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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
10 Things All Future Mathematicians And Scientists Must Know: But Are Rarely taught
| Edward Zaccaro | See Math Resources |
50 Writing Lessons That Work! (Grades 4-8)
| Carol Rawlings Miller | See Language Arts Resources |
75 Easy Chemistry Demonstration
| Thomas Kardos | See Science Resources |
101 Marvelous Money-Making Ideas For Kids
| Heather Wood | See Math Resources |
201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre, & Incredible Experiments
| Janice van Cleave | See Science Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat
| Theoni Pappas | See Math Resources |
Algebra the Easy Way
| Douglas Downing | See Math Resources |
Alice In Wonderland
| Lewis Carroll | See Favorite Books for Kids |
Amusement Park Math
| Marilyn Burns | The "I Love Math Series." See Math Resources |
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
and all other myths and folktales, beautifully illustrated | Gerald McDermott | See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers). |
And What About College?: How Homeschooling Leads to Admissions to the Best Colleges & Universities
| Cafi Cohen | See Books on Homeschooling |
The Anatomy Coloring Book
| Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson | See Science Resources |
Archer's Goon
and all other titles | Diana Wynne Jones | See Favorite Books for Kids (middle school) |
archy and mehitabel
| Don Marquis | See Language Arts Resources |
Artemis Fowl 
| Eoin Colfer | See Favorite Books for Kids (middle school) |
Astronomy for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work (Science for Every Kid Series)
| Janice Van Cleave | See Science Resources |
At the Back of the North Wind
| George MacDonald | See Favorite Books for Kids |
Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School
| Georgia Heard | See Language Arts Resources |
Awakening Your Child's Natural Genius
| Dr. Thomas Armstrong | See Books on Education |
Awesome Activities To Help Reluctant Writers Succeed (Grades 4-8)
| Perdita Finn
| See Language Arts Resources |
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Backyard Science
| Christopher Maynard | See Science Resources |
Beastly Behaviors
| Janine M. Benyus | See Science Resources |
Ben and Me
| Robert Lawson | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
The Ben Franklin Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments
| Franklin Institute Science Museum, illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll | See Science Resources |
The Big Book of Home Learning
| Mary Pride | See Books on Homeschooling |
Biology For Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work 
| Janice Van Cleave | See Science Resources |
| Black Potatoes | Susan Campbell Bartoletti | See Social Studies Resources |
| The Blue Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| Blueberries for Sal | Robert McCloskey | The Maine classic. See Ask Laurie: Pick Your Own Fruit etc. |
| The Body Book | Donald Silver and Patricia Wynne | See Science Resources |
| The Bones Book and Skeleton | David Kraus | See Science Resources |
| The Brown Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Calculus By and For Young People | Don Cohen | See Math Resources |
| The Cartoon Guide to Physics | Larry Gonick and Art Huffman | See Science Resources |
| The Cartoon History of the Universe | Larry Gonick | See Social Studies Resources |
| The Cat in the Hat | Dr Seussr | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| The Cat who Wished to be a Man | Lloyd Alexander | See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers). |
| Challenge Math | Edward Zaccaro | See Math Resources |
| The Chemical History of a Candle | Michael Faraday | See Science Resources. Available free on the web |
Chemistry for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work
| Janice Van Cleave | See Science Resources |
| A Chemy Named Al | Wendy Isdell | See Math Resources |
| Coin Collecting for Kids | Steve Otfinoski, illustrated by Jack Graham | See Activities: Coin Collecting |
| The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Einstein | Gary F. Moring | See Science Resources |
| Concepts in Modern Biology | Stephen Cumbaa | See Science Resources |
| Conceptual Physics | Paul G. Hewitt | See Science Resources |
| The Cricket in Times Square | George Selden | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Cry of the Icemark | Stuart Hill | Read a review. |
| The Crimson Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| The Dating Game : One Man's Search for the Age of the Earth | Cherry Lewis | See Science Resources |
| The Deluxe Transitive Vampire | Karen E. Gordon | See Language Arts Resources |
| Deschooling our Lives | Matt Hern | See Books on Homeschooling |
| Dinosaurs for Every Kid | Janice Van Cleave | See Science Resources |
| Discover Your Child's Learning Style | Mariaemma Willis and Victoria Kindle Hodson | Children learn in unique ways - here's the key to every child's learning success. |
| The Door in the Air and Other Stories and all other titles | Margaret Mahy | See Favorite Books for Kids (middle school) |
| Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain | Betty Edwards | See Art Resources |
| Dumbing us Down | John Taylor Gatto | See Books on Homeschooling |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Each Peach Pear Plum | Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg illus. | An "I Spy" book See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool) |
| Earth Science for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments that Really Work | Janice Van Cleave | See Science Resources |
| Eats, Shoots and Leaves | Lynne Truss. | See Language Arts Resources |
| The Edible Pyramid | Loreen Leedy | See Math Resources |
