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I have collected books, tapes, CD's, and other materials through my years of teaching. It is now the time of my life where I need to share some of these treasures with others, in their house and school, to make way for other things in my place.

Unless otherwise stated, these items are like new, having been read or used rarely.
Just click on the PayPal button after each item and I will mail it to you the next day. All shipping costs within the United States are included!
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Life Magazine October 31, 1969

only one available

This Life magazine from October 31, 1969 is complete and in good condition. The outside corners are a little frayed.

Vivitar DM750 Vintage Collectable Camera

only one available

Law and School Reform: Six Strategies for Promoting Educational Equity
Edited by Jay P. Heubert

only one available

From the back cover of the book:
Nearly every effort to reform American public education during the last half century has involved the law. This powerful book, essential reading for anyone concerned with education in America, is the only comprehensive, interdisciplinary study of six crucial, controversial reform initiatives: desegregation, school-finance reform, education of immigrant children, special education, service integration, and enforceable performance mandates. As the authors point out, research strongly supports these reforms, and they remain central to school improvement in the next century.
Law and School Reform: $9.60

Inclusion and School Reform: Transforming America's Classrooms
by Doroghy Kerzner Lipsky and Alan Gartner

only one available

From the back cover:
From the distinguished authors of Beyond Separate Education comes this panoramic view of inclusive education --past, present, and future. Grounded in historical perspective and fueled by contemporary accomplishments, the insightful discussions in this volume cover a wide range of issues, from program implementation and classroom supports to court decisions and financing. The authors compare successes and setbacks from schools and studies nationwide, drawing the "big picture" of practice and research. Complementing their highly informed, balanced analysis of special education and inclusion programs are highlights of the results from a revealing national study of inclusive education.
Emphasizing the need for the concurrent development of inclusion and school restructuring, Inclusion and School Reform gives Policy makers, administrators, school board members, teachers, and parents a solid understanding of the process of school reform, as well as a vision for the 21st century.
About the authors: Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky is Director of the National Center of Educational Restructuring and Inclusion, and Alan Gartner is Dean for Research. Both are at The Graduate School and University Center, The City University of New York.
Inclusion and School Reform: $32.21

The First Americans
Various Authors

only one set available

This is a complete series.
From the back of the books:
Apache: Long before European explorers arrived, Native Americans lived throughout North and South America. The North American Great Plains were and continue to be home to the Apache. The traditions of long ago continue in American Indian communities today. The Apache explores the lies and ways of these fascinating people.
Cherokee: Long before European explorers arrived, Native Americans lived throughout North and South America. The lakes and forests of the northeastern United States and parts of southeastern Canada were home to the Cherokee people. The traditions of long ago continue in Cherokee communities today. The Cherokee explores the lives and ways of these first Americans.
Iroquois: Long before European explorers arrived, Native Americans lived throughout North and South America. The lakes and forests of the northeastern United States and parts of southeastern Canada were home to the Iroquois people. The traditions of long ago continue in Iroquois communities today. The Iroquois explores the lives and ways of these first Americans.
Navajo: Long before European explorers arrived, Native Americans lived throughout North and South America. The American Southwest was and is home to the Navajo people. The traditions of long ago continue in Navajo communities today. The Navajo explores the lives and ways of these fascinating people.
Pueblo: Long before European explorers arrived, Native Americans lived throughout North and South America. The American Southwest was and is home to the Pueblo people. The traditions of long ago continue in Pueblo communities today. The Pueblo explores the lives and ways of these fascinating people.
Sioux: Long before European explorers arrived, Native Americans lived throughout North and South America. The North American Great Plains were, and continue to be, home to the Sioux people. The traditions of long ago continue in American Indian communities today. The Sioux explores the lives and ways of these fascinating people.
First Americans Series: $56.88

Illustrated Series: Internet Research-Second Edition
by Donald I. Barker & Carol D. Terry
only two available

Illustrated Series: Microsoft Windows XP Essentials
by Mary Kemper
only one available

Linksys RTP300 Router

only one available

This device is used to connect your broadband Internet and your phone. Included is a power adapter and two Ethernet cables (one yellow and one blue). The router has a power connection, reset button, four ethernet ports for use with computer, two phone ports for phone or fax, an Internet port (from cable/DSL modem). I got this router to use with a Vonage phone connection in October 2005. It was only used for three months. Original box and all paper work included. You may e-mail for more information about it and my experiences with Vonage, which were terrific!
Linksys RTP300 Router: $14.99

Best Food Writing 2001
Edited by Holly Hughes

only one available

Paperback, published 2001
From back of book:
For Every Cook and Food Lover: Best Food Writing 2001
Endlessly browseable and deliciously entertaining, this annual collection assembles the very best writing about food, wine, and cooking, selected from the past year's top books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and Websites Its six sections -- Stocking the Larder, Home Cooking, Someone's in the Kitchen, Dining Around, Food Fights, and Personal Tastes -- showcase the best writing on topics ranging from the rise of the celebrity chef to the latest food fads and controversies, from sublime descriptions of much-loved dishes and ingredients to the most memorable restaurant experiences.
Best Food Writing 2001: $7.48

