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Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo FreireA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnExcellent Sheep by William DeresiewiczManufacturing Consent by Edward S. HermanDemocracy and Education by John Dewey
Great Books on Education
174 books — 105 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best (non YA) Reads
93 books — 24 voters

Madeline by Ludwig BemelmansMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafCaps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Charlotte Mason Ambleside Curriculum - Preschool
196 books — 19 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeA Solitary Blue by Cynthia VoigtAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Novels For Teachers To Use In Middle School Classroom
24 books — 18 voters

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonThe Iliad by HomerThe Odyssey by HomerRip Van Winkle by Washington IrvingThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
The Classical Curriculum - 9th Grade
197 books — 10 voters
De Rerum Natura by David HillstromMillionaire Janitor by Lorn BergstresserThe State Must Provide by Adam HarrisSeeing What Is by Jacqueline CoxtaylorA Worthy Piece of Work by Michael Hines
Education by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2020s
9 books — 10 voters

Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene MoselA Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis StevensonBedtime for Frances by Russell HobanA Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis StevensonAesop's Fables by Aesop
Charlotte Mason Ambleside Curriculum - Kindergarten
97 books — 7 voters
The Yellow House by Susan Goldman RubinFarmer Boy by Laura Ingalls WilderNow We Are Six by A.A. MilneWhen We Were Very Young by A.A. MilneCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Charlotte Mason Ambleside Curriculum - 1st Grade
193 books — 7 voters

We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael RosenTime for Bed by Mem FoxGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownOwl Babies by Martin WaddellGingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
Charlotte Mason Ambleside Curriculum - Nursery School
82 books — 5 voters
Leif the Lucky by Ingri d'AulaireColumbus by Ingri d'AulaireThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard PyleThe Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning
Charlotte Mason Ambleside Curriculum - 2nd Grade
114 books — 5 voters

Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Robert BullaA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettThirty More Famous Stories Retold by James BaldwinLeonardo da Vinci by Emily HahnBard of Avon by Diane Stanley
Charlotte Mason Ambleside Curriculum - 3rd Grade
170 books — 5 voters
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharFox in Socks by Dr. SeussThe Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd BaylorThe Gruffalo by Julia DonaldsonAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
Homeschool Book List for 1st Grade
58 books — 5 voters

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownCorduroy by Don FreemanThe ABC Bunny by Wanda GágESSENTIAL PICTURE BOOK CLAPB by Margaret Wise BrownThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Before Five in a Row - ONLY (ages 2-4)
25 books — 4 voters
Beowulf by UnknownThe Iliad of Homer by HomerThe Poetical Works of William B. Yeats by W.B. YeatsU.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) by Founding FathersCaesar by Gaius Julius Caesar
The Classical Curriculum - 10th Grade
188 books — 4 voters

Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning by Douglas WilsonThe Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise BauerAn Introduction to Classical Education by Christopher PerrinWisdom and Eloquence by Robert LittlejohnRepairing The Ruins by Douglas Wilson
Classical Christian Education
25 books — 4 voters
Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass), Vol 1 of 2 by ApuleiusThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliBeowulf by UnknownThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Classical Curriculum - 11th Grade
165 books — 3 voters

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume II by Glenn W. MostAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding & Other Writings by David HumeAP Latin Vergil Exam by Ronald B. PalmaDialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David HumeVolume 1 by Plautus
The Classical Curriculum - 12th Grade
183 books — 3 voters
Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys by Jawanza KunjufuSeeing What Is by Jacqueline CoxtaylorDeveloping Positive Self-Images & Discipline in Black Children by Jawanza KunjufuBlack Children by Janice E. Hale-Benson
Education by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1980s
4 books — 2 voters

Radical Equations by Robert P. MosesSeeing What Is by Jacqueline CoxtaylorBlack Teachers on Teaching by Michele FosterThe Dreamkeepers by Gloria Ladson-BillingsWhy Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Education by African-Americans Published in Decade: 1990s
10 books — 2 voters
Young, Gifted, and Black by Theresa PerrySeeing What Is by Jacqueline CoxtaylorCan We Talk About Race? by Beverly Daniel TatumMorning by Morning by Paula Penn-NabritYour Brain Is a Muscle Too How Student Athletes Succeed in Co... by Vince Fudzie
Education by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2000s
12 books — 2 voters

The Homeschool Alternative by Myiesha TaylorSeeing What Is by Jacqueline CoxtaylorPushout by Monique W. MorrisLower Ed by Tressie McMillan CottomWhistling Vivaldi by Claude M. Steele
Education by African-Americans Published in Decade: 2010s
16 books — 2 voters
Live Move Grow by Brooke Neilson
Best Preschool Curriculum
1 book — 1 voter

Aeschylus II by AeschylusThe Codes of Hammurabi and Moses by William Walter DaviesGilgamesh by UnknownThe Landmark Herodotus by HerodotusThe Odyssey of Homer by Homer
Veritas Press Omnibus I: Biblical and Classical Civilization
26 books — 1 voter
Paradise by Dante AlighieriThe Divine Comedy I by Dante AlighieriThe Divine Comedy II by Dante AlighieriOn the Incarnation by Athanasius of AlexandriaThe Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine of Hippo
Veritas Press Omnibus II: Church Fathers through the Reformation
28 books — 1 voter

Aesop’s Fables by AesopLysistrata and Other Plays by AristophanesPoetics by AristotleNicomachean Ethics by AristotleMeditations by Marcus Aurelius
Veritas Press Omnibus IV: The Ancient World
33 books — 1 voter
Aquinas on Nature and Grace by Thomas AquinasCity of God by Augustine of HippoHere I Stand by Roland H. BaintonThe lives of Thomas Becket by Michael StauntonThe Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
Veritas Press Omnibus V: The Medieval World
32 books — 1 voter

Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseOn Christian Doctrine by Augustine of HippoEmma by Jane AustenHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Veritas Press Omnibus VI: The Modern World
39 books — 1 voter
Children Just Like Me by Catherine SaundersCooking Class Global Feast by Deanna F. CookWorld Atlas by Gold StarsUltimate Sticker Book by D.K. PublishingMe On The Map by Joan Sweeney
Build Your Library - Level 0
39 books — 1 voter

Daytime Nighttime, All Through the Year by Diane LangThe Dinosaur Expert by Margaret McNamaraStone Soup by Jon J. MuthOver and Under the Pond by Kate MessnerUp in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
Torchlight - Level Pre-K
44 books — 1 voter
A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako MatsunoA New Coat for Anna by Harriet ZiefertA Little More Beautiful by Sarah MackenzieA Day's Work by Eve BuntingA Kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
Simply Charlotte Mason Preschool Recommended
100 books — 1 voter

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