| Einstein for Beginners | Joseph Schwartz and Michael McGuinness | See Science Resources |
| The Enchanted Castle | Edith Nesbit | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Explode the Code and Beyond the Code | Educational Publishing Service | See Language Arts Resources |
| Eyewitness to History | John Carey | See Social Studies Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| The Fallacy Detective36 Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning | Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn | See Critical Thinking Resources |
| Fairy Tales | Hans Christian Anderson | See Favorite Books for Kids. Free on the web |
| Family Math | Jean Kerr Stanmark, Virginia Thompson, Ruth Cossey, Marilyn Hill (Illustrator) | See Math Resources |
| Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense | David Guterson | See Books on Homeschooling |
| Favorite Poetry Lessons for Children | Paul B. Janeczko | See Language Arts Resources |
| A Field Guide to Planet Earth, Projects for Reading Rocks, Rivers, Mountains, and the Forces That Shape Them | From Audubon, DK.com (Eyewitness Guides), Peterson, and TimeLife | See Science Resources |
| Field Guides to Birds, Rocks and Minerals, Trees, Wildflowers, The Night Sky, and more | Paul Hilston and Christine Rohn Hilston | See Science Resources |
| Five Childred and It | Edith Nesbit | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Flatland | E. Abbott | See Math Resources |
| Food and Nutrition for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun | Janice Van Cleave | See Science Resources |
| Fractals, Googols And Other Mathematical Tales | Theoni Pappas | See Math Resources |
| Fraction Action | Loreen Leedy | See Math Resources |
| The Freakout Zone | Jeff Edmond | Read a review |
| French Picture Dictionary | Angela Wilkes | See Other Countries, Languages and Cultures |
| Frog and Toad | Arnold Lobel | |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| G is for Googol | David M. Schwartz | A math alphabet book. See Math Resources |
| A Gebra Named Al | Wendy Isdell | See Math Resources |
| Geology Rocks! | Cindy Blobaum | See Science Resources |
| Geometry for Every Kid | Janice Van Cleave | See Math Resources |
| Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise Brown | See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool). |
| Graded French Reader, Premiere Etape | Camille Bauer | See Other Countries, Languages and Cultures |
| The Grammar of Fantasy | Gianni Rodari | See Language Arts Resources |
| Grandfather Twilight | Barbara Helen Berger | See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool). |
| The Great Graph Contest | Loreen Leedy | See Math Resources |
| The Greedy Triangle | Marilyn Burns | See Math Resources |
| The Green Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| The Grey Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| Growing Up in Coal Country | Susan Campbell Bartoletti | See Social Studies Resources |
| Growing Up Writing | Linda Leonard Lamme | See Language Arts Resources |
| Growing without Schooling | John Holt | See Books on Homeschooling |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Half Magic | Edward Eager | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Hands-On Algebra: Ready-To-Use Games & Activities for Grades 7-12 | Frances McBroom Thompson | See Math Resources |
| The Handy Ocean Answer Book | Thomas Svarney & Patricia Barnes-Svarney | See Science Resources |
| The Handy Science Answer Book | Science and Technology Dept. of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | See Science Resources |
| Hands-On Equations | Henry Borenson | See Math Resources |
| Handwriting without Tears | Jan Z. Olsen. | See Language Arts Resources |
| Harold and the Purple Crayon | Crockett Johnson | See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool). |
| Heartbeats in the Muck | John Waldman | See Science Resources |
| The History of Counting | Denise Schmandt-Besserat | See Math Resources |
| History of US, a series | Joy Hakim | See Social Studies Resources |
| Homeschoolers' Success Stories | Linda Dobson, ed. | See Books on Homeschooling |
| Homeschooling and the Curriculum of Love | David H. Albert | See Books on Homeschooling |
| The Homeschooling Book of Answers | Linda Dobson, ed. | See Books on Homeschooling |
| Homeschooling for Excellence | David Colfax and Micki Colfax | See Books on Homeschooling |
| Hop on Pop | Dr Seuss | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| The Horse and his Boy | C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The House at Pooh Corner | A.A. Milne | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| The House That Math Built | Marilyn Burns | The "I Love Math Series." See Math Resources |
| Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Human Body for Every Kid | Janice van Cleave | See Science Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| The I Hate Mathematics Book | Marilyn Burns | See Math Resources |
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book | Jerry Palotta | See Language Arts Resources |
| Impact, Fifty Short Stories | Fannie Safier, ed. | See Language Arts Resources |
| Introductory Logic | Douglas Wilson and James Nance | See Critical Thinking Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Jamberry | Bruce Degen | For 1 - 6-year-olds. A great read after fruit-picking. See Ask Laurie: Pick Your Own Fruit etc. |
| Johnny Tremaine | Esther Forbes | (Historical fiction.) See Favorite Books for Kids. |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Kids for Chemistry | Dr. Gerald Bauldock | See Science Resources |
| Kids on Strike | Susan Campbell Bartoletti | See Social Studies Resources |
