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The following are in very good condition unless otherwise noted. Price is per item, PM or e-mail me libertyacademy@myfairpoint.net Please cut & paste the items you are interested in & I will weigh & e-mail you back the shipping cost (I only charge actual shipping cost.). I accept paypal, money orders & checks (w/appropriate time held to clear). Insurance recommended, I pay for delivery confirmation.
Hope you can help me clean off my shelves of some books we enjoyed. Please check my other posts to consolidate purchases & save on shipping. Thanks for looking. Barbara
Kites Sail High, A book about verbs -- $2. Nice. Beautifully illustrated & fun to read. $1.75 w/other purchase
Spanish Bingo, Let's Grow Smart -- $1. New. 2-8 players, Ages 5 + Fun way to learn.
Is Your Mama a Llama? -- $2. Nice. Blue Ribbon Book, $1.00 w/other purchase.
The Velveteen Rabbit -- $6. Nice. Beautifully illustrated hdbk w/dj Donna Green created oil-on- canvas works that are fresh & view the story through a child's eyes. Famous story tells of a young boy & his treasured favorite toy, a splendid 'fat & bunchy' rabbit, whose ears are lined w/pink sateen. He carries it everywhere, talks to it, pretends w/it, sleeps w/it. His love helps him through a serious illness, wonderful timeless story. $5.50 w/other purchase
Build-A-Word -- $6. Nice. Hands-On Reading Fun! Slide 2 words together to form a new word. Hardback, Discovery Toys. Combining 2 words to make 1 single word builds language, thinking & problem solving skills. Sometimes you can figure out the meaning of the new word & sometimes it means something completely different. Have you ever seen a pat of butter fly? Look for over 30 compound words throughout this book, 4 years + $5.50 w/other purchase
A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear -- $2. Nice. 112 Illustrations & Limericks, Delightful, $1.75 w/other purch
Startwrite 5.0, Handwriting Worksheet -- $9. Nice. Wizard software. Quick, easy way to maek customized handwriting worksheets. Multiple fonts: Manuscript, Modern Manuscript, Italic w/corresponding cursive fonts & more. Character guides in dots, dashes or shaded letters. Adjustable fond size, dot density & shading, selected clip-art, Spanish, math, money & clock characters included. $8.00 w/other purchase
The Improved Foundation Handwriting -- $3. Nice. 2 book set, Book 5 & 6 by Nightingale, $2.00 w/other purchase
Spelling for Whole Language Classrooms, Ethel Buchanan. Includes: Spelling-a developmental Process, Pre-Phonetic Stage, Phonetic Stages of Spelling, Advanced Phonetic Speller, Phonic Stage, Syntactic-Semantic Speller, Spelling Evaluation and more.$3.00, $2.00 w/other purchase.
Teaching Kids to Spell -- $4. Nice. Help teachers provide systematic, personalized spelling instruction. The text includes wordlists, tips for teaching predictable patterns, and a variety of individual activities that prepare children to meet the phonetic, semantic, historical, & visual demands of spelling, plus strategies for implementing a spelling workshop in the elementary classroom. orig. $28.00, $3.00 w/other purchase.
