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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102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
by Cathy Duffy
from Grove Publishing
for Preschool-Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
A Veces Las Cosas Cambian
Mis Primeros Libros
by Patricia Eastman
for Preschool-1st grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$1.60 (1 in stock)
Adventures of Beekle
by Dan Santat
from Scholastic Inc.
2015 Caldecott Medal winner
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$2.80 (1 in stock)
Adventures with Atoms and Molecules Book I
by Robert C. Mebane, Thomas R. Rybolt
from Enslow
for 4th-8th grade
in Chemistry (Location: SCI-CHEM)
$6.40 (2 in stock)
All About Reading Level 4 - Teacher Manual
by Marie Rippel
Color Edition from All About Learning Press
for 4th grade
in All About Reading (Location: PHO-AAR)
$50.95 $35.00 (1 in stock)
Alpha List
by Wanda Sanseri
from Back Home Industries
for 1st-4th grade
in Spell to Write and Read (Location: PHO-SWR)
$33.00
American History - Student Edition
by James P. Stobaugh
Revised from Master Books
for 10th-12th grade
$40.79 $35.00 (1 in stock)
Ancient Egyptians and their Neighbors
by Marian Broida
from Chicago Review Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.20 (1 in stock)
Ancient History 5-8 Teacher Guide
by Rebecca Manor
2nd edition from Beautiful Feet Books
for 5th-8th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$39.99
Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors
by Marian Broida
from Chicago Review Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Israel (Location: HISW-ANIS)
$16.99 $9.60 (2 in stock)
Arithmetic Charts 3-8
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 3rd-8th grade
in A Beka Arithmetic & Mathematics (Location: MAT-ABK)
$11.48 (1 in stock)
Art of Argument - Teacher's Edition
by Aaron Larsen & Joelle Hodge
2nd edition from Classical Academic Press
for 7th-9th grade
in Classical Academic Press Logic (Location: LOG-CAP)
$25.46
Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Counting & Probability - Text & Solutions Manual
by David Patrick
3rd edition from Art of Problem Solving
for 6th-10th grade
in Art of Problem Solving (Location: MAT-AoPS)
$49.00
Baby Elephant
All Aboard Science Reader Level 2
by Ginjer L. Clarke
from Grosset & Dunlap
for Kindergarten-1st grade
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Ben Franklin Book of Easy Incredible Experiments
by Lisa Jo Rudy (editor), illustrated by Cheryl Kirk Noll
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 4th-6th grade
in Science Experiments & Activities (Location: SCI-EXP)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Bubbles Rainbows & Worms
by Sam Ed Brown
from Gryphon House
for Preschool
in Preschool Science (Location: PRE-SCI)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Catwings
A Catwings Tale Book 1
by Ursula K. Le Guin
from Atheneum
for 1st-4th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$5.94
Catwings Boxed Set
by Ursula K. Le Guin
from Atheneum
for 1st-4th grade
in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX)
$23.79
Catwings Return
A Catwings Tale Book 2
by Ursula K. Le Guin
from Atheneum
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$5.94
Christian Studies Book III - Teacher Manual
by Cheryl & Leigh Lowe
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 5th-7th grade
in Memoria Press Christian Studies (Location: BIB-MPCS)
$20.19
City of God - Teacher Guide
by Dr. David Charlton
from Memoria Press
for 10th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Christian Studies (Location: BIB-MPCS)
$18.36
Classical Rhetoric with Aristotle w/ Answer Key (old)
by Martin Cothran
from Memoria Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
CLP Preschool Science
from Christian Liberty Press
for Preschool
in CLP Science (Location: SCICUR-CLP)
$20.87
Cookie House
by Margaret Hillert, illustrated by K. Y. Craft
from Follett Publishing Co.