| Kitchen Science series | Christopher Maynard | See Science Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| The Lady or the Tiger? and Other Logic Puzzles | Raymond M. Smullyan | See Math Resources or Critical Thinking Resources |
| The Last Battle | C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Let's Learn French | Marlene Goodman | See Other Countries, Languages and Cultures |
| Letters of a Nation | Andrew Carroll, Ed. | See Social Studies Resources |
| Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science | Series from Harper Collins | See Science Resources |
| Little Bear | Elsa Holmelund Minarik | See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool). |
| The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupery | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Little Red Lighthouse and the Big Grey Bridge | Hildegarde Swift | See What's Free or Cheap in NYC for tour information. |
| The Lilac Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Loops and Other Groups | Mary D. Benbow. | See Language Arts Resources |
| Love that Dog | Sharon Creech (grades 3 - 5) | See Language Arts Resources |
| Love You Forever | Robert N. Munsch | See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool). |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| The Magic Treehouse series | Mary Pope Osborne | See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers). |
| The Magician's Nephew | C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Man Who Counted | Malba Taban | See Math Resources |
| Marine Biology Coloring Book | Thomas M. Niesen | See Science Resources |
| Mary Poppins | P.L. Travers | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| Math Curse | Jon Scziezka | See Math Resources |
| Math for Every Kid | Janice Van Cleave. | See Math Resources |
| Math For Kids And Other People Too | Theoni Pappas | See Math Resources |
| Math for Smarty Pants | Marilyn Burns | The "I Love Math Series." See Math Resources |
| Math Wizardry for Kids | Margaret Kenda & Phyllis S. Williams | See Math Resources |
| The Mathematical Cat | Theoni Pappas | See Math Resources |
| Mathematics: A Human Endeavor | Harold Jacobs | See Math Resources |
| Measuring Penny | Loreen Leedy | See Math Resources |
| Media Literacy: Thinking Critically About Advertising | Peyton Paxson | See Critical Thinking Resources |
| Metaphors and Similes You Can Eat | Orel Protopopescu | See Language Arts Resources |
| The Microbe Hunters | Paul de Kruif | See Science Resources |
| Mistress Masham's Repose | T.H. White | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Most Wonderful Writing Lessons Ever | Barbara Mariconda | See Language Arts Resources |
| Mudpies to Magnets | Robert Rockwell, Elizabeth Sherwood, and Robert Williams, illustrations by Laurel Sweetman | See Science Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Nate the Great series | Marjorie Sharmat | See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers). |
| The Neverending Story | Michael Ende | See Favorite Books for Kids (middle school) |
| The New Way Things Work | David MacCaulay | See Science Resources |
| The New Well-tempered Sentence | Karen E. Gordon | See Language Arts Resources |
| The Night of Wishes | Michael Ende | See Favorite Books for Kids (middle school) |
| Now We Are Six | A.A. Milne | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| The Number Devil | Hans Magnus Enzensberger | See Math Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Oceans for Every Kid | Janice Van Cleave | See Science Resources |
| The Orange Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| Oxford French Cartoon-strip Vocabulary Builder | edited by Marie-Hélène Corréard, illustrations by Claire Bretécher | See Other Countries, Languages and Cultures |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me | Eric Carle | See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool). |
| Paragraph Writing Made Easy | Rosemary Shiras and Susan Cary Smith | See Language Arts Resources |
| A People’s History of the US | Howard Zinn | See Social Studies Resources |
| Peterson's Field Guides | | See Science Resources |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | Norton Juster | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Phoenix and the Carpet | Edith Nesbit | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Physics for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments in Motion, Heat, Light, Machines, and Sound | Janice Van Cleave | See Science Resources |
| Physics Lab in a Supermarket | Robert Friedhoffer | See Science Resources |
| Picture the Middle Ages: The Middle Ages Resource Book | Linda Honan | See Social Studies Resources |
| Picture the Renaissance: The Renaissance Resource Book | Linda Honan | See Social Studies Resources |
| The Pink Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| Play Ball | Marilyn Burns | The "I Love Math Series." See Math Resources |
| Poetry in Three Dimensions | Carol Clark and Alison Draper | See Language Arts Resources |
| Primary Challenge Math | Edward Zaccaro | See Math Resources |
| The Prince and the Pauper | Mark Twain | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Prince Caspian | C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Princess and Curdie | George MacDonald | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| The Princess and the Goblin | George MacDonald | See Favorite Books for Kids |
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Author |
Comments / Reviews |
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Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| The Railway Children | Edith Nesbit | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Real World Algebra | Edward Zaccaro | See Math Resources |
| The Red Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| Red Herrings, Science Mysteries | M. Hockett | See Science Resources |
