A Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests in School: How to Improve Your Child's Chances for Success
by Peter W. Cookson, Ph.D., and Joshua Halberstam,Ph.D.

This well-organized and written book may help parents to be more knowledgeable about standardized testing and proactive in helping their child do well on the exams.

The American Heritage Children's Dictionary

You and your child will love this book, not only as a dictionary, but as a book to browse and to look at together. It's filled with pictures, word histories, spelling notes and other interesting side bars. The dictionary has been recently updated with many modern and technical words that your child will be exposed to in school. A must have for any grade-school child.


Internet for Parents
by Karen Strudwick, John Spilker, Kay Arney, and Jay Arney
The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide for Ages 10 & Under
by Judy Galbraith, Pamela Espeland
Teaching Young Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom - Identifying, Nurturing, and Challenging Ages 4-9
by Joan Franklin Smutny, Sally Yahnke Walker, and Elizabeth A. Meckstroth
The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids - How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted Child
By Sally Yahnke Walker
Everybody Has a Body: Science from Head to Toe/Activities Book for Teachers of Children Ages 3-6
by Robert E. Rockwell, Robert A. Williams, Elizabeth A. Sherwood
The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach
by Howard Gardner
Raising Readers: Helping Your Child to Literacy
by Steve Bialostok
'I Won't Learn from You': And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment
by Herbert Kohl
Valerie & Walter's Best Books for Children
by Walter M. Maves, Valerie V. Lewis

The Core Knowledge Series

What Your Kindergartener Needs to Know
by E. D. Hirsch (Editor), John Holdren (Editor)
What Your First Grader Needs to Know
by E. D. Hirsch, Jr (Editor), John Holdren
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know
by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. (Editor)
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know
by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. (Editor)
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
by E. D. Hirsch (Editor), John Holdren (Editor)
What Your 5th Grader Needs to Know
by E. D. Hirsch (Editor)
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
by E. D. Hirsch (Editor)
Books to Build on : A Grade-By-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers
by E. D. Hirsch, Jr (Editor), John Holdren (Editor)