Staff Favorites & Reviews

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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.

	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
	Alpha List A Dictionary focusing on the Logic of English Spelling 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 in James Stobaugh's American and World History (Location: HISCUR-MB) $39.19
	Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors An Activity Guide by Marian Broida from Chicago Review Press for 4th-8th grade in Ancient Israel (Location: HISW-ANIS) $18.95
	Art of Argument - Teacher's Edition by Aaron Larsen & Joelle Hodge 2^nd edition from Classical Academic Press for 7th-9th grade in Classical Academic Press Logic (Location: LOG-CAP) $29.95
	Catwings Return A Catwings Tale Book 2 by Ursula K. Le Guin from Atheneum for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $6.99
	City of God - Teacher Guide by Dr. David Charlton from Memoria Press for 10th-12th grade in Memoria Press Christian Studies (Location: BIB-MPCS) $20.95
	DK Eyewitness: Ancient Greece DK Eyewitness Series by Anne Pearson from DK Publishing Greek History Reference for 4th-8th grade in Ancient Greece (Location: HISW-ANGR) $9.99
	Early American History for Intermediate Grades - Guide A Literature Approach by Rea Berg & Rebecca Manor 3^rd edition from Beautiful Feet Books for 4th-6th grade in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB) $29.95 $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Educating the Whole-Hearted Child A Handbook for Christian Home Education by Clay & Sally Clarkson Revised from Apologia Educational Ministries in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC) $17.60
	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
	Exploring America - Student Review Book by Ray Notgrass from Notgrass Company for 9th-12th grade in Notgrass Exploring America (Location: HISCUR-NG) $10.00 $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Exploring Creation With Physical Science - Textbook (old) by Vicki Dincher 3^rd edition from Apologia Educational Ministries for 8th-9th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in Apologia Science (Old Versions only) (Location: OSCI-AEM) $60.90
	First Language Lessons Level 1 for the Well-Trained Mind by Jessie Wise 2^nd edition from Well-Trained Mind Press for Kindergarten-2nd grade in First Language Lessons (Location: GRA-FLL) $18.95
	First Language Lessons Level 2 for the Well-Trained Mind by Jessie Wise 2^nd edition from Well-Trained Mind Press for Kindergarten-2nd grade in First Language Lessons (Location: GRA-FLL) $17.95
	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) $10.50
	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) $7.90
	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 3^rd edition from Bob Jones University Press for 7th grade in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU) $71.94
	Geography through Literature K-3 - Guide A Literature Approach for Primary Grades by Rebecca Manor 1^st edition from Beautiful Feet Books for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB) $34.95
	Geology By Design Interpreting Rocks and Their Catastrophic Record 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 3^rd edition from Master Books for 11th-12th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in Harold Jacobs Mathematics (Location: MAT-MB3) $30.39 $25.00 (1 in stock)
	How To Home School A Practical Approach by Gayle Graham from Common Sense Press for Adult in Practical Home Schooling (Location: HSR-PRAC) $14.00
	Instincts by Design Instinctive Behaviors of Humans and Animals in Creation by E. Howard Callahan from Master Books for 8th-Adult in Biology (Location: SCI-BIO) $19.99
	Intro to Forensic Science - Textbook From a Biblical Worldview 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) $6.99
	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) $18.00 $12.00 (1 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) $12.95 $7.50 (2 in stock)
	Kindergarten Thinking Skills & Key Concepts - Teacher's Manual by Sandra Parks Version 1.00 from Critical Thinking Books for Kindergarten in Critical Thinking Series (Location: LOG-CTS) $22.99
	Latin for Children Primer B - Answer Key by Dr. Aaron Larsen & Dr. Christopher Perrin 3.2^rd edition from Classical Academic Press for 4th grade in Latin for Children (Location: FL-LAT4C) $18.95 $10.00 (3 in stock)