for Nursery-1st grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Imagination Library Edition from Puffin Books
Personification Stories for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Dangerous Book for Boys
by Conn & Hal Iggulden
2013 Reissue from William Morrow & Company
for 3rd-Adult
in Dangerous Books for Kids (Location: SS-DAN)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Early American History for Intermediate Grades - Guide
by Rea Berg & Rebecca Manor
3rd edition from Beautiful Feet Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$25.95 $18.00 (1 in stock)
Earthquakes
Scholastic Science Readers Level 3
by Deborah Heiligman
from Scholastic Press
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Scholastic / Hello Reader! (Location: EAR-SCH)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Educating the Whole-Hearted Child
by Clay & Sally Clarkson
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$18.70
Educating the Whole-Hearted Child
by Clay & Sally Clarkson
4th edition from Whole Heart Ministries
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$12.80 (1 in stock)
Eleanor Roosevelt
Pebble Plus: First Ladies
by Sally Lee with contributing editor Gail Saunders-Smith
from Capstone Press
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Explore Medieval Kingdoms
Child's Geography Volume IV
by Terry Johnson
Revised from Master Books
for 6th-7th grade
in Geography Curriculum (Location: GEO-CUR)
$39.19 $30.00 (1 in stock)
Exploring America - Student Review Book
by Ray Notgrass
from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG)
$10.00
Exploring America - Student Review Book (old)
by Ray Notgrass
from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Notgrass Old Editions (Location: OHIS-NG)
$8.00
Exploring Creation With General Science - Tests
by Jay Wile
3rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 7th-8th grade
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$3.00 (2 in stock)
Exploring Creation With Physical Science - Textbook
by Vicki Dincher
4th edition from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 8th-9th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Apologia Exploring Creation (Location: SCICUR-AEM)
$74.40
Exploring World History - Textbook Set (old)
by Ray Notgrass
from Notgrass Company
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$29.00 (1 in stock)
First Language Lessons Level 1
by Jessie Wise
2nd edition from Well-Trained Mind Press
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in First Language Lessons (Location: GRA-FLL)
$15.16 $12.00 (3 in stock)
First Language Lessons Level 2
by Jessie Wise
2nd edition from Well-Trained Mind Press
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in First Language Lessons (Location: GRA-FLL)
$15.96 $12.00 (2 in stock)
First Start Reading Storybook D
by Kelly Booker & Michelle Tefertiller
from Memoria Press
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Memoria Press First Start Reading (Location: PHO-MP)
$7.50 (2 in stock)
First Start Reading Storybook E
by Kelly Booker & Michelle Tefertiller
from Memoria Press
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Memoria Press First Start Reading (Location: PHO-MP)
$6.93
Fly on the Ceiling (Rene Descartes)
Level 4
by Dr. Julie Glass, illustrated by Richard Walz
from Random House
for 2nd-3rd grade
in Step into Reading (Location: EAR-STEP)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Focus on Elementary Biology - Teacher's Manual (old)
by Rebecca W. Keller
from Gravitas Publications, Inc.
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Real Science-4-Kids (old editions) (Location: OSCI-RS4K)
$14.00 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Fundamentals of Math - Student Textbook
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 7th grade
in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU)
$74.17
Geology By Design
by Carl R. Froede, Jr.
from Master Books
for 9th-Adult
in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO)
$13.59
Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding - Solutions Manual
by Harold Jacobs
3rd edition from Master Books
for 11th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3)
$31.19
Greenleaf Ancient Egypt Study Package
by Cynthia Shearer
from Greenleaf Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Hello, Goodbye Window
by Norton Juster
from Scholastic Inc.
for Preschool- 2nd Grade
2006 Caldecott Medal winner
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
History of the Early Church - Teacher Guide
by Cody King
from Memoria Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Christian Studies (Location: BIB-MPCS)
$20.19
How To Home School
by Gayle Graham
from Common Sense Press
for Adult
in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC)
$14.00
In Their Words (old)
by Ray, Charlene, & John Notgrass (editors)
from Notgrass Company
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Instincts by Design
by E. Howard Callahan
from Master Books
for 8th-Adult
in Biology (Location: SCI-BIO)
$19.99
Intermediate Logic - Student Handbook
by James Nance & Douglas Wilson
3rd edition from Canon Press
for 7th-12th grade
in Introductory & Intermediate Logic (Location: LOG-CAN)
$27.19 $22.00 (1 in stock)
Intro to Forensic Science - Textbook
by Jennifer Hall Rivera EdD
from Master Books
for 11th-12th grade
in Espionage & Forensic Science (Location: SCI-CRIME)
$39.19
Jane on Her Own
A Catwings Tale Book 4
by Ursula K. Le Guin
from Atheneum
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
$5.94
Janice VanCleave's 201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre & Incredible Experiments
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$15.30 $8.00 (2 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's 202 Oozing, Bubbling, Dripping & Bouncing Experiments
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$11.01 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's 203 Icy, Freezing, Frosty, Cool & Wild Experiments
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-7th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's 204 Sticky, Gloppy, Wacky & Wonderful Experiments
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3d-7th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$5.20 (1 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's Electricity
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 4th-7th grade
in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Janice VanCleave's Machines
by Janice VanCleave