An Ethics Curriculum for Children

only one available
Examples of the books included in the kit are:
For Courage

For Loyalty

For Justice

Copyright 2004 by Hartwood.
Ethics is an increasingly important but difficult topic to meaningfully discuss in the classroom. This kit designed for grades 5 and 6, however, assists by including fourteen age-appropriate picture books that provide a framework for discussing the attributes of courage, loyalty, justice, respect, hope, honesty, and love. Also included in the kit is a Teachers' Guide with research papers that discuss reasons for teaching ethics, ideas for holding class discussions, ways to make storytelling and read-alouds more effective, and other ideas to enhance teaching in general and the teaching of ethics in particular. Two trade books are included for each attribute and there is a suggested list of additional books. For each book and attribute there are multicultural lesson plans to help integrate the ethics lesson into other subjects. Pages to duplicate for students and parents are included, some of which are put onto stock paper for easy posting. There is also a 50x32 inch full color world map. The Teachers' Guide suggests spending about two weeks on each attribute. All of the backup information for teachers is helpful and makes the kit a worthwhile addition to the classroom. The quality of the included children's literature books. They are all based on true stories, are enjoyable for students to hear, and provoke thought and discussion in the classroom and home. The people in the books come from places around the world and face problems that students have read about in social studies classes.
An Ethics Curriculum for Children: $110.00

Economics for Children: Starting a Business

only one available

Copyright 2005 by Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company
This is one tape of a 4-Volume Set. A short teacher's guide is included in paper form and is also available on the Internet.
from the back of the tape box about the set:
23 minutes, Grades K-4, Teacher's Guides Included and Available Online
From piggy banks to pineapples, everything we see, use and eat in our homes and communities can be linked to the economy. In this live-action video series, scarcity, demand and other basic economic concepts are illustrated and explained through daily activities in the home and the community. Find out how making choices, budgeting and being a smart consumer are a necessary part of money management. Explore the differences between wants and needs, and see how goods and services are provided to communities in the U.S. and around the world. Learn how businesses and industries are created through entrepreneurship and hard work and follow along as a group of young entrepreneurs formulate a business plan for marketing and selling a great idea.
from the back of the box about this tape:
Got a great idea? So do Chloe, Andy, Mia and Jamaal! Join them as they go from eating a cookie to starting their won cookie business! Discover how market research and a business plan can help you own and operate a business in your community. See the connection between business owners and customers, and observe how decisions and events that affect one business can cause changes in dozens of other businesses in the economy.
Starting a Business: $16.93

Economics for Children: What is Economics?

only one available

Copyright 2005 by Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company
This is one tape of a 4-Volume Set. A short teacher's guide is included in paper form and is also available on the Internet.
from the back of the tape box about the set:
23 minutes, Grades K-4, Teacher's Guides Included and Available Online
From piggy banks to pineapples, everything we see, use and eat in our homes and communities can be linked to the economy. In this live-action video series, scarcity, demand and other basic economic concepts are illustrated and explained through daily activities in the home and the community. Find out how making choices, budgeting and being a smart consumer are a necessary part of money management. Explore the differences between wants and needs, and see how goods and services are provided to communities in the U.S. and around the world. Learn how businesses and industries are created through entrepreneurship and hard work and follow along as a group of young entrepreneurs formulate a business plan for marketing and selling a great idea.
from the back of the box about this tape:
Did you know that economics connects and affects almost every person in the world? Everywhere as every community, local markets, natural resources, transportation and people work to provide goods and services. Explore the basic concepts of economics and learn how people play an important role as both consumers and producers. Find out about the wants and needs goods and services, and scarcity and demand -- the basic building blocks of the economy!
What is Economics?: 16.93

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (VHS tape)
by Mordicai Gerstein

only one available

Copyright 2005, by Weston Woods, a Division of Scholastic, Inc.
from the back of the VHS case:
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
Ages 5-10
*Caldecott Medal Book
*ALA Notable Book
*Boston Globe Horn Book Award
Inspired by the true story of Philippe Petit, a young French aerialist, this animated adaptation of the Caldecott Medal-winning book brings to breathtaking life the excitement and suspense of his daring 1974 high wire walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center. Directed by Michael Sporn. Narrated by Jake Gyllenhaal, with music by Michael Bacon.
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers: $30

Crescendo
By Derek Luch

Soft cover, published 2004
from the back cover:
Kat lives in the small town of Three Foxes where he lives a fairly normal life - as normal as any teanager involved with gorillas, crazy friends, and a mad soccer league can get at least.
On Kat's path to overcoming his father's death, he learns to accept both his twin brother and himself.
Crescendo: $15.00.