Working Words in Spelling, Level C -- $6. Nice. hdbk. List, exercises for learning, including use, sentences, & writing. Nicely done! D.C. Heath & Company. $5.00 w/other purchase
The New Spelling Goals, hdbk -- $4. Nice. Vintage spelling text, nicely done, very good! Gives words, understanding the words, ways to practice and study the words, includes grammar & parts of speech references too. Just follow the lessons and expand vocabulary & spelling skills. $3.50 w/other purchase
Reading Comprehension, Master Skills, Gr. 6 -- $3. Nice. Series. Includes: recalling details, fact & opinion, making inferences, using prior knowledge, main idea, generalization, comparing & contrasting, giving directions, & creative writing. Includes reproducibles & answers. $2.75 w/other purchase
Learning Through Literature, Grade 4-6 -- $3. Nice. Bk 3. Includes: Soup; Island of the Blue Dolphins, ; Sarah, Plain & Tall; James & the Giant Peach,; Sounder; Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH; How to Eat Fried Worms; & The summer of the Swans. $2.75 w/other purchase
Tell It Together Foolproof Scripts -- $7. Nice. for Story Theatre. 23 tellable stories scripted for groups of performers to tell together. The scripts call for 5 to 15 cast members and are designed for 9 to 12 year olds, though many are also appropriate for teens. Includes: myths, folktales, adaptations of contemporary fiction & a hilariously commentated version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. orig. $24.95, $6.00 w/other purchase
Write & Slide Spelling, hdbk, spiral binding for flat use. Write, Slide & Learn! Books are a fun, interactive way to teach children valuable early educational skills. Children simply read the question and fill in the blanks with the an erasable marker. Then, once they have completed each row, they can slide out the tab to check their answers! The wipe-clean pages allow children repeated practice, while carefully devised activities help them advance their skills as the level of difficulty increases through out the book $6.00, $5.50 w/other purchase
Story Stretchers, Activities to Expand -- $7. New. Children's Favorite Books. It's original, it's fun! It's 450 terrific teaching ideas that are based upon the latest research on how young children become good readers. Connects 90 of the best children's books to science, nature, math, art, music, movement, cooking & circle time. Each book is ''s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d'' five ways w/lively learning activities that heighten reading readiness & sharpen comprehension skills, too. orig. $19.99, $6.00 w/other
**Houghton Mifflin Yagua Days--Paperback Plus -- $3. Nice. Theme: Weather Watch. Story, chart & maps, water cycle diagram from Nature Detective: Weather, Puerto Rican Photo Album--Island of Enchantment and Experiment w/Weather. How much rain is there where you live (done w/everyday materials). Nicely done! $2.25 w/other purchase.
**Joyful Noise, Poems for Two Voices -- $4. New. Newbery Medal. Irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud, & quiet, each of these poems resounds w/a booming, boisterous, joyful noise. Re-creates the ''Booming/boisterious/joyful noise'' of insects, resound w/the pulse of the cicada & the drone of the honeybee w/vibrant drawings to enhance the poems. $3.50 w/other purchase.
Great Irish Legends for Children -- $5 . Nice. hdbk. Delightful collection of 6 traditional Irish legends incl much-loved favorites such as Oisin, The Brown Bull of Cooley & The Giant from Scotland. Spirited illustrations bring each tale to life, and a pronunciation guide is included to assist with reading the unusual Irish names. Told for hundreds of years, these stories are a rich part of Irish history & legend themselves to great storytelling. $4.25 w/other purchase.
Creative Classroom Activities Library in slide in case. Includes: Language Arts Games, Creative Activities to Stimulate Children, Easy Ways w/Holidays, Creative Plays w/Children & Short-Span Activities. Cover wear to books & case, many great ideas! $3.00, $2.25 w/other purchase
Rebus Treasury, 44 stories kids -- $2. Nice. kids can read by the pictures. hdbk, $1.00 w/other purchase
Scholastic Reader--Polar Animals, hdbk -- $2. Nice. Level 1, simple words & sentences w/amazing photos, $1. 50 w/oth
Only One Woof, James Herriot -- $4. Nice. Beautiful hdbk w/dj. Captivating story, about Gyp who is a sweet but silent sheepdog who is separated from his favorite puppy playmate at a young age. The two are reunited later--w/a surprising response from Gyp. Accompanied by the delightful artwork of Peter Barrett, Only One Woff will prove to be a treasured favorite w/children & adults alike. ages 4+. $3.00 w/other purchase
A Circle of Cats, Charles DeLint -- $4. Nice. Beautifully illistrated hdbk w/dj that is an original folktale about an orphan Lillian, who lives w/her aunt on a homestead miles from anyone, surrounded by uncharted forest. Magical tale that begs to be read alound. orig. $16.99, $3.00 w/other purchase.
