My Books

Fun-to-Solve Map Mysteries
Scholastic, Inc., 2003

The kids of K.I.D.S. (Keen-I Detective Services) take your students on 15 mini-mysteries through their town. To solve each mystery, the detectives (and readers!) must apply basic map skills. Clues and reproducible maps guide students as they learn about maps.

Jump Start 2nd Grade Homework Helper
Scholastic, 2001

JumpStart Homework Helper, published by Scholastic Cartwheel, is a 3-book series for parents. Each book provides activities and explanations, geared to help parents guide their children through second grade. The books in the series are Math, Reading, and Writing.

The Don't Sweat Guide for Graduates
Carlson, LLC, 2002

Part of the popular Don't Sweat the Small Stuff series by Richard Carlson, Ph.D., this book is for the college graduate. It suggests ways to handle the new challenges that graduating from college brings, from finding the right job to keeping old friends and a sense of self.

Undersea Adventures, Thematic Patterns & Projects
Newbridge Educational Publishing, 2000

The Thematic Patterns and Projects series is for teachers. Four books make up the series-A-Farming We Will Go; The Body Machine; Bugs, Bugs, Bugs; and Undersea Adventures. Each book features a variety of hands-on activities, art projects, poems, songs, games, activity sheets, and fun facts to excite and teach young children about each topic.

Disney's Parent's Guide
Advance Publishers, 1997

This parent guide is a companion to Disney's Read and Grow Library for young children. The library consists of 18 storybooks featuring Disney characters, and each book focuses on an early-childhood skill, such as colors or shapes. The parent guide explores the skill focus of each book and suggests activities to further promote and practice the skills.