Stations Books

"Space Station: Base Camps to the Stars" is a fantastic book detaling in sweeping perspective the exciting and little known history of space stations, from their origins to the ISS. Each chapter covers a major episode in the history of our endeavors to establish a permanent human presence in space. With rigorous historical research and a keen understanding of how space programs work, Roger Launius describes and analyzes how early dreams and concepts have turned into reality, and sometimes disillusions. Lessons from our cumulative space station experiences for the future are also drawn. These lessons will be key to assimilate not just for future space station efforts but indeed if we are to successfully return to the Moon or send humans to Mars.
The book is beautifully illustrated with many rare drawings, paintings, photographs and other documents. Comprehensive notes with bibliographical information are also provided. These make for a very valuable reference that should appeal to the interested lay reader and specialist alike.

I have a 6 y/o and a 9 y/o both started learning Spanish this year. My 6 y/o sometimes get fussy about doing his "homework" but loves to work on this book.

A collection of information about economically important vascular & nonvascular plants & fungi found in the Pacific Northwest that furnish special forest products. Many of these are also found in Alaska, Northern Idaho, & Western Montana. They contribute to many botanical, floral, woodcraft, & decorative industries & to the rapidly growing medicinal, herbal, & natural foods industries. This guide briefly describes biological, ecological attributes of over 60 plants & fungi, & their wild harvest methods, alternatives to wild harvest, & uses. The harvest techniques are based on the recommendations of experienced harvesters & support sustainable practices. Each plant is illustrated with a drawing.

This is an excellent resource for teaching math. It can be used as a review for the summer as another reviewer has mentioned. I used to teach special education and sometimes using Spectrum math workbooks helped students understand a concept when other programs and workbooks would not. As a mother who schools her children at home now we often use Spectrum math workbooks to get the basics down pat before doing some of the 'fun math'.

This is useful book for teaching math. It should be worth considering when looking for a math workbook.

I'm homeschooling and I could go on the road with the Spectrum books. After trying several different curriculums, I stumbled across these books in the bookstore. They were an answer to prayer. There is an answer key in the back, so I haven't had to haul around a huge teachers edition. These books, all of them (we homeschool a 1st grader and 3rd grader and we use Spectrum Spelling, Writing, Reading, Language Arts, Vocabulary, Phonics, and Math) are exactly what we needed. My first grader LOVES the reading books. We ordered both, the regular Spectrum, and the one written by Mercer Meyer with the Little Critter characters. Childrens books (especially the ones written at her level) are SO expensive, and these reading books come with so many stories, and they have exercises for reading comprehension. I REALLY can't say enough. One thing I'd like to see them do? Add science and social studies/ history and geography to their mix... art and music while we are at it!!

Spectrum Books were recommended by my child's teacher. Now I can understand why. We home school and these books are great. They self teach and are easy to understand. They are economically priced which is rare in educational books. I find that every Spectrum Book on every subject is equally as great. Not only are they valuable to home schooled kids like mine, they also are great to tutor kids in traditional schools who may need a little help. I will never hesitate to buy any book under the Spectrum name brand. They are tops. However it's my nature to be picky, so here it goes, the only thing I recommend is removing the answers from the back of the book. All the pages have been conveniently perforated. Because if you have a child like mine, he'll discover this before you do and whiz through his assignments without getting any question wrong. I'll be buying these books for years to come. I love them and it will be hard to find anything better.

Spectrum Books were recommended by my child's teacher. Now I can understand why. We home school and these books are great. They self teach and are easy to understand. They are economically priced which is rare in educational books. I find that every Spectrum Book on every subject is equally as great. Not only are they valuable to home schooled kids like mine, they also are great to tutor kids in traditional schools who may need a little help. I will never hesitate to buy any book under the Spectrum name brand. They are tops. However it's my nature to be picky, so here it goes, the only thing I recommend is removing the answers from the back of the book. All the pages have been conveniently perforated. Because if you have a child like mine, he'll discover this before you do and whiz through his assignments without getting any question wrong. I'll be buying these books for years to come. I love them and it will be hard to find anything better.

The importance of writing today is essential because technology has given the world the opportunity to communicate with the written word via the computer and internet not to mention through out ones education and life. With this in mind it is essential to begin showing children the means for an intelligent tranfer of ones ideas and thoughts. With this series, beginning as soon as possible, you can be assured that your child or student will acquire the essential craft of translating his or her words legibally and meaningfully to others conveying what is meant to be given. I highly recommend the use and instruction of this material.

One of the outstanding KidzUp Productions book/audio cassette series "The Learning Beat", Spelling Songs: Language Arts Skills was specifically developed for children ages 6 and older. Young listeners will learn "tips, tricks and techniques" relevant to spelling and language arts such as changing "y" to "I" before adding "er", "est", or "es"; dropping silent "e" before adding "ing"; changing words by adding silent "e"; doubling final consonants before adding endings; and more. The songs offer lively memory gems with a variety of musical styles ranging from pop and country, to rock and rap. Also highly recommended is a companion title in "The Learning Beat" series, Grammar & Punctuation Songs... Both of these titles are ideal for homeschooling, as well as community school curriculum supplementation.

This little book has beautiful illustrations and simple, descriptive text that makes it interesting and fun to read. Although intended as an early reader, my four year old LOVES this book, and I have read it over and over to him. A few days before we found it, we watched a real spider catch a fly in a web, which really made the book come alive for him. In this book, a spider builds a web, catches a fly for her lunch and catches a wasp and releases it. A male spider taps on her web, and we are told that the spiders mate. Later, the spider lays her eggs, and we are told that she will soon die. At the end, her eggs hatch, and the wind carries the tiny babies off to build webs of their own. Not only do children learn about spiders with this book, but they also are presented with the concept that life is a natural cycle. This book would be perfect for first graders who are doing a unit on spiders, or for families who are observing spiders at home.