Monday, March 31, 2008

Featured Publisher Discounts

In April we will be featuring two of our best selling publishers - Teacher Created Resources (April 1st - 15th) and Shell Education (April 16th - 30th). During the time that they are "featured" in our eStore, a coupon code (once entered and activated in your shopping cart) will discount all of their products by 10%. Our weekly sale items will also contain four items from our featured publisher. To activate the discount, use the code KTR248 in your shopping cart at checkout.

See the press release about the discount program.

Start exploring the estore and view all the titles.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Teaching Resources for Spring

Spring

from Picture Window Books
PWB9781404808225 (Early Childhood, Primary)

Through the Seasons
Drizzling rain. Sizzling sun. Falling leaves. Drifting snow. This stunning tour of seasonal changes across North America will excite and encourage readers to make their own observations about the seasons where they live.

Grades: PK - 1


Spring

from Compass Point Books
CPB9780756529307 (Primary, Intermediate)

Simply Science
From the farthest reaches of the solar system to the origins of rocks found in our yards, these enlightening books explain key scientific concepts in an easy-to-read and fun way.

Grades: 2 - 4

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Educational ebooks and the use of PDF

The introduction of the Kindle has created a heightened interest in ebooks. While there have been a number of different ebook readers available for a number of years, the Kindle seems to have captured the attention of a great number of people who hadn't considered ebooks in the past. While I believe this attention is good for ebooks in general, I believe that for educational ebooks PDF is the best format for overall use. I have put together 10 reasons why I believe this to be true.

In brief, the reasons are: comfort, equipment, cost, fonts, pictures, layout, external links, internal links, printing, and cross platform capabilities. To read the full list of reasons, please follow this link:

10 Reasons Why PDF is the Right Format for Ebooks in Education

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

eBooks for Easter

Easter

from Compass Point Books
CPB9780756527495 (Primary)

Let's See Library - Holidays
Let's celebrate! Take a look at the origins, cultural celebrations, symbolism, and significance of a variety of holidays in these delightful titles.

Grades: 1 - 3


Easter Activities

from Teacher Created Resources
TCR0794 (Early Childhood, Primary, Intermediate)

Children of all ages have fun preparing for holidays with creative activities and projects. For use at school, in clubs, and at home.

Grades: PK - 6


Happy Easter, Gus!

from Picture Window Books
PWB9781404834163 (Primary)

Read-it! Readers: Gus the Hedgehog
Doug Cushman's adorable illustrations of Gus the Hedgehog and his animal friends bring these fun adventures to life. Readers can follow Gus through different holidays, celebrations, and sticky situations!

Grades: K - 3

Friday, March 14, 2008

St. Patrick's Day Activiites eBooks

St. Patrick's Day

from Picture Window Books
PWB9781404807747 (Primary)

Holidays and Celebrations
It's time to have a party! Colorful illustrations and fun facts about some of the oldest and newest traditions will delight young readers.

Grades: K - 3


St. Patrick's Day Activities

from Teacher Created Resources
TCR2068 (Early Childhood, Primary, Intermediate)

Children of all ages have fun preparing for holidays with creative activities and projects. For use at school, in clubs, and at home.

Grades: PK - 6

Saturday, March 01, 2008

Early Learning

Early Learning With Puppets, Props, Poems & Songs

from Scholastic
SCH0439656141 (Early Childhood, Primary)

Sing, chant, and learn with this BIG collection of poems and songs on all the key topics! Each poem or song comes with reproducible templates and how-to's for an easy-to-make puppet or prop that kids manipulate while they sing or chant. Topics include holidays, seasons, shapes, colors, numbers, animals, and more.

Grades: PK - K