Staff Favorites & Reviews

No staff is entirely static, staying exactly the same for years with no additions or subtractions. We realize that, but we're also pretty proud of our current personnel, and the many ways they've helped shape Exodus Books and point it in some unforeseen and wonderful directions. So, in 2011 we started asking each individual to share their favorite books, curricula, games, etc., and these pages are the result.

Because sharing favorites is fairly personal, we thought you should get to know each of these peculiar persons and asked them all to write a main bio, as well as section-specific bios. These are partly to show why they selected the titles and products in their lists, and partly just to show you that Exodus Books is inhabited by real people who do real things.

One of our biggest in-store services is making recommendations and helping people find what works best for them. These lists aren't as customer-specific, but they serve the same purpose—we're not just trying to parade our excellent taste or prove that we're literate, we're trying to help you discover things you may never have found otherwise, and maybe to rediscover some old favorites.

It's probably a fact universally true of book-lovers: given the chance, they'll talk your ear off about the books they love, the books they hate, and all the books you'll never read but that are really much better than the well-known books you will read. This isn't pretension. It's simply what happens to those who love words and want to share them. We've tried to cut the talk down here, though we'll gladly answer any pertinent questions.

With that, we present Staff Favorites. You'll find some overlap (lots of people seem to like The Chronicles of Narnia), but rarely if ever will you find complete consensus on a single title, product, or curriculum line. That's why we let everyone make their own lists: you know the official Exodus stance by reading our reviews, but the individuality that makes our store unique and awesome is what's on display here. Enjoy, and don't judge too harshly.