**Usborne First Pets gerbils w/internet -- $2. Nice. Links. Great learning! $1.25 w/other purchase
Houghton Mifflin Friends, Invitations to Literacy, hdbk, Gr. 2 -- $2. Good. Themes: Pet Show Today! Bea a Nature Detective, Good Friends
Reading Discovery 5 books set -- $4. New. Titles: Lunch at the Zoo; How Many Fish?; Snap Likes Gingersnaps & One Frog, One Fly & Open Wide. Fun, funny & easy to read for yourself! $3.50 w/other purchase
Hooked on Phonics set of 5 books -- $5. Nice. Dad & Sam, Ann's hat; Sam & the mitt; Mutt & Pup & Kim Kangaroo. Smaller companion books. $4.00 w/other purchase.
Hooked on Phonics--set of 8 -- $7. Nice. Titles: Pop fox, Tub fun, Rag gets wet, Hip-O gets a Pet, Tick-Tock, Where is Zot? & Tick-Tock gets a pa & Mad Dog.l. $6.00 w/other purchase
Phonics Readers Plus Steck-Vaughn--Set of 5--Titles: Yum! Yum! Yum!, We're Acting & What Is Under My Bed? (Level A); and Captain Bluefin's Underwater Ride & Bob's Odd Gifts (Level B). $5.00 for the set. $4.50 w/other
**Let's Read & Find Out--various titles -- $2. Nice. How Do Apples Grow? Stage 2; Snow is Falling, Stage 1 Price is per book. First 2 are $1.75 w/other purchase. Hardbacks--The Skeleton Inside You & Flash, Crash, Rumble, & Roll, $2.50--each, Also Where Are the Night Animals, Stage 1, paperback, cover has shelf wear, $1.00
Helping Hands, Christian Light Reading, Gr. 2 -- $3. Good. to Learn Series. Hdbk. Wonderful stories & poetry. Learn about honesty, helpfulness, courtesy, trust, unselfishness, and thankfulness. First of two readers for second grade. $2.50 w/other purchase
Hewitt Early Reader Level I & II sets—10 books -- $9. Nice. These early basal readers with animal themes are designed to provide easy reading w/fact-filled content for the young learner. The illustrations give picture clues & are attractive to children. Titles: Can a Bat Sit?A Day w/the Cubs, Who Am I?, The Garden Helper, A Visit w/Mr. Mantis, Vixen & Her Pups, The Lady w/a Hump, Watch What I can Do!, Turtle, The Orphan, & So Deep, So Wide, So High. $8.00 w/other purchase
Hewitt A Bee Sees Reader, Level III -- $3. Good. small tape at spine, 10 readers in one book
Turtles Like to Sleep in, D.C. Heath & -- $4. Nice. Co, hdbk. Includes reading in a variety of genres--short story folktale from America & around the world, realistic fiction, modern fantasy, poetry, plays, biography, informational article, myths, humor, fairy tales, historical fiction, fables, folk sayings, legend, photo essay, letters & more. Includes: Think About it questions, create & share--writing exercises & Explore--aspects of the piece. Well done! $3.00 w/other purchase
Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride -- $2. New. Chester, famous cricket in Times Square is homesick. When his friend Mario takes him to a sky show at the Planetarium, Chester realizes how much he misses seeing real stars at night. Happily, he finds his way out of the subway into Times Square. From there he takes a trip beyond his wildest dreams-- from Central Park, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty & back to Times Square. Newbery Honor author, George Selden. orig. $8.95, $1.00 w/
Everything But the KitchenSink, Favorite activities from 16 Cottonwood Press books. Lessons soup to nuts, fun writing prompts, grammar tips, makes creative thought easy! $4.25
The Velveteen Rabbit, Classic Edition, hdbk w/dj, wear to dj. $1.00
Classic Starts, hdbk--various titles -- $2. Nice. With Classic Starts, young readers can experience the wonder of timeless stories from an early age. Abridged for easier reading and carefully rewritten, each classic novel is filled w/all the magic & excitement that maqde the original story a beloved favorite. Titles: Pollyanna
Heidi, Johanna Spy, Abridged by Alice Thorne, lg hdbk, former library copy w/many illustrations. Slight shelf wear to edges. .50
Grandmother’s Alphabet, Eve Shaw. Grandmothers can be anything from A to Z ….& so can I. This book has a simple but powerful message—children can be anything they want to be. Hdbk w/wonderful illustrations. Orig. $14.95, $3.75
Journey Around Boston from A to Z, Martha lDay Zschock. Beautifully illustrated hdbk w/dj takes you on an alphabetical tour of Boston. Orig. $17.95, $5.00, $4.00 w/other purchase.
