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The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know
This reference book is full of facts that are arranged in an easy-to-find way. From the ancient past through today, a good cross-section of information through the ages is presented.

Books to Build on : A Grade-By-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers (Core Knowledge Series)
The book can either be used as a companion to the What Your Child Needs to Know When... series or can be used on its own to help you find good books on various subject matters from K to sixth grade.

The Core Knowledge Series

What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know :
Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning
 

What Your First Grader Needs to Know : Fundamentals of a Good First Grade Education
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know
What Your 5th Grader Needs to Know
What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know

Great Books for Boys : More Than 600 Books for Boys 2 to 14
A great reference to help you find good books that will be of special appeal to boys.

Great Books for Girls : More Than 600 Books to Inspire Today's Girls and Tomorrow's Women
A great reference to help you find good books that will of be of special appeal to girls.

Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children's Literature
Often seen at homeschool conferences and bookfairs.

Some of My Best Friends Are Books : Guiding Gifted Readers from Preschool to High School
 

How to Stock a Home Library Inexpensively
This book explains how to build your own home library without spending lots of money doing so. Practical ideas.

How to Read a Book
First published in 1940, a guide to reading comprehension for different styles of writing. Of appeal to those who follow The Well Trained Mind Method.

Let the Authors Speak : A Guide to Worthy Books Based on Historical Setting
This book is great for those doing unit studies. It helps you find books related to specific time periods. Great for those who like using Historic Fiction to reinforce history lessons.
 

The American Heritage Children's Dictionary

The American Heritage Children's Thesaurus

Scholastic Children's Dictionary

Scholastic Children's Thesaurus

Scholastic Student Thesaurus

Scholastic First Dictionary

DK Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia

DK Nature Encyclopedia

DK Science Encyclopedia

Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms

The Scholastic Rhyming Dictionary

Scholastic Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
 

Usborne Book of World History

Children's Encyclopedia of American History

DK History of the World