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Portsmouth, NH: : Heinemann,, 1997.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A study of the Urban Collaborative in Providence, Rhode Island - an independent, public middle school founded in 1989. 182 pp.

York Beach, ME:: Conari Press,, (2004). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing, a trade paperback original. The basic premise of this book is that parents are doing a better job than they think they are. "Each chapter focuses on one topic and contains stories and vignettes from Kohl's personal experience, relevant statistics and psychological truths, strategies to use, and things to think about or actions to take." Foreword by M. J. Ryan. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Suggested reading, index. vii, 164 pp.

New York:: Philosophical Library,, (1959). Hardcover first edition -. Fair condition only in a like dust jacket (a sturdy straight copy but bleeding from the navy blue cloth covers to the inside of the dustjacket, the dj had been taped to the endpapers and discoloration remains.) Only offered in this condition because it is rather uncommon, . First edition. A look at the gaps in American education after the shock of the Russians launching Sputnik in 1967. Includes essays by more than 30 contributors on education in the US at all levels. Index. 491 pp.

New York:: Random House,, 1965.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. Classic study of American adolescents, studied in the context of high school. INSCRIBED on the title page by the author and uncommon thus,

New York:: Random House,, 1965.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good, lacking the dj (a couple of notes on the front endpaper.). First printing. Classic study of American adolescents, studied in the context of high school.

New York:: Random House,, (1970). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in black cloth in a fair only dust jacket with significant edgewear (now protected by an archival cover) Original price of $10 still present. . First printing. Even though it has been over 50 years since this was published, the crisis in the classroom continues, and this book remains relevant in many ways. From the dust jacket flap: "In this bold new book, the result of a three-and-a-half-year study commissioned by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Charles E. Silberman examines the problems that beset American education with intelligence, compassion, and uncompromising honesty . . Anyone who is concerned with the nation's public schools and with its colleges and universities will be disturbed by the picture of current practice which Mr. Silberman paints in vivid and painful detail. Many will agree with his insistence that it is not enough merely to ask, How can we bring the worst institutions up to the level of… Read More

New York:: Prentice-hall,, 1961.. VG/VG..

New York:: Macmillan,, (1954). Hardcover -. Very good in dark green cloth (rubbing to lettering on spine, bookplate on front pastedown). Revised Edition. A Zoological Laboratory Manual. Illustrated with drawings. xi, 65 pp.

New York:: Harper & Row,, 1968.. VG/VG.. A classic in this area.

New York:: Ronald Press,, 1960.. VG/G (some water damage to dj.). 3rd printing.

Boulder, CO:: Bull Publishing Company,, (2003.). Fine condition (as new.). Trade paperback. Basic information on caring for a new-born baby, and during the first year, written in an easy-to-understand style, it includes color-coded chapters, friendly illustrations, and pages to record information. En espanol. 240 pp.

Normal:: Illinois State University,, 1967.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in red cloth with gold gold lettering and illustration on front cover, no dust jacket as issued.. First printing. Published by the author in her last year of teaching history - 32 of those years were at Illinois State University - and INSCRIBED by her on the title page to one of her students "a member of my last class in history." 118 pages, index, photographs.

Boston:: Beacon,, 1969.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket (a rather bitter pencilled inscription on the front endpaper - from a mother to her ex-husband? - some pencilled underlining, not very extensive.). First printing. A serious attempt to deal with the problems children may face in a divorce, written for both parents and professionals who work with children. Each chapter deals with a different aspect, and is written by someone in that field - among them are chapters giving the points of view of a minister, rabbi and priest, parents without partners, legal aspects, etc. Notes, references, bibliography. 253 pp.

New York:: Abbeville Press, , (2003.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A book which looks at all the phases of fatherhood from the conception of a child through the grandfather years, filled with practical tips and common sense insights. Illustrated, mostly with humorous drawings. SIGNED on the half title page. Bibliography, index. 320 pp.

Chicago:: Thompson & Thomas., 1899. Front hinge broken and attractive cover slightly soiled, but otherwise very good condition.. Revised editon with a new introduction and notes by the author. Illustrated by W.E.B. Starkweatther.

Cambridge, MA:: Harvard University Press,, (1999). Hardcover -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). 3rd printing. "Visiting a London nursery school, Vivian Paley observes the schoolchildren's reception of another visitor, a handicapped boy named Teddy, who is strapped into a wheelchair, wearing a helmet, and barely able to speak. A predicament arises, and the children's response--simple and immediate--offers Paley the purest evidence of kindness she has ever seen. . . the book quietly brings together the moral life of the very young and the very old. Paley lets her listeners and storytellers take us down unexpected paths, where the meeting of story and real life make us wonder: Are children wiser about the nature of kindness than we think they are?" 139 pp.

New York:: Harper Collins,, (2006.). SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). 3rd printing. INSCRIBED on the title page "Dear ---- enjoy the journey" . While on a trip to the Himalayas, Wood visited a remote Nepalese school and learned that the students had few books in their library - "When he offered to run a book drive to provide the school with books, his idea was met with polite skepticism. ...But John Wood did return to that school and with thousands of books bundled on the back of a yak. And at that moment, Wood made the decision to walk away from Microsoft and create Room to Read - an organization that has donated more than 1.2 million books, established more than 2,600 libraries and 200 schools, and sent 1,700 girls to school on scholarship ultimately touching the lives of 875,000 children with the lifelong gift of education." Photographs, index. 266 pp.

New York:: McGraw-Hill,, 1966.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. A child's-eye view of the grown-up world. 193 pages.

Boston:: Ginn & Co.,, 1902. Hardcover first edition -. Overall very good condition in original sturdy blue-gray cloth binding with gold lettering, black design, on front cover and spine. A few penciled notations in text, the endpapers are covered with notes, most in pencil, but a few in ink. Clipping pasted to inside of front endpaper.. First edition. A book which emphasizes the importance of teaching nature studies to children; includes both methods for teaching and content - surprisingly up to date: includes statements like "copying names is a waste of time," suggestions for intergrating language and writing skills, and from the first chapter, this comment on the environment, now, unfortunately, truer than ever - "extermination of animal species is now going on, and at a rate never before equaled." Illustrated with many photographs.

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, (2003). SIGNED hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. Later printing. An appraisal of the racial gap in education today, primarily as it affects Black and Hispanic students, which cites educational inequalities as a central civil rights issue, the limited impact of Title One, Head Start and other reforms, while highlighting inner-city schools that demonstrate models of educational excellence and suggesting ways that educational problems can be overcome. SIGNED by both authors on the title page. Illustrated with charts and figures. Extensive notes, index. 334 pp.