The Folks in the Valley-A Pennsylvania -- $5. New. Dutch ABC. Beautifully bound hdbk, orig. $15. 00, $4.00 w/other
**Babes in Toyland, Walt Disney Classic -- $2. New. Ed, Beautifully illistrated lg hdbk w/dj, orig $14. 95, $1.00 w/other purchase
**The First Easter, the story of why we -- $4. Nice. celebrate Easter, hdbk w/dj. Beautiful addition to your library
**Miriam’s Cup, A Passover Story, Fran Manushkin. Beautifully illustrated hdbk w/dj. That will become a family favorite. Orig. $16.95, $5.00, $4.00 w/other purchase.
**Hanukkah Fun Crafts & Games, Andrea Weiss. Wide assortment of fun & useful-Hanukkah crafts for all ages. Each page contains great ideas for holiday items made with simple materials & easy to follow directions. Nice. $2.00, $1.50 w/other purchasel
Wherever You Are Project Book -- $2. Nice. Impressions, Holt. Topics: Everyone's a Winner (Sports, World Records, Famous Athletes); Adventures in Print (Adventure Novels, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Treasure Hunter); Creatures, Inc. (Frankenstein, Creature Novels, Monstrous Crime); Remembering the Past; & Words About Birds (Scavengers, Everything Bird). Projects include Reading Projects, Writing Projects, Language Study Projects & More Projects. $1.00 w/other purchase.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's -- $3. Nice. Dictionary with CD Dictionary & thesaurus in one, 2nd edition Ideal dictionary for upper intermediate to advanced level students. Awesome resource. orig. $45.00, $2.00 w/other purchase
Houghton Mifflin Reading Practice Book, Vol. 1, Gr. 5 -- $4. Nice. Reading Comprehension, Writing, Grammar, Spelling. Includes: Nature's Fury; Focus on Tall Tales, Give it all you've got, Focus on Poetry, Voices of the Revolution & more. $3.50 w/other purchase
Learning to Write Paragraphs, grade -- $1. Nice. 3-5. Black line masters with prompts to help practice & refine paragraph writing. Fun, interesting writing and kids will enjoy and easily write paragraphs on a large variety of subjects
The Organized Student, Teaching -- $3. Nice. Children the Skills for Success in School & Beyond. Tons of practical assessments and tips to help set up systems and ways of managing information and materials that really work. $2.00 w/other purchase
Four Square--The Total Writing -- $5. Nice. Classroom, Grade 5=9. Chock-full of projects & ideas that are tailor-made to work w/the Four Square Writing Method. Activities designed to: take advantage of the language-learning connection & help students use what they know to learn new things; provide mini lessons, warm-ups & other projects which address some of the more troublesome student writing habits; & more. $4.00 w/other purchase
Basic not Boring--Writing , Grs. 6-8 -- $4. Nice. Inventive Exercise to Sharpen Skills & Raise Achievement. Presents a carefully researched skills sequence & features exercises based on age-appropriate, high-interest themes developed by a team of experienced educators to make basic, fundamental skills exciting & achievable. Exercises may be used to: introduce new skills, review & reinforce skills & context, assess skills & content, use higher-order thinking. $3.25 w/other pur
Literature Unit--The Pearl, TCR -- $3. Nice. Curr. Connections, Vocab, Critical Thinking, Tests, $2 00 w/oth
