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Core Programs

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Core Student and Teacher Editions, Grades 4–6

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
State-Specific Supplemental Books for Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Core Student and Teacher Editions, Ancillaries, Grades 1–2

Harcourt
Core Student and Teacher Editions, Grades 4–6

Harcourt School Publishing
Oregon History,
Student and Teacher Edition, Middle School

Houghton Mifflin
American History (Primary Sources), Middle School

Wisconsin Historical Society
Our State, Our Story,
Student and Teacher Edition, Student Activity Pages, On-line Extension Activities, Grade 6

Holt
Core Student and Teacher Editions, Ancillaries, Grades K–2

Silver/Ginn
Core Student and Teacher Editions, Grades 2–3

Trade Books and Theme-Based Programs

Grolier/Scholastic
Banners
K–2 Trade books and theme-based programs
• Transportation
• Families
• Water
• Communities
• Holidays
• Work
• Neighborhoods
• Homes
• Myself

Changes
Nonfiction books detailing the processes of making familiar products, for readers aged 4–8
• From Cow to Ice Cream
• From Plant to Blue Jeans
• From Wheat to Pasta
• From Metal to Music
• From Mud to House
• From Glass to Boat

Working Here
Nonfiction books for readers aged 4–8, describing some of the more interesting and unusual occupations open to today’s young people
• Working at a Marine Institute
• Working at a TV Station
• Working at a Zoo
• Working at a Museum

Crestwood House (for Macmillan)
Business Whizzes
Biographies of leading entrepreneurs, for readers aged 8–15
• Steven Spielberg
• Bill Gates
• John Harold Johnson
• Oprah Winfrey

Those Daring Machines
Nonfiction books for readers aged 8–15, describing the invention, historical, and social contexts of eight of the most famous machines of the twentieth century
• Jeep
• Sailing Ship Eagle
• V-2 Rockets
• Spirit of St. Louis
• China Clipper
• Submarine Wahoo
• Battleship Missouri
• X-15 Rocket Plane

Sundance
Changes
Nonfiction books detailing the processes of making familiar products, for readers aged 4–8
• From Tree to Paper
• From Sand to Glass

Encyclopedias/Magazines

Facts on File Encyclopedia of the History and Culture of Africa (Readers’ Choice Award winner)

Publications International Encyclopedia articles

Troll, Inc. Yes! Magazine issues:
• Homes
Weather
• A Walk in the Woods
• The Earth
• Let’s Eat