Joint Publisher's Bookshelf

In cooperation with Gryphon House, Teachers College Press, Robins Lane Press, and Sopris West, ACEI is pleased to make these outstanding publications available to members.

• 125 BRAIN GAMES FOR BABIES: SIMPLE GAMES TO PROMOTE EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
• 125 BRAIN GAMES FOR TODDLERS AND TWOS: SIMPLE GAMES TO PROMOTE EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
• THE COMPLETE LEARNING CENTER BOOK
• CREATING READERS
• DEC RECOMMENDED PRACTICES IN EARLY INTERVENTION/EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION
• DO CARROTS MAKE YOU SEE BETTER? A GUIDE TO FOOD AND NUTRITION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
• EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT WORK
• EARTHWAYS: SIMPLE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
• EDUCATING AND CARING FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: THE INFANT/TODDLER CURRICULUM
• THE GIANT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIRCLE TIME AND GROUP ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN 3 TO 6
• THE GIANT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE ACTIVITIES: MORE THAN 600 EXPERIMENTS FOR CHILDREN 3 TO 6
• THE GIANT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THEME ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN 2 TO 5
• GLOBAL ART: ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS, AND INVENTIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
• THE I CAN'T SING BOOK: FOR GROWN UPS WHO CAN'T CARRY A TUNE IN A PAPER BAG BUT WANT TO DO MUSIC WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
• MORE STORY S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-R-S©
• (450 MORE) STORY S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-R-S© FOR THE PRIMARY GRADES
• NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND INCLUSION
• NEVER, EVER, SERVE SUGARY SNACKS ON RAINY DAYS
• THE NEW TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCIENCE: WHO'S AFRAID OF SPIDERS?, 2ND EDITION
• ONE IN THIRTEEN: THE SILENT EPIDEMIC OF TEEN SUICIDE
• THE PEACEFUL CLASSROOM
• PLAYING TO LEARN: ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD LEARNING CONNECTIONS
• THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO QUALITY CHILD CARE
• START SMART: BUILDING BRAIN POWER IN THE EARLY YEARS
• STORY S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-R-S©: ACTIVITIES TO EXPAND CHILDREN'S FAVORITE BOOKS
• STORY S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-R-S© FOR THE PRIMARY GRADES
• TELL IT AGAIN!
• TELL IT AGAIN! 2
• "THE HAVING OF WONDERFUL IDEAS" AND OTHER ESSAYS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING
• THE VALUES BOOK: TEACHING SIXTEEN BASIC VALUES TO YOUNG CHILDREN
• WIGGLE GIGGLE AND SHAKE: 200 WAYS TO MOVE AND LEARN

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125 BRAIN GAMES FOR BABIES: SIMPLE GAMES TO PROMOTE EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Filled with enjoyable ways to lay the groundwork for your baby's future. It is packed with everyday opportunities to contribute to the brain develoment of children from birth through 12 months. Each game has an annotation on the latest brain research, and shows how the activity promotes brain power in your baby. These simple game create the brain connections needed for future learning - all while having fun! Jackie Silberg. Gryphon House. 1999.
No. 9990. $14.95 ($12 ACEI members)

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125 BRAIN GAMES FOR TODDLERS AND TWOS: SIMPLE GAMES TO PROMOTE EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
This book is a fun-filled collection of ways to lay the groundwork for your child's future. Packed with everyday opportunities to contribute to brain development during the critical period from 12-36 months. Each game is accompanied by a description of how the activity promotes brain power in your child. Jackie Silberg. Gryphon House. 2000. 143 pp. ISBN 0-87659-205-1
No. 9001 $14.95 ($12 ACEI members)

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THE COMPLETE LEARNING CENTER BOOK
All you have ever needed to know about 32 learning centers is included in this comprehensive book. You will find traditional centers, literature-based centers, and unique centers. Clear illustrations. Each center includes an introduction, learning objectives, letter to the parents, related vocabulary, and a web of integrated learning diagramming the spectrum of curriculum area taught. Rebecca Isbell. Gryphon House. 1995. 365 pp. ISBN 0-87659-174-8
No. 9953 $29.95 ($24 ACEI members)