A Wrinkle In Time
by Madeleine L'Engle

only one available

Paperback, published 1976
From the back cover:
A Wrinkle in Time Commemorative Edition with an Introduction by the Author
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg, Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and their mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.
"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft adn blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I"ll be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesscract."
A tesscract (in case you don't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would spoil your enjoyment of Madeleine L'Engle's unusual book.
A Wrinkle In Time: $4.25

People in the Rain Forest
by Saviour Pirotta

only one available

Hard cover, published 1999
From back cover
Follow a hunter as he spears his prey.
Step inside a communal rain forest home, where each family has its own space to hang hamocks for sleeping.
Apply rain frest body paint, following the instructions given inside.
About the author
Saviour Pirotta is the author of more than 40 picture and information books for young readers.
People in the Rain Forest: $5.15

Hitler's Rise to Power and the Holocaust
By Linda Jacobs Altman
only one available

Hardcover, published 2003
This book is part of The Holocaust in History series.
From the back cover:
Following the surrender of Germany ending World War I, the country lay in ruin. Germans looked for a new leader to lead them out of their defeat. They found Adolf Hitler. Hitler becamse the leader of the Nazi Party. Teh Nazi plan for an Aryan nation provoked World War II in 1939. During Hitler's reign, he ordered those who opposed him to be executed and set up concentration camps where mass murders took place. This was the beginning of the Holocaust in which 6 million Jews and 5 million other innocent people were murdered. Hitler's forces conquered most of Europe before they were defeated in 1945.
About the author:
Linda Jacobs Altman specializes in writing about history, social issues, and multicultrual subjects for young people.
Hitler's Rise to Power and the Holocaust: $17.30

Student Almanac of Hispanic American History -- Volumes 1 and 2

only one set available

Hardcover, published 2004
From the cover of both books:
A major influence on North and South America from the time of Columbus's arrival in 1492, Hispanics helped to shape the United States as it grew from 13 colonies to the 50 states we know today. This two-volume set traces the history of Hispanic Americans from thier earliest history to thier continuing contributions to our country. After an introduction to each chapter; A-Z entries indentify people, places, events, and terms for an in-depth look at all things Hispanic American. Primary source documents - along with photographs, maps, charts, and graphs - enhance teh history of Hispanic Americans for students.
From the back of Volume 1: From European Contact to the U.S.-Mexican War, 1492-1848
The years following European contact were fought with frequent conflict between the many groups living in the Americas. Revolutions and independence movements continued to shape and reshape borders and cultures. This volue covers the important roles of Hispanics during this tumultuous time in history.
From the back of Volume 2: From the California Gold Rush to Today, 1849-present
Hispanic Americans increased their presence in America throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, as they struggle to gain civil rights and equality. This volume examines the impact of Hispanic Americans on America's expansion from coast to coast and the conflicts during the 1900's. Students will learn about people, issues, and events that have affected Hispanic Americans over the last 150 years.
Student Almanac of Hispanic American History -- Volumes 1 and 2: $44.00

Biomes Atlases

only one set available

All are hard cover and published in 2003
From back covers:
Biologists divide the living world into major zones called biomes, such as deserts, oceans, tropical forests, and tundra. Looking at biomes helps us understand the connections between our planet's climate and the plants and animals that live in each biome. The biomes of the far north, for example, are cold and dark for much of the year. This wintry climate favors certain types of plants, and the plant life, in turn,has a great influence on which animals can survive there. Biomes also have a huge impact on people. Over thousands of years, we have learned to survive in nearly every biome by making ingenious use of the resources around us, but in recent times our success has begun to threaten the very future of the biomes that nurtured us. The Biomes Atleses series explores these issues, with detailed maps focusing on key examples for each biome. Each volume reveals the fascinating web of relationships between climate, plants, animals, and people that makes every biome unique.
Eight book set: $94.00

Christmas Presents: Holiday Poetry
Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Pictures by Melanie Hall
This is an I Can Read Book, published in 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
only one available

Hardcover, published 2004
Inside, the front jacket reads:
Deck the halls, hang the stockings, and celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with this festive book of poetry for beginning readers!
From the excitement of looking for hidden Christmas presents to the solemnity of Midnight Mass, the different moods and meanings of Christmas are brought to life in these joyful poems, perfectly complemented by the vibrant rich artwork of illustrator Melanie Hall.
Book price: $10.00.

Pearl and Wagner: Three Secrets
By Kate McMullan
Pictures by R. W. Alley
This is a Dial Easy-To-Read book, published in 2004 by Dial Books for Young Readers, A Division of Penguin Young Readers Group.
only one available

The Red Book
By Barbara Lehman
Published in 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
only one available

Hard cover, published 2004
Inside, the front jacket reads:
This book is about a book.
A magical red book without any words -- just like the one in your hands right now. So what are you waiting for? Turn the page to experience a new kind of adventure through the power of story.
In illustrations of rare detail and surprise, The Red Book crosses oceans and continents to deliver one girl into a new world of possibility, where a friend she's never met is waiting. And as with the best of books, at the conclusion of the story, the journey is not over.
Book price: $7.48.

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