Books for 9th Grade

Explore 48 curated books for 9th Grade students. Each resource has been reviewed for quality and age-appropriateness.

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

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.

Keys to Drawing

Keys to Drawing

A classic art instruction book presenting 55 practical keys to drawing from observation, used in art schools and by self-taught artists worldwide.

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

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

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.

Exploring America: American History, English, and Bible

Exploring America: American History, English, and Bible

A combined American history, English, and Bible course for high schoolers, covering U.S. history with primary sources and biblical perspective.

Exploring World History: History, English, and Bible

Exploring World History: History, English, and Bible

An integrated world history, English, and Bible curriculum for high school students, spanning ancient civilizations through the modern era.

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Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten

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

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

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)

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...

38 Basic Speech Experiences

38 Basic Speech Experiences

The classic public speaking text Students are up on their feet speaking from the first to the last chapter in this project-based text. Each chapter is structured around a speaking project that students prepare and present. Clear expectations, speci...

Projects in Speech Communication

Projects in Speech Communication

A practical and comprehensive textbook with a hands-on communication project in every chapter Students practice and apply communication skills from the first to the last chapter. As students prepare, present, and evaluate a speaking project, they le...

A Short History of Nearly Everything

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...

Algebra 2 (3.0)

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

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...

Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages

Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages

Written by one of the world's foremost experts on dinosaurs, this award-winning title—honored by the NSTA and the AAAS—is an essential addition to any dinophile's library, regardless of age! Using casual language aimed at youn...

The Art of Sign Language

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

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

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

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...

Communicating Effectively Book 2

Communicating Effectively Book 2

English 9 and 10 (“Communicating Effectively”) consists of parallel texts called Book One and Book Two. Either book may be studied first, which makes it possible for Grades 9 and 10 to be combined in one class if desired (each half of the...

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar: A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners

Teach Yourself to Play Guitar: A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners

(Guitar Educational). Teach Yourself to Play Guitar has been created specifically for the student with no music-reading background. With lesson examples presented in today's most popular tab format, which also incorporates simple beat notation...

Reading and Writing Chinese: Third Edition

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

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 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

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

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 & Master Drums with Dann Sherrill

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

Recordkeeping for Christian Stewardship

Recordkeeping for Christian Stewardship

The ability to make wise financial decisions and to manage finances well is invaluable. Almost every occupation involves some recordkeeping. We all need God's help to wisely manage the resources He gives us. This course is not about getting ric...

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

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

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

Intermediate Algebra

Intermediate Algebra

Miller/O'Neill/Hyde, built by teachers just like you, continues continues to offer an enlightened approach grounded in the fundamentals of classroom experience in the 2nd edition of Intermediate Algebra. The practice of many instructors in the classr...

The Botany Coloring Book

The Botany Coloring Book

The Botany Coloring Book The Botany Coloring Book consisting or colorable drawings and terms, is an especially effective learning device for the study of plant structures, functions and life histories...

The Research Paper: A Contemporary Approach

The Research Paper: A Contemporary Approach

A practical guide to researching, organizing, outlining, writing, and revising research papers Written in a style that speaks to students, from the perspective of teachers who have taught the research paper to thousands, this text provides practical...

Money and Taxes in a Micro Business

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

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...

Communicating Effectively Book 1

Communicating Effectively Book 1

English 9 and 10 (“Communicating Effectively”) consists of parallel texts called Book One and Book Two. Either book may be studied first, which makes it possible for Grades 9 and 10 to be combined in one class if desired (each half of the...

Engine Builder's Handbook

Engine Builder's Handbook

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

Apostol Calculus: One-Variable Calculus, with an Introduction to Linear Algebra

Apostol Calculus: One-Variable Calculus, with an Introduction to Linear Algebra

An introduction to the Calculus, with an excellent balance between theory and technique. Integration is treated before differentiation--this is a departure from most modern texts, but it is historically correct, and it is the best way to establish th...

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

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) *...

The Human Evolution Coloring Book 2nd Edition | Coloring Concepts

The Human Evolution Coloring Book 2nd Edition | Coloring Concepts

The Human Evolution Coloring Book (2nd Edition) The Human Evolution Coloring Book, 2nd edition, begins by laying a foundation of comparative observations in nature worldwide that support the concept that life evolved as it has, from the simple to the...

Nasco Biology Lab Kit

Nasco Biology Lab Kit

Complete lab kit for high school-level Biology.

The Essential Guide to Drawing

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

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

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

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...

Algebra and Trigonometry

Algebra and Trigonometry

Algebra and Trigonometry provides a comprehensive exploration of algebraic principles and meets scope and sequence requirements for a typical introductory algebra and trigonometry course. The modular approach and the richness of content ensure that t...

Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners

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

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...