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All About Spelling Level 4 - Activity Book
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
All About Spelling Level 4 - Student Materials Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$27.95
All About Spelling Level 4 - Student Materials Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
All About Spelling Level 5 - Student Materials Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 4th-6th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$27.95
All About Spelling Level 6 - Student Materials Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 5th-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$27.95
All About Spelling Level 7 - Student Materials Packet
by Marie Rippel
from All About Learning Press
for 5th-7th grade
in All About Spelling (Location: SPE-AAS)
$27.95
America the Beautiful - Maps
by Nate McCurdy & Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$10.00
America the Beautiful - Student Workbook
by Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-6th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$14.00
America the Beautiful - Timeline
by Ray & Charlene Notgrass
2nd edition from Notgrass Company
for 5th-8th grade
in Notgrass America the Beautiful (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$10.00
Arithmetic 5 - Quizzes, Tests/Speed Drills
from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
Arithmetic 5 - Quizzes, Tests/Speed Drills
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
Arithmetic 5 - Worktext
from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
Arithmetic 5 - Worktext
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
Basics of Critical Thinking
by Michael O. Baker
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-9th grade
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$25.99
Beast Academy 4 - Puzzles
from Art of Problem Solving
for 4th-5th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$10.00
Beast Academy 5D - Practice Book
by Jason Batterson, Shannon Rogers, Kyle Guillet, Erich Owen
from Art of Problem Solving
for 5th grade
in Beast Academy (Location: MAT-BEAST)
$14.00
Bede's History of Me
by Ned Bustard, Amy Clark
from Veritas Press
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$19.00
Bede's History of Us
by Ned Bustard, Amy Clark
from Veritas Press
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$19.00
Book of Birds - Student Workbook
by Sarah Jo Davis & Kalee Miller
from Memoria Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$17.35
Book of Insects - Workbook
by Laura Bateman
1st edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-7th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$17.35 $11.50 (1 in stock)
Book of Roots
by Paul O'Brien
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$26.20
Building Spelling Skills Book 5
by Garry Moes
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 5th grade
in CLP Building Spelling Skills (Location: SPE-CLP)
$12.85
Building Thinking Skills Book 2 (old)
by Sandra Parks & Howard Black
2nd edition from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-7th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Old Edition Logic (Location: ZCLE-LOG)
$8.00 (4 in stock)
Building Thinking Skills Level 2
by Sandra Parks & Howard Black
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-7th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Building Thinking Skills (Location: LOG-BTS)
$36.99
Chemistry for the Grammar Stage - Student Workbook and Teacher Guide
by Paige Hudson
Updated from Elemental Science
for 2nd-5th grade
in Miscellaneous Science Curriculum (Location: SCICUR-MISC)
$24.00 (1 in stock)
Christian Studies Book I - Student Book
by Cheryl & Leigh Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3-5
in Memoria Press Christian Studies (Location: BIB-MPCS)
$19.90
Composition and Sketchbook III
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Memoria Press Penmanship & Copybooks (Location: HAN-MPPEN)
$9.45
Covenantal Catechism Book 3
by Harry & Donald Van Dyken
2nd edition from Line of Promise Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Covenantal Catechism (Location: BIB-CC)
$15.95
Covenantal Catechism Book 4
by Harry & Donald Van Dyken
2nd edition from Line of Promise Press
for 5th-7th grade
in Covenantal Catechism (Location: BIB-CC)
$15.95
Critical Thinking Detective Beginning
from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-Adult
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$9.99
D'Aulaires' Greek Myths - Student Guide
by Leigh & Cheryl Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90 $13.00 (2 in stock)
Daily Mind Builders - Science
by Jennifer Gottstein
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$16.99
Daily Mind Builders - Social Studies
by Jennifer Gottstein
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-12th grade
in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS)
$16.99
Discovering Atoms, Molecules, and Matter
Great Science Adventures
by Dinah Zike & Susan Simpson
from Common Sense Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Chemistry (Location: SCI-CHEM)
Discovering Earth's Landforms and Surface Features
Great Science Adventures
by Dinah Zike & Susan Simpson
from Common Sense Press
for 2nd-5th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
$9.00
Discovering the Human Body and Senses
Great Science Adventures
by Dinah Zike & Susan Simpson
from Common Sense Press
for 3rd-8th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA)
Dr. Funster's Word Benders B1
by Howard Black, Sandra Parks
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-6th grade
in Dr. Funster & Dr. Dooriddles (Location: LOG-DR)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Draw Write Now - Workbook
by Marie Hablitzel & Kim Stitzer
from In the Think of Things
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Draw Write Now (Location: ELE-ARTDWN)
$5.49
Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage - Set (old)
by Paige Hudson
Updated from Elemental Science
for 2nd-5th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$16.00 (2 in stock)
Earth Science & Astronomy for the Grammar Stage Updated Edition (old)
by Paige Hudson
Updated 2nd Edition from Elemental Science
for 2nd-5th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
Elementary Greek Year One - Workbook
by Christine Gatchell
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-Adult
in Elementary Greek (Location: FL-GREELE)
$17.35
Elementary Greek Year Two - Workbook
by Christine Gatchell
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 5th-Adult
in Elementary Greek (Location: FL-GREELE)
$17.35
Elementary Paleontology - Teacher Guide
from Master Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Master Books Science (Location: SCICUR-MB)
Exploring Creation With Astronomy - Junior Notebooking Journal
by Jeannie Fulbright
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 3rd-6th grade
in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$27.20
Exploring Creation With Astronomy - MP3 CD Audio Book
by Jeannie Fulbright
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 3rd-6th grade
in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$24.00 $17.50 (3 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Astronomy - Notebooking Journal
by Jeannie Fulbright
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 3rd-6th grade
in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$27.20
Exploring Creation With Botany - Notebooking Journal
by Jeannie Fulbright
2nd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 3rd-6th grade
in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$27.20
Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 - Notebooking Journal
Young Explorer Series
by Jeannie Fulbright
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 3rd-6th grade
in Apologia Young Explorer (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$27.20
Exploring Creation With Zoology 1 - Notebooking Journal (old)
Young Explorer Series
by Jeannie Fulbright
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 3rd-6th grade