Danny the Champion of the World -- $4. Nice. Roald Dahl. hdbk w/dj, $3.25 w/other purchase
Junior Great books--various -- $1. Nice...50 w/other purchase
**Series 2, 1st Semester
**Series 3, 1st or 2nd Semester
Everything But the KitchenSink, Favorite activities from 16 Cottonwood Press books. Lessons soup to nuts, fun writing prompts, grammar tips, makes creative thought easy! $4.25
John Henry by Julius Lester -- $6. Nice. Caldecot Honor book. Beautifully illustrated hdbk w/dj about this African-American folk hero. Fun to read, it peaks into history & captures the listeners attention. orig. $17.95, dj has small tear at spine & shelf wear, book in vg condition. $5.00 w/other purchase
Dover Thrift Editions .50 each
**Three Lives, Gertrude Stein
**Early Poems, William Butler Yeats, unabridged
Portraits of Little Women Meg's Story -- $3. Nice. hdbk w/ribbon book mark. orig. $9.99, $2.75 w/other purchase
Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen -- $5. Nice. A hdbk w/dust jacket studio book with beautiful illustrations
American Girls Party Book -- $5. Nice. Bursting w/fun-filled party ideas that bring the worlds of Felicity, Josefina, Kirsten, Addy, Samantha & Molly to life in your living room. The parties inside are filled w/easy invitation & decoration ideas, scrumptious snacks, games galore, pretty favors to make & much more. Plan a party that celebrates your favorite American Girl, or mix & match the ideas to celebrate them all! Ages 7 & up, $4.50 w/other purchase
The Itsy Bitsy Spider, As told & beautifully illustrated by Iza Trapani, w/lyrics, hdbk w/dj, orig. $15.95, $5.00, $4.00 w/other purchase.
**Christmas W/Anne & other Holiday Stories, L.M. Montgomery. Montgomery’s stories emphasize the place of simple human kindness in the holiday, & celebrate her favorite & enduring virtues of self-reliance & plain dealing. Orig. $12.95, beautiful book. $3.25
**Schott’s Original Miscellany, Ben Schott. Fabulous collection of essential trivia. Hdbk w/dj, tears on dj, book like new W/bound in book mark. Orig. $12.95, $1.00,
A Beka Message of the Mountain, Gr. 5 -- $2. Good. Reader, #60402003. $1.50 w/other purchase
Arthur & the Sword, retold & illustrated by Robert Sabuda. A retelling of the events that culminated in Arthur's ascent to the throne depicts his dramatic removal of Uther's sword from the stone and is accompanied by illustrations made to look like stained glass.
The Velveteen Rabbit, Classic Edition, hdbk w/dj, wear to dj. $1.50
Children & Books -- $1 Nice. Children & Books today, Guiding Children's Book Selection, History of Children's Books, Books for the Very Young, Artists & Children's Books, Folk Tales, Fables, Myths & Epics, Modern Fantasy, Poetry, Modern Fiction, Historical Fiction, Books for Older Children, Biography, Informational Books, Literature throughout the curriculum, Encouraging Response to Literature, Introducing Literature to Children++ hdbk, 8th ed, .
The Creative Curriculum for Early -- $5. New. Childhood, 3rd Ed. Features interest areas--house corner, blocks, table toys, art, sand & water, library, music & movement, cooking, computers & outdoors. Includes child development & learning checklist & resources for further reading. Orig. $39.95, $4.00 w/other purchase
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