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CREATING READERS
Teach the basic building blocks of reading with this book, which is the comprehensive resource that develops a strong foundation for pre-readers. Creating Readers gives teachers and parents tools to teach pre-reading skills with over 1,000 activities, games, fingerplays, songs, tongue twisters, poems, and stories for the letters of the alphabet. Pam Schiller. Gryphon House. 2000. 447 pp. ISBN 0-87659-258-2
No. 9002 $29.95 ($24 ACEI members)

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DEC RECOMMENDED PRACTICES IN EARLY INTERVENTION/EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION
This book is a compilation of effective practices designed to improve the development and learning outcomes of young disabled children. DEC recognizes that while families and educators share the same goal of furthering growth in children with special needs, the meanings attached to that outcome often differ. Based on years of intensive research, the program provides direction in assessment, intervention, family-based practices, interdisciplinary models, and technology applications. Susan Sandall, Mary McLean, and Barbara Smith, Editors. Sopris West. 2000. 184 pp. ISBN 1-57035-353-0
No. 9003 $20

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DO CARROTS MAKE YOU SEE BETTER? A GUIDE TO FOOD AND NUTRITION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
This book is an innovative resource that focuses on practical food learning experiences for children from infancy to age eight. It guides you as you bring nutrition into your classroom. Involve children in decision-making and food preparation and watch them develop fine and gross motor skills, language and social skills, and early math understanding through counting and measuring! Julie Appleton, Nadine McCrea, and Carla Patterson. Gryphon House. 2001. 205 pp. ISBN 0-87659-264-7
No. 9010 $19.95 ($16 ACEI members)

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EARLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT WORK
The classroom environment is a vital part of a childŐs learning experience. Early Learning Environments that Work explores how you can work with furniture, color, materials, storage, lighting, and more to encourage learning through classroom arrangement. Each chapter gives you detailed illustrations and photographs to help you set up or arrange what you already have in the classroom. Rebecca Isbell and Betty Exelby. Gryphon House. 2001. 192 pp. ISBN 0-87659-256-6
No. 9011 $24.95 ($20 ACEI members)

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EARTHWAYS: SIMPLE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
Packed with over 200 pages of art and nature activities that promote first-hand environmental understanding and teach children to become creators, not just consumers. Ideas for teaching about recycling, composting, and thrift are geared to the learning abilities of young children. Includes a complete teacher unit. Carol Petrash. Gryphon House. 1992.
No. 9920 $16.95 ($13.55 members)

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EDUCATING AND CARING FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: THE INFANT/TODDLER CURRICULUM
This book helps to bring the development of infants and toddlers into the conceptual architecture of education generally assumed to be applicable only to older children. It bravely dares to write about "A Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers" while remaining fully aware that such terminology waves a red flag in front of many people. Doris Bergen, Rebecca Reid, and Louis Torelli. Teachers College Press. 2001. 193 pp. ISBN 0-8077-4010-1
No. 9953 $29.95 ($24 ACEI members)

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NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND INCLUSION
Timely information for providers and families of special-needs children. As more and more children with disabilities and special needs are integrated into settings and activities with nondisabled children, providers in these environments are seeking guidance to ensure that ALL children receive the quality care and education they deserve. This book is a collection of articles addressing important issues related to this subject. Susan Sandall and Michaelene Ostrosky, Editors. Sopris West. 2000. 84 pp. ISBN 1-57035-342-5
No. 9004 $12

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START SMART: BUILDING BRAIN POWER IN THE EARLY YEARS
Did you know that emotions boost our memory? Or that small muscle exercises help the brain develop? Early experiences contribute to the future capacity of the brain. Start Smart offers simple, straightforward ways to boost brain power. All the activities offer explanations on how and why they help the brain develop. Easy and fun, Start Smart will start young children ages 3 to 6 on their way to a future rich with learning! Pam Schiller. Gryphon House. 1999.
No. 9991 $14.95 ($12 ACEI members)

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STORY S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-R-S©: ACTIVITIES TO EXPAND CHILDREN'S FAVORITE BOOKS
Children love to hear and look at good books. Here is a perfect way to connect children’s enthusiasm for books with other areas of the curriculum. Includes 450 teaching ideas to expand the interest of 90 different books. These ideas are organized around eighteen units commonly taught in the early childhood classroom. Shirley C. Raines and Robert J. Canady. Gryphon House. 1989.
No. 9890 $14.95 ($12 ACEI members)

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These pages are copyright 2001 by the Association for Childhood Education International. Please send any comments to Marilyn Gardner at aceimemb@aol.com.