in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM)
$22.40
Exploring Planet Earth
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
from Master Books
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$11.99 $9.50 (1 in stock)
Exploring Planet Earth - Questions, Reviews, & Tests
by Cooper Boldrick
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Old Edition Science (Location: OSCI)
$5.00
Exploring Planet Earth - Set
Exploring Series
by John Hudson Tiner
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
Exploring Planet Earth - Supplemental Student Questions
by Cooper Boldrick
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$6.20
Exploring Planet Earth - Teacher Key and Tests
by Cooper Boldrick
from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$8.95 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring the History of Medicine - Supplemental Questions
by Ashley Gratto
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$6.20
Exploring the History of Medicine - Teacher Key and Tests
by Cindy Davis & Ashley Gratto
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Science (Location: SCICUR-MP)
$8.95 $5.00 (2 in stock)
Family Math
by Jean Kerr Stenmark, et al.
from University of California Press
for Kindergarten-7th grade
in Math Games & Activities (Location: MATR-GAM)
$10.00 (3 in stock)
Famous Men of Greece - Student Guide
by Leigh Lowe & Tanya Charlton
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90
Famous Men of Rome - Student Guide
by Leigh & Cheryl Lowe
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90
Famous Men of the Middle Ages - Student Guide
by Cheryl and Leigh Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$19.90
Famous Men of the Middle Ages - Student Guide (old)
by Cheryl and Leigh Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
First Language Lessons Level 4 - Workbook
First Language Lessons
by Jessie Wise and Sara Buffington
from Well-Trained Mind Press
for 4th-5th grade
in First Language Lessons (Location: GRA-FLL)
$24.95
Focus On Middle School Chemistry - Laboratory Workbook
Real Science-4-Kids
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 5th-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
Focus On Middle School Geology - Laboratory Workbook
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for 5th-8th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (Location: SCICUR-RS4K)
From Adam to Us - Timeline Book
from Notgrass Company
for 4th-8th grade
in Notgrass From Adam to Us (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$10.00
Geometry & Measurement Grade 5
from Kumon Publishing
for 5th grade
in Kumon Math Skills (Location: MAT-KUM)
$6.76
God's Great Covenant NT Book 1
by Claire A. Larsen
from Classical Academic Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in God's Great Covenant (Location: BIB-CAP)
$31.95
God's Great Covenant NT Book 2
by Claire A. Larsen
from Classical Academic Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in God's Great Covenant (Location: BIB-CAP)
$31.95 $15.50 (1 in stock)
God's Great Covenant OT - Timeline & Map Set
by Claire A. Larsen
from Classical Academic Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in God's Great Covenant (Location: BIB-CAP)
$43.95
God's Great Covenant OT Book 1
by Claire A. Larsen
from Classical Academic Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in God's Great Covenant (Location: BIB-CAP)
$28.95 $16.00 (1 in stock)
God's Great Covenant OT Book 2
by Claire A. Larsen
from Classical Academic Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in God's Great Covenant (Location: BIB-CAP)
$28.95
Greek Alphabet - Student Book
by Cheryl Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Elementary Greek (Location: FL-GREELE)
Handwriting 5 - Student Worktext
2nd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Handwriting (Location: HAN-BJU)
$27.78 $16.00 (1 in stock)
Heritage Studies 5 - Student Activity Answer Key
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$22.78 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Heritage Studies 5 - Student Activity Manual
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$36.39
Heritage Studies 5 - Tests
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 5th grade
in BJU Heritage Studies (Location: HISCUR-BJU)
$19.66 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Historical Fact Sheets
by Marcia Harris Brim
2nd edition from Brimwood Press
for 4th-9th grade
in Tools for Young Historians (Location: BIBWV-TYH)
$18.00
History of Art - Workbook
1st edition from Veritas Press
for 2nd-7th grade
in Veritas Press History (Location: HISCUR-VP)
$39.00
Horizons Math 5 - Book One
by Lori Fowler & Cindi Mitchell
from Alpha Omega Publications
for 5th grade
in Horizons Math (Location: MAT-HOR)
$38.75
Horizons Math 5 - Book Two
by Lori Fowler & Cindi Mitchell
from Alpha Omega Publications
for 5th grade
in Horizons Math (Location: MAT-HOR)
$38.75
Horizons Math 5 - Student Worksheets
by Lori Fowler & Cindi Mitchell
from Alpha Omega Publications
for 5th grade
in Horizons Math (Location: MAT-HOR)
$16.25
How to Spell Workbook 3
by Laura Toby Rudginsky & Elizabeth C. Haskell
from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-6th grade
in EPS Spelling (Location: SPE-EPS)
$18.59 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Introduction to Classical Studies - Student Guide
by Cheryl Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$20.95 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Investigating God's World - Quiz & Test Book
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
Investigating God's World - Quiz Book
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
Investigating God's World - STEM Activities Key
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
Investigating God's World - STEM Activity Book
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
Investigating God's World - Test Book
4th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Science (Location: SCICUR-ABK)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Investigating God's World - Test Book (old)
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OABK-SCI)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Jonah Copybook
by Kim McKay
from Alef Press
for 4th-12th grade
in Biblical Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Jump In - Student Workbook
by Sharon Watson
2nd edition from Writing with Sharon Watson
Writing Curriculum for 5th-8th grade
in Writing with Sharon Watson (Location: WRI-SWW)
$40.00
Jump In - Student Workbook (with parent manual)
by Sharon Watson
from Apologia Educational Ministries
Writing Curriculum for 5th-8th grade
$21.00 (1 in stock)
Latin Cursive Copybook: Hymns and Prayers
from Memoria Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Memoria Press Penmanship & Copybooks (Location: HAN-MPPEN)
$16.30
Latin for Children Primer C
by Dr. Aaron Larsen & Dr. Christopher Perrin
4.0th edition from Classical Academic Press
for 5th grade
in Latin for Children (Location: FL-LAT4C)
$31.95
Latin for Children Primer C - Activity Book
by Dr. Aaron Larsen & Dr. Christopher Perrin
from Classical Academic Press
for 5th grade
in Latin for Children (Location: FL-LAT4C)
$19.95
Latin for Children Primer C - Activity Book (old)
by Dr. Aaron Larsen & Dr. Christopher Perrin
from Classical Academic Press
for 5th grade
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
$11.87
Latin for Children Primer C - History Reader
by Karen Moore & Erin Davis
5.0th edition from Classical Academic Press
for 5th grade
in Latin for Children (Location: FL-LAT4C)
$19.95
Latin for Children Primer C - History Reader (old)
by Karen Moore & Erin Davis
from Classical Academic Press
for 5th grade
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
$11.87
Latina Christiana Book I - Student Book
by Cheryl Lowe
4th edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Latina Christiana Book II - Student Book (old)
by Cheryl Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
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