Educational CD\'s & Videos

Cool music and fun games build excitement about learning to read. Letter Sounds covers the most common sound that each letter makes. Letter Sounds DVD with its "on-screen mouth" shows how to form each sound. By the end of these programs, students are combining letters to read words and even simple sentences. Ages 4-7. Approx. 55 minutes. Learn More

Discover a new language or practice vocabulary and counting in your child’s first language. Choose from Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, German, and English – all six languages on one DVD! In this exciting adventure, kids learn colors, toys, clothes, furniture, and counting to 10. Colorful animation, real images, and adorable characters create an engaging experience that’s clear and easy to follow. From the main menu, select audio and subtitles in any of the six languages. They’re easy to mix and match. You can even turn off subtitles. Ages 2 and up. Approx. 37 minutes per language. (3 hours, 42 minutes total). Learn More

This entertaining approach to the human body engages young, inquisitive learners, while the depth of material gets older students ready for tests. Join Kevin and his friends Marko and Bailey for an enlightening adventure to explore the skeletal, nervous, muscular, circulatory, urinary, respiratory, and digestive systems along with the five senses. Clear explanations, beautiful science models, and amusing animations make this DVD perfect for the classroom and home. Meets the National Science Education Standards. Grades 4th - 8th Total running time: Approx. 52 minutes

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Rock 'N Learn Earth Science DVD. Marko the Pencil shows students how easy it can be to understand and remember science concepts. Learn about the Solar System, weather, the water cycle, geology, properties of minerals, volcanoes, plate tectonics, weathering topography, erosion, energy resources, and energy conservation. Prepare for any earth science test. Meets National Science Education Standards. Approximately 61 minutes. Grades 5 & up.

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Kids of all ages love learning division by performing along with D.J. Doc Roc. Positive lyrics, cool rap music, and high-energy action generate lots of excitement as students learn to solve division facts quickly and accurately. With these fun songs, kids discover what division is all about, solve story problems, use remainders, and even work long division problems. DVD. Ages 8 & up. Approx. 55 minutes. Learn More

Here is the perfect way to get your child ready for starting school. Young learners will enjoy all of the kindergarten readiness activities, including learning to count objects by color, shape, or a combination of both. Even gifted children will be challenged by advanced colors (maroon, turquoise) and shapes (polygons, ellipses). DVD. Ages 3–5. Approx. 46 minutes. Learn More

Here is the perfect way to get your child ready for starting school. Young learners will enjoy all of the kindergarten readiness activities, including learning to count objects by color, shape, or a combination of both. Even gifted children will be challenged by advanced colors (maroon, turquoise) and shapes (polygons, ellipses). Available in audio CD & book or DVD version. Ages 3–5. Approx. 46 minutes. Learn More

Cool music, colorful animation, and lots of humor—that’s our secret formula for getting kids excited and motivated to learn about fractions and decimals. Kid-appealing songs and rhymes help students of all ages learn new terms and remember the rules about congruent parts, equivalent fractions, proper and improper fractions, mixed numerals, decimals, and more. DVD. Ages 8 & up. Approx. 35 minutes. Learn More

Alphabet Al gets young learners out of their seats to exercise their bodies and minds. Fun songs for each letter of the alphabet promote imaginative play and fitness with creative movements like Picking Cherries, Soaring Eagles, and Air Guitar while helping children learn the skills that will prepare them for learning to read. Also includes traditional exercises, such as Jumping Jacks and Windmills. Ages 3 – 5. Approx. 37 minutes. Learn More

Reciting the ABCs is just the beginning of alphabet mastery. There's so much more to learn-and Alphabet Al leads the way! •Catchy songs involve learners in preschool alphabet activities •These songs and activities strengthen letter recognition •Helps promote simple word/letter associations •A great tool for enriching a child's vocabulary Alphabet DVD includes the following: •Alphabet Al's Alphabet Song • Letter A Song • Letter B Song • Letter C Song • Letter D Song •Letter E Song • Letter F Song • Letter G Song • Letter H Song • Letter I Song •Letter J Song • Letter K Song • Letter L Song • Letter M Song • Letter N Song •Letter O Song • Letter P Song • Letter Q Song • Letter R Song • Letter S Song •Letter T Song • Letter U Song • Letter V Song • Letter W Song • Letter X Song •Letter Y Song • Letter Z Song • Al's Alphabet • Funny-Looking Letters Game •The Name Game •Traditional Alphabet Song Learn More