	Latin for Children Primer B - Answer Key (old) by Dr. Aaron Larsen & Dr. Christopher Perrin 3.2^rd edition from Classical Academic Press for 4th grade in Old Edition Foreign Language (Location: OFL-MIX) $9.00 $5.00 (2 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) $13.60 $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) $19.45
	Making Connections in Literature - Student Textbook 4^th edition from Bob Jones University Press for 8th grade in BJU Literature (Location: LITCUR-BJU) $75.56
	Manual of Christian Doctrine by Louis Berkhof 2^nd edition from Christian Liberty Press for 10th-Adult in Systematic Theology (Location: XTH-SYS) $20.75 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Math-U-See Geometry - Student Pack from Math-U-See for 9th grade in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS) $48.00
	Math-U-See Geometry - Universal Set from Math-U-See for 9th grade in Math-U-See (Location: MAT-MUS) $112.00
	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) $39.95
	Our Northwest Heritage A History of the Pacific Northwest from a Christian Perspective by Richard M. Hannula 2^nd edition from Sound Summit Books for 7th-12th grades in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $36.95
	Physics - Student Textbook 4^th edition from Bob Jones University Press for 12th grade in BJU Science (Location: SCICUR-BJU) $86.11
	Pre-Algebra - Student Textbook 3^rd edition from Bob Jones University Press for 8th grade in BJU Math (Location: MAT-BJU) $71.94
	Riot and the Dance - Lab Manual Foundational Biology by Dr. Gordon Wilson from Canon Press for 11th-Adult in Biology (Location: SCI-BIO) $22.00
	Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin from Houghton Mifflin Biographies of Scientists and Inventors for 1st-3rd grade 1999 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99
	Story of the World Volume 3 - Tests and Answer Key Early Modern Times: From Elizabeth the First to the Forty-Niners by Elizabeth Rountree from Well-Trained Mind Press for 3rd-6th grade in Story of the World (Location: HISCUR-SoW) $13.95 $9.00 (3 in stock)
	Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig from Simon and Schuster Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-3rd grade 1970 Caldecott Medal winner in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	U.S. Geography Intermediate - Guide by Rebecca Manor from Beautiful Feet Books for 4th-6th grade in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB) $27.95
	Universe By Design An Explanation of Cosmology and Creation by Dr. Danny Faulkner from Master Books for 9th-Adult in Astronomy (Space) (Location: SCI-AST) $15.19
	Weapons of Mass Instruction A Schoolteacher's Journey through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto Paperback Edition from New Society for Adult in Secular vs. Christian Education (Location: HSR-PE) $19.99
	WISE Guide for Spelling by Wanda Sanseri from Back Home Industries for 1st-4th grade Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks in Spell to Write and Read (Location: PHO-SWR) $58.00
	Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings A Catwings Tale Book 3 by Ursula K. Le Guin from Atheneum for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $6.99
	Wonders of the Human Body - Volume 1 The Musculoskeletal System/Cardiovacular & Respiratory Systems/The Nervous System by Dr. Tommy Mitchell from Master Books for 5th-10th grade in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA) $37.59
	Wonders of the Human Body Volume 2 The Digestive System & Metabolism, Reproductive System, & Special Systems by Dr. Tommy Mitchell Revised from Master Books for 5th-10th grade in Human Anatomy & Physiology (Location: SCI-ANA) $37.59 $25.00 (1 in stock)
	World Geography & Ecology - Teacher Guide Science & Story for Seventh Through Ninth Grade by Rebecca Manor from Beautiful Feet Books for 7th-9th grade in Beautiful Feet Books (Location: HISCUR-BFB) $39.95
	World History - Teacher Edition (old) by James P. Stobaugh Tch from Master Books for 10th-12th grade in Old Edition History & Geography (Location: OHIS) $9.00
	World History - Teacher Guide by James P. Stobaugh Revised from Master Books for 10th-12th grade in Master Books History (Location: HISCUR-MB) $21.59

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