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for 3rd-6th grade
in Janice VanCleave's Science (Location: SCI-EXP)
$4.80 (1 in stock)
Jeff Corwin: Snakes
All aboard Reading Level 3
by Jeff Corwin
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 1st-3rd grade
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
by Margaret K. Wetterer, illustrated by Karen Ritz
from Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
for 1st-3rd grade
in Early Readers (Location: EAR-MISC)
$3.60 (1 in stock)
Kindergarten Thinking Skills & Key Concepts - Teacher's Manual
by Sandra Parks
Version 1.00 from Critical Thinking Books
for Kindergarten
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$16.00
Knights & Castles
by Avery Hart, Paul Mantell
from Williamson Publishing Company
for 2nd-8th grade
in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Latin for Children Primer B - Answer Key
by Dr. Aaron Larsen & Dr. Christopher Perrin
3.2rd edition from Classical Academic Press
for 4th grade
in Latin for Children (Location: FL-LAT4C)
$16.11 $10.00 (3 in stock)
Latin for Children Primer B - Answer Key (old)
by Dr. Aaron Larsen & Dr. Christopher Perrin
3.2rd edition from Classical Academic Press
for 4th grade
in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX)
$9.00 $5.00 (2 in stock)
Life in Early America
by Jeanne S. Chall, selections
from Andrews McMeel
for 2nd-3rd grade
in McGuffey's Readers & Other Primers (Location: REA-MCG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Lifepac: Math 7 - Teacher's Guide
from Alpha Omega Publications
in AOP Lifepacs: Math (Location: MAT-AOP)
$26.75 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Lingua Angelica II - Student Book
by Cheryl Lowe & Paul O'Brien
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$11.94 $6.00 (2 in stock)
Lingua Angelica II - Teacher Manual
by Cheryl Lowe & Paul O'Brien
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$17.04
Lingua Biblica - Student Book
by Martin Cothran
from Memoria Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$19.25
Lingua Biblica - Teacher Manual
by Martin Cothran
from Memoria Press
for 6th-8th grade
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$19.25
Living in Space
by Katie Daynes, illustrated by Zoe Wray
from Usborne
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA)
$2.40 (1 in stock)
Lizards
National Geographic Kids Level 2
by Laura Marsh
from National Geographic
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in National Geographic Early Readers (Location: EAR-NGR)
$2.80 (1 in stock)
Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
from Puffin Books
Realistic Fiction, Rhyming Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade
1940 Caldecott Honor Book
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$8.49
Making Connections in Literature - Student Textbook
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 8th grade
in BJU Literature (Location: LITCUR-BJU)
$77.78 $50.00 (1 in stock)
Manual of Christian Doctrine
by Louis Berkhof
2nd edition from Christian Liberty Press
for 10th-Adult
in General Theology (Location: XTH-GEN)
$17.64
MapTrek - Atlas & Outlines
by Terri Johnson
from Master Books
for 1st-10th grade
in Historical & Cultural Atlases (Location: HISRF-ATLAS)
Martha Washington
Pebble Plus: First Ladies
by Sally Lee with contributing editor Gail Saunders-Smith
from Capstone Press
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Material Logic - Text
by Martin Cothran
3rd edition from Memoria Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Memoria Press Logic & Rhetoric (Location: LOG-MP)
$13.81
Math-U-See Geometry - Complete Set
from Math-U-See
for 9th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$191.07
Math-U-See Geometry - Student Pack
from Math-U-See
for 9th grade
in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS)
$48.00
Medieval History - HS Guide
by Rebecca Manor & Rebecca Allen
from Beautiful Feet Books
for 10th-12th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$39.95
Medieval History - Intermediate Guide
by Rebecca Manor & Rebecca Allen
Revised & Expanded from Beautiful Feet Books
for 5th-8th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$34.95
Modern American and World History - 6-8 Guide
by Rea Berg & Jonathan Crabtree
3rd edition from Beautiful Feet Books
for 6th-9th grade
in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB)
$33.95
My Blend and Word Book
by Corinne Sawtelle, ed.
5th edition from A Beka Books
for Kindergarten Age 5
in A Beka Phonics (Location: PHO-ABK)
$5.10 (2 in stock)
My Favorite Kindergarten Poems (old)
from A Beka Books
for Kindergarten Age 5
in Poetry for Children (Location: POET-CHIL)
$4.64 (1 in stock)
Night Sky
National Geographic Kids Level 2
by Stephanie Warren Drimmer
from National Geographic
for 1st-2nd grade
in National Geographic Early Readers (Location: EAR-NGR)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Norte, sur, este y oeste
by Allan Fowler
from Children's Press
for Preschool-3rd grade
in Spanish Resources (Location: FL-SPARE)
$1.60 (1 in stock)
Novare Life Science - Apprentice's Companion
by Tracy Creek
from Novare
for 6th-8th grade
in Novare Science & Math (Location: SCICUR-NOV)
$31.95
Our Northwest Heritage
by Richard M. Hannula
2nd edition from Sound Summit Books
for 7th-12th grades
in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
$43.95
Pandas
National Geographic Kids Level 2
by Anne Schreiber
from National Geographic
for 1st-2nd grade
in National Geographic Early Readers (Location: EAR-NGR)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Physics - Student Textbook
4th edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 12th grade
in BJU Science (Location: SCICUR-BJU)
$88.61
Pirate School
All aboard Reading Level 2
by Cathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski
from Grosset & Dunlap
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Pre-Algebra - Student Textbook
3rd edition from Bob Jones University Press
for 8th grade
in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU)
$74.17
Reason for Spelling Level A - Teacher Guide (old)
from A Reason for…
for 1st grade
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Reason for Spelling Level C - Teacher Guide (old)
from A Reason for…
for 3rd grade
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
by Rudyard Kipling, adapted and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
2004 Paperback from HarperTrophy
Realistic Animal Stories for 2nd-4th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$8.49
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