide to Piano is a valuable resource to a wide range of readers-from people who want to play a few songs for their family in the living room to those who aspire to become serious m...

Drama for Reading & Performance: Collection One

Exciting plays by distinguished playwrights will revive your language arts or drama curriculum Drama adds interest and variety to your curriculum, develops speaking and listening skills, and builds students' confidence as they read or perform. Coll...

Everyday Food: Light: The Quickest and Easiest Recipes, All Under 500 Calories

The editors of Everyday Food magazine know that it’s not enough to get dinner on the table in a snap—it also has to be good for the whole family. Everyday Food: Light features delicious, healthful recipes, all under 500 calories. Organized seasonally...

Reading and Writing Chinese: Third Edition

This is a complete and easy–to–use guide for reading and writing Chinese characters. Learning written Chinese is an essential part of mastering the Chinese language. Used as a standard by students and teachers learning to read Chinese and write Chine...

Suzuki Flute School, Vol 1: Flute Part

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the...

English Made Easy Volume One: A New ESL Approach: Learning English Through Pictures

English Made Easy is a breakthrough in English language learning—imaginatively exploiting how pictures and text can work together to create understanding and help learners learn more productively. It gives beginner English learners easy access to the...

See It and Say It in Spanish: A Beginner's Guide to Learning Spanish the Word-and-Picture Way

Master Spanish quickly and easily with this guide—written by internationally famous language teacher Margarita Madrigal—that has two built-in learning aids that has helped thousands of beginner students learn to speak Spanish. THE WORD AND PICTURE ME...

Wall Art: 35 Fresh and Striking Projects to Decorate Your Walls

Treat your home as your canvas and adorn your walls with hangings, paintings, stencils, papercrafts, tapestries and more. Update your interiors with these innovative, contemporary projects, some of which can be created in an afternoon....

Learn & Master Drums with Dann Sherrill

Learn how to practice, tune, and play your own drumset with a variety of musical styles

Gibson’s Learn & Master Guitar with Steve Krenz - Homeschool Edition

A complete 2-year guitar curriculum designed for homeschool families.

Hands-On Equations® Learning System

This hands-on, concrete approach to algebraic linear equations enhances student interest in math, and does not require any algebraic prerequisites.

Life of Fred Pre-Algebra 0 with Physics

Fred does physics before algebra. Learn . . . How ducks and cows pronounce µ differently Why no one can weigh 55 kilograms How Kingie could move a safe that superman couldn't . . . and even some elementary physics: Numerals Making models...

Money and Taxes in a Micro Business

After you have started a micro business and run it for a while, you may wonder… How can I make more money? Have I made a profit? Do I owe any taxes on my profits? How can I reduce my taxes? How can I measure my success? How can I plan to stay in...

Suzuki Violin School: Violin Part, Vol. 1

Titles: Principles of Study and Guidance * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations (Shinichi Suzuki) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) * Song of the Wind (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come, Little Children (Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Son...

Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day

Let your child s imagination soar with this fascinating study of birds, bats, and flying insects. Your young zoologist will investigate the dynamics of flight, learn classification skills, keep a field journal, and explore how the design we see in fl...

Wordly Wise 3000 Fourth Edition Student Edition + Test Booklet + Answer Key Set Grade 8

Wordly Wise 3000 Fourth Edition Student Edition + Test Booklet + Answer Key Set Grade 8. This set includes 3 Books: 1 Student Book, 1 Test Booklet and 1 Answer Key. Wordly Wise 3000 4th Edition provides direct academic vocabulary instruction to devel...

Engine Builder's Handbook

General tips, techniques, and procedures that can be applied to building all types of engines....

Suzuki Cello School, Vol. 1: Cello Part, Revised Edition

Titles: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations (Shinichi Suzuki) * French Folk Song (Folk Song) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) * Song of the Wind (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come, Little Children (Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Song) *...

Beginning Algebra

The Miller/O'Neill/Hyde author team continues to offer an enlightened approach grounded in the fundamentals of classroom experience in Beginning Algebra 4e. The text reflects the compassion and insight of its experienced author team with features dev...

The Essential Guide to Drawing

This bumper drawing guide brings together a range of subjects in one volume. Each section focuses on coming to grips with a particular subject, from portraits to landscapes. The authors clearly explain the processes of drawing and how to tackle each...

Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive

In 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 store and recall useful information, you ca...

The Manga Guide to Statistics

The Manga Guide to Statistics will teach you everything you need to know about this essential discipline, while entertaining you at the same time. With its unique combination of Japanese-style comics called manga and serious educational content, the...

Student Atlas, 8th Edition

The fully revised 8th edition of Student Atlas includes all current border, place, name, and flag changes around the world. Designed with middle and high school students in mind, this reference guide includes a detailed introductory section on map sk...

Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners

Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated, and v...

How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding and Maintaining Your Home, Updated and Expanded

Uncovers the mysteries behind just about every major appliance and building element in your house. Clear, full-color drawings show you exactly how these things should be put together and how they function, including what to check if they don't...

The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning

What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking. This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning. For ages twelve through adult. Fun to use -- learn skills you can us...

Easy Spanish Step-By-Step

Easy Spanish Step by Step proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. Grammatical rules and concepts are clearly explained in order of importance, and more than 300 verbs and key terms are introduced on...