| Ronia, the Robber's Daughter | Astrid Lindgren | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| Rootabaga Stories | Carl Sandburg | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Rules of the Game | Mary Page, Peter Guthrie, Sloan Sable. | See Language Arts Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Science and Technology Encyclopedia | University of Chicago | See Science Resources |
| Science Experiements You Can Eat | Vicki Cobb, David Cain (Illus.) | See Science Resources |
| Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School | Louis Sachar | See Math Resources |
| The Silver Chair | C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Sir Cumference and the Round Table, and sequels | Cindy Neuschwanger | See Math Resources |
| Spaghetti and Meatballs for All | Marilyn Burns | See Math Resources |
| Sports Math | Marilyn Burns | The "I Love Math Series." See Math Resources |
| Starting from Scratch, , One Classroom Builds its Own Curriculum | Steven Levy | See Books on Education |
| The Story of the Amulet | Edith Nesbit | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Story of the Treasureseekers | Edith Nesbit | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook | Raymond and Dorothy Moore | See Books on Homeschooling |
| Super Story-Writing Strategies and Activities | Barbara Mariconda | See Language Arts Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Tales of a Thousand and One Nights | (translation) | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Teach Your Child to Read | Engelman | See On Reading and Writing |
Teacher | Sylvia Ashton-Warner | See Books on Education |
| Teaching Memoir Writing | Perdita Finn | See Language Arts Resources |
| Teaching Ten Fabulous Form of Poetry | Paul B. Janeczko | See Language Arts Resources |
| Teaching with Manipulatives: Middle School Investigations | R. Welchman-Tischler. | See Math Resources |
| The Teenage Liberation Handbook | Grace Llewellyn | How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education. Grace Llewellyn taught school for three years before unschooling herself and writing The Teenage Liberation Handbook with the goal of helping people (mostly teenagers) take more control over their own lives and educations. See FAQ: What about high school? |
| The Thomas Edison Book of Easy and Incredible Experiments | James G. Cooke | See Science Resources |
| Through the Looking-Glass | Lewis Carroll | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| Time Warp Trio and other titles | Lane Smith and Jon Sczieska | See Favorite Books for Kids (early readers). |
| Tom Sawyer | Mark Twain | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Trust the Children | Anna Kealoha | See Language Arts Resources |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| Uncle Tungsten, Memoirs of a Chemical Boyhood | Oliver Sacks | See Science Resources |
| The Unprocessed Child | Valerie Fitzenreiter | See Books on Homeschooling |
| The Unschooling Handbook | Mary Griffith | See Books on Homeschooling |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| The Violet Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student | H. Levine, N. Levine & R. Levine | See Language Arts Resources |
| Volunteer: A Traveler's Guide to Making a Difference Around the World | Charlotte Hindle, Nate Cavalieri, Rachel Collinson, and Korina Miller | See Volunteering |
| The Voyage of the Dawntreader | C.S. Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia series. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
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| Title |
Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know, What Your (First through Sixth) Grader Needs to Know | E.D. Hirsch, Jr. | These seven books form the Core Knowledge Series. E. D. Hirsch, Jr., is a professor of English at the University of Virginia and the author of the bestselling Cultural Literacy. See FAQ: How do I know if my child is learning at the right level? How do I know if I am skipping something academically? |
| Webster’s Dictionary of Mathematics | (may be out of print) | See Math Resources |
| When the Sun Rose | Barbara Helen Berger | A gorgeous book for girls. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| When We Were Very Young | A.A. Milne | See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool). |
| Where the Wild Things Are and other titles | Maurice Sendak | See Favorite Books for Kids (preschool). |
| The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| Winnie the Pooh | A.A. Milne | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| Wishes, Lies and Dreams and Rose, Where did You Get That Red? | Kenneth Koch | See Language Arts Resources |
| The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Elizabeth George Speare | (Historical fiction.) See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| The Wizard Children of Finn | Mary Tannen | See Favorite Books for Kids (middle school) |
| The Wizard of Oz ( series) | L. Frank Baum | See Favorite Books for Kids |
| The Wouldbegoods | Edith Nesbit | See Favorite Books for Kids. |
Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School Culture | Kirsten Olson | See See Books on Education |
| A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle | The very first sci fi book for kids. See Favorite Books for Kids. |
| Writing Down the Bones | Natalie Goldberg | See Language Arts Resources |
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Author |
Comments / Reviews |
| The Yellow Fairy Book | Andrew Lang | See Favorite Books for Kids. Available free on the web |
| You are the Editor | Eric Johnson | See Language Arts Resources |
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Author |
Comments / Reviews |
Zero: Is It Something? Is It Nothing?
| Claudia Zaslavsky, Jeni C. Bassett (Illustrator) | See Math Resources |
