Musical Maxims, by Frances Kandl, illustrated by Nicole Keshav.

This a collection of rounds, catches and canons based on English and American proverbs. These songs, suitable for grades 4 through high school, range from simple classical round styles to more challenging syncopated and jazzy forms. They are an excellent learning tool for part-singing, employing a variety of musical styles with engaging melodies and often humorous elaborations of familiar proverbs. $10.00


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Fools Rush In People Who Live A Rolling Stone Too Many Cooks




Socio-Paths: Blazing a Trail Through the Communications Maze (grades 6-12), by Nico Pemantle, with illustrations by students of Black Pine Circle School.


This is a challenging compilation of games and projects simulating social, political or historical situations. These carefully worked out paradigms immerse students in the real-life circumstances of their own social world, as well as the adult social and political world, through role-playing and re-enacting real-life situations. Through these projects they learn, in an involving, hands-on, interactive way, to understand the complexities of their social world and to develop strategies for coping with them. $8.00


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Presidential Election Game Mock Small Claims Court Cases Conflict Exercises





Gullible's Travels.

This is a hilarious collection of 112 original cartoons drawn by junior high students, selected from several years' worth of the student newspaper, The Backwash. It is a securely bound notebook sized (8.5 by 5.5) booklet, with a blank page opposite each cartoon. Besides offering some light entertainment, it is also suitable for use as a diary, sketchbook, or for keeping lists and memoranda. $8.00

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Dragons (grades 5-6), by Josephine Bradley


A classroom text based on a wide selection of literature, designed to stimulate thoughtful reading and original and skillful writing at the fifth and sixth grade levels - crucial ages for development of style, sense of taste, quality of expression and grasp of basic language elements and techniques. Contains delightful literary excerpts to stimulate the imagination and convey various styles, with grammar and vocabulary lessons taken from the texts and fun creative writing projects inspired by the readings. $18.00




Mathamania (grades 5-12), edited by Michael Sloper


An annotated problem-solving math book with fun and intriguing math games, logic puzzles and problem solving strategies. The introduction explains the ways in which these kinds of puzzlers can enhance logical thinking, ignite the mathematical imagination and turn mathaphobics into mathaphiliacs! The book is based on seven widely attended northern California math competitions held in the '70's and '80's for teams from both public and private schools to stimulate interest in math concepts and problem-solving. Each chapter represents one competition problem set, ranging from easy to very challenging, and can be used by schools for their own fun math tournaments. $18.00







  • The History from Hell: Medieval Life & Thought through Dante (grades 7-10), by Tim Ogburn: Learning about the medieval view of the world and ways of life through reading and analysis of several of the Cantos from Dante's Divine Comedy. This exploration of all aspects of the world of the Middle Ages combines literature and history in a way that ignites the young person's imagination, using Dante's vivid imagery and characters as a basis for discussion and research. Each chapter explores an aspect of medieval society - e.g., mapping, art & architecture, astronomy, law & politics - as well as suggestions for supplementary readings, projects and relevant activities.

  • Cantabile: A Sight-Singing Primer (grades 2-6) by Frances Kandl: First in a series of sight-singing and ear-training manuals, with a set of worksheets, based on the Kodaly method of musicianship training for young children, designed to teach fundamental rhythmic, melodic and sight-singing skills, pitch and interval recognition, and music notation.

  • Kidshows: Learning Through Play-Acting (grades K-5) by Laura Wolff: A collection of short plays, especially written for elementary grades one through six, offering fun versions of folk tales, historical events, holidays or popular social topics suitable for these age groups and offering a large cast of characters to accommodate a typical grade-school class.



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