Learning math facts doesn’t have to be dull! Now students can “rock out” while they learn addition and subtraction. Upbeat rock music, energetic performers, and colorful action make these super-cool songs favorites with kids of all ages. As they sing along to these "add and subtract tunes," kids quickly learn sums up to 18 and differences from 18. Ages 6 & up. Approx. 40 minutes. Learn More

Learning math facts doesn't have to be dull! Now students can "rock out" while they learn addition and subtraction. Upbeat rock music, energetic performers, and colorful action make these super-cool songs favorites with kids of all ages. As they sing along to these "add and subtract tunes," kids quickly learn sums up to 18 and differences from 18. Ages 6 & up. Approx. 40 minutes. Learn More

Kids love this entertaining way of learning basic addition or subtraction facts by performing along with D.J. Doc Roc! Positive lyrics, super-cool rap music, and high-energy action make this educational Audio CD irresistible for mastering math facts. Sums up to 18 and differences from 18 are easy to learn and remember with these "add and subtract songs." Includes Audio CD and 32 page book. Ages 6 & up. Approx. 54 minutes. Learn More

Bring the Classics to Life Read-Alongs. These high-interest read-alongs have been adapted into 10 short chapters aimed at introducing students to great classic literature, while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Expertly paced narration provides sound effects to keep interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. Each book: Includes 100 comprehension questions that test for main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details, and sequencing, Contains 60 vocabulary exercises in modified Cloze format, and defines and uses new vocabulary in context, prior to each chapter. Includes exciting illustrations in every chapter and answer keys at the back of each book. Reading levels were measured by the Fry Readability Scale and written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. Each audio CD: Includes a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages in the book broken into 10 chapters with exciting sound effects. Workbooks and CD's can be used together or independently of each other. Learn More

Three classics in one! The sly humor of Rip Van Winkle, Gulliver's adventures among the tiny Lilliputians and the wisdom of a Jewish folk tale. Includes: Rip Van Winkle; Rip's Rap; Gulliver's Travels; Fool's Gold. Winner of the Film Advisory Board Award. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Timeline: Late 1700s (United States, England) Learn More

Bring the Classics to Life Read-Alongs. Reading Level 2.0-3.0. This high-interest read-along has been adapted into 10 short chapters aimed at introducing students to great classic literature, while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Expertly paced narration provides sound effects to keep interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. Each book: Includes 100 comprehension questions that test for main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details, and sequencing, Contains 60 vocabulary exercises in modified Cloze format, and defines and uses new vocabulary in context, prior to each chapter. Includes exciting illustrations in every chapter and answer keys at the back of each book. Reading levels were measured by the Fry Readability Scale and written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. Each audio CD: Includes a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages in the book broken into 10 chapters with exciting sound effects. Workbooks and CD's can be used together or independently of each other. Learn More

Kids teach themselves to read with this easy-to-use program. Twelve entertaining stories feature amusing characters and build in sequence from simple to more complex. Kids have time to read each screen before hearing a voice read the highlighted words. Busy parents love having a program that works at home or during travel. Teachers love an effortless tool that addresses the challenge of providing individualized instruction. And kids love a fun method that allows them to experience success and move forward as they are ready. This program goes right along with the sequence of Rock 'N Learn Phonics programs, audio or video sold separately. (Items #s 2097 & 2098) Learn More

"Your Story Hour Recordings - Patterns of Destiny". Includes 12 CDs. These are the same audio stories that have inspired children and adults since their inception in 1949. This series focuses on Great Persons in History - Joan of Arc, John Bunyan's Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton, Louis Pasteur, and George Carver plus many more! 2005 Practical Homeschooling Magazine Reader's Choice competition placed these great stories in the top two of the Educational Audio/CD Series Category. Learn More

