New York: Macmillan, (1954). Hardcover - A Zoological Laboratory Manual. Illustrated with drawings. xi, 65 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1901.). Hardcover - Essays on fathers, mothers and freshman, on college honor, and 'new-fashioned' education preceded by a poem to Harvard College. An appealing small volume. 148 pp

New York: Twelve / Hachette, (2009.). First edition - In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. Sources and references. 327 pp.

New York: Twelve / Hachette, (2009.). SIGNED first edition - In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. SIGNED on the title page by Po Bronson. Sources and references. 327 pp.

New York: Twelve / Hachette, (2009.). SIGNED first edition - In each chapter of this book, the authors explode a myth about child raising and offer new insights into the inner world of children. Provocative, entertaining and ver worthwhile. INSCRIBED on the title page and signed by Po Bronson. Sources and references. 327 pp.

Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of the Urban Collaborative in Providence, Rhode Island - an independent, public middle school founded in 1989. 182 pp. ISBN: 0-435-081403.

New York: Abbeville Press, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which looks at all the phases of fatherhood from the conception of a child through the grandfather years, filled with practical tips and common sense insights. Illustrated, mostly with humorous drawings. SIGNED on the half title page. Bibliography, index. 320 pp. ISBN: 0-7892-07842.

New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - After ten years of teaching in New York City's public schools, Channon felt dissatisfied with what she was achieving, so she decided to experiment with a more open classroom one year - this is an account of that year, its successes but also its failures and how much she learned. 128 pp.

NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1960.

Chicago: Thompson & Thomas. 1899. Illustrated by W.E.B. Starkweatther.

Minneapolis: T.S. Denisin & Company, (1957). Hardcover first edition - An interesting look at elementary school education in the 1950s with day by day schedules and suggested activities. In addition to the basics, each day includes art, music, creative activities, rest and relaxation, rhythm and physical education as well as suggestions on evaluation and planning. Illustrated with drawings by Jewell Sears. Large format. 85 pp plus a bibliography, word index, list of movies and films strips and other suggested materials.

New York: Harper & Row, 1968. A classic in this area.

New York: Prentice-hall, 1961.

New York: Random House, 1965. Hardcover first edition - Classic study of American adolescents, studied in the context of high school.

New York: Random House, 1965. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Classic study of American adolescents, studied in the context of high school. INSCRIBED on the title page by the author and uncommon thus,

New York: Dell, 1967. Nice older paperback of this classic (50c cover price.) Introduction by David Reisman.

Columbus, Ohio: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., (1966) dj. Hardcover - A look at the four classical cultures which are considered as being at the root of Western education - including early Hebrew and Christian as well as Greek and Roman. A title in the "International Series in Education." Selected bibliography, index. xvi, 539 pp.

Boston: Beacon, 1969. dj. Hardcover first edition - A serious attempt to deal with the problems children may face in a divorce, written for both parents and professionals who work with children. Each chapter deals with a different aspect, and is written by someone in that field - among them are chapters giving the points of view of a minister, rabbi and priest, parents without partners, legal aspects, etc. Notes, references, bibliography. 253 pp.

Boston: Ginn & Co., 1902. Hardcover first edition - A book which emphasizes the importance of teaching nature studies to children; includes both methods for teaching and content - surprisingly up to date: includes statements like "copying names is a waste of time," suggestions for intergrating language and writing skills, and from the first chapter, this comment on the environment, now, unfortunately, truer than ever - "extermination of animal species is now going on, and at a rate never before equaled." Illustrated with many photographs.

New York: Harper Collins, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which blends reporting, intellectual inquiry, and true stories, to "challenge the status quo by mapping out an alternative to the culture of hyperparenting that is presently pushing children and their parents to the brink." A book all parents (and teachers and anyone else working with children) should read. INSCRIBED on the title page. Resources, notes, index. 291 pp. ISBN: 978-0061128806.

New York: Ronald Press, 1960. dj.

York Beach, ME: Conari Press, (2004). SIGNED first edition - The basic premise of this book is that parents are doing a better job than they think they are. "Each chapter focuses on one topic and contains stories and vignettes from Kohl's personal experience, relevant statistics and psychological truths, strategies to use, and things to think about or actions to take." Foreword by M. J. Ryan. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Suggested reading, index. vii, 164 pp. ISBN: 1-573249025.

Normal: Illinois State University, 1967. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Published by the author in her last year of teaching history - 32 of those years were at Illinois State University - and INSCRIBED by her on the title page to one of her students "a member of my last class in history." 118 pages, index, photographs.

New York: Henry Holt, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - Fascinating, and highly praised, story of a little boy trapped in silence and struggling to regain language. Dustjacket praise from Richard Selzer and Ivan Doig. ISBN: 0-8050-19987.

New York: Henry Holt, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fascinating, and highly praised, story of a little boy trapped in silence and struggling to regain language. Dustjacket praise from Richard Selzer and Ivan Doig. ISBN: 0-8050-19987.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, (1999) dj. Hardcover - "Visiting a London nursery school, Vivian Paley observes the schoolchildren's reception of another visitor, a handicapped boy named Teddy, who is strapped into a wheelchair, wearing a helmet, and barely able to speak. A predicament arises, and the children's response--simple and immediate--offers Paley the purest evidence of kindness she has ever seen. . . the book quietly brings together the moral life of the very young and the very old. Paley lets her listeners and storytellers take us down unexpected paths, where the meeting of story and real life make us wonder: Are children wiser about the nature of kindness than we think they are?" 139 pp. ISBN: 0-674503589.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - A useful resource, both optimistic and pragmatic, in which Powell, a psychologist at Harvard University Health Services, "constructs a framework 'zones of concern' of four descriptive categories of teenage behavior. Case studies presented are those representative of both temporary developmental difficulties, which fall within the range of 'normal,' and those that presage deep psychic disturbance. Powell advises parents to rely on common sense, to "be there" for their children (even when their offspring are beyond the teens)" (Publisher's Weekly). Notes, index. xi, 319 pp. ISBN: 0-385193254.

New York: Hyperion, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "With record numbers of students competing fiercely to get into college, schools are no longer primarily places of learning. ... In this increasingly stressful environment, kids aren't defined by their character or hunger for knowledge, but by often arbitrary scores and statistics. ...Robbins tackles hard-hitting issues such as the student and teacher cheating epidemic, over-testing, sports rage, the black market for study drugs, and a college admissions process so cutthroat that some students are driven to depression and suicide because of a B." Endnotes. 435 pp. ISBN: 1401302017.