Bring the Classics to Life Read-Alongs These high-interest read-alongs have been adapted into 10 short chapters aimed at introducing students to great classic literature, while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Expertly paced narration provides sound effects to keep interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. Each book: Includes 100 comprehension questions that test for main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details, and sequencing, Contains 60 vocabulary exercises in modified Cloze format, and defines and uses new vocabulary in context, prior to each chapter. Includes exciting illustrations in every chapter and answer keys at the back of each book. Reading levels were measured by the Fry Readability Scale and written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. Each audio CD: Includes a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages in the book broken into 10 chapters with exciting sound effects. Workbooks and CD's can be used together or independently of each other. Learn More

In Jim’s fresh retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Wild Swans, fifteen-year-old Elise must rescue her brothers from the curse of an evil witch. Natalia Bilbao’s Tennis Frenemies is the story of a passionate young tennis player who forms an unlikely friendship with her rival. Pricilla Chung weaves a magical tale of children in a dreamlike land of talking animals from the Chinese zodiac in Aria’s Dragon Light. Finally, in Dale Madison’s The Wedding Challenge, an African princess declares that she’ll only marry the man who can convince her to climb down from a tree.

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Three of the most popular mysteries of all time in one volume. Includes: Sherlock Holmes: The Red Headed League; Auguste Dupin: The Purloined Letter; Father Brown: The Blue Cross. Winner of: Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Best Audio, INDIE Finalist, ALA Notable, and AudioFile Earphones Award. Read by engaging storyteller Jim Weiss. Timeline: 1900 (England, France) Learn More

Bring the Classics to Life Read-Along Reading Level 5.0-6.0. This high-interest read-along has been adapted into 10 short chapters aimed at introducing students to great classic literature, while improving comprehension, vocabulary and fluency. Expertly paced narration provides sound effects to keep interest high, while students follow along, and then pause to work on activities at the end of each chapter. Each book: Includes 100 comprehension questions that test for main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details, and sequencing, Contains 60 vocabulary exercises in modified Cloze format, and defines and uses new vocabulary in context, prior to each chapter. Includes exciting illustrations in every chapter and answer keys at the back of each book. Reading levels were measured by the Fry Readability Scale and written using McGraw-Hill's Core Vocabulary. Each audio CD: Includes a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages in the book broken into 10 chapters with exciting sound effects. Workbooks and CD's can be used together or independently of each other. Learn More

Howard Pyle’s thrilling tale of knights and justice, read unabridged by Jim Weiss.

Men of Iron tells of the thrilling adventures of a young man seeking justice for himself and his family in 15th-century England.

With his father unfairly outlawed by King Henry IV, Myles Falworth faces enormous odds before he can become a knight and champion his family’s cause against powerful foes.

With the help of loyal friends, Myles demonstrates courage and persistence as he confronts his opponents one by one, winning self-understanding and love along the way.

In addition to being a classic adventure, Men of Iron offers fascinating details of castle life and of the long road to knighthood.

This book is sure to become a favorite of any reader who loves adventure, and will turn anyone new to the medieval era into a lifelong devotee.

By Howard Pyle, read by Jim Weiss

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Masters of the Renaissance CD. In true stories as vivid as the colors in which they painted, Jim Weiss brings to life the astounding Leonardo da Vinci; the volcanic genius Michelangelo; Brunelleschi; who changed the way we see the world; the lighthearted sculptor, Donatello; and other captivating characters. You will watch fierce Pope Julius II drive out invaders while supervising the painting of the Sistine Chapel, and dine in the palace of Lorenzo de Medici, swordsman, statesman and patron of the arts, as he faces treachery and turns war to peace. This recording will inspire a lifelong fascination with the arts - and with the riches and high aspirations of the Renaissance. (Approximately 75 minutes; 15 tracks).

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