September 2009               

Dear School Teachers and Curriculum Leaders, 

The new school year is on its way and BookSwap welcomes you back with a number of  specials and useful materials for your classroom.  Get 20-75% OFF new and reconditioned books!

BookSwap makes your book ordering a simple one stop process, doing all of the sourcing for you while finding the best possible prices.  We offer books from all major publishers like Nelson, McGraw Hill, Pearson, Penguin and Oxford, plus a wide range of independent publishers, suppliers and distributors.  In stock orders are shipped within 24 hours.


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Win a Prize!

BookSwap values our customers and newsletter readers and hopes you will enter to win our contest.  Simply email us with your name, school or organization as well as the grade you teach if applicable.  All entries received by the end of September 30, will enter a draw to win a Walking Stegosaurus Pencil Sharpener, a great novelty item.  There will be five winners in all.  Be sure to watch for our next newsletter for more great offers and surprises!


Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Next month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Include a Keyring of Hope with your BookSwap order.  Portions of each sale are donated to Rethink Breast Cancer, a charity helping young people concerned about and affected by breast cancer.  Available for $12.00 or 2 for $20.00.  

Comes With:

  • 1 keyring

  • 2 interchangeable dresses 

  • 2 additional charms

For additional information about the Rethink Breast Cancer organization, please visit the Keyring of Hope Web site.

To learn more about Breast Cancer Awareness month, visit the Canadian Society Web site.  It contains valuable information on what breast cancer is, signs and symptoms, treatment and research.  It also explains how you can participate in making a difference such as in the Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer walk and more.


Used Textbooks On Clearance

Foundations for College Mathematics 11 - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
Author:
Erdman, Wayne, Steve Etienne, and David Petro
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson
ISBN: 0070780846  

New Price: $73.50 
Discount Price: $66.00 NEW (10% 0ff)

Chemistry 11 - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
Author: Frank Mustoe

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson School
ISBN: 0070886814  

New Price: $99.95 
Discount Price: $75.00 USED *FINE CONDITION* (25% 0ff)

Geography Now
Author:
Graham Draper
Publisher: Nelson
ISBN: 0176301984  

New Price: $54.95 
Discount Price: $32.97 USED *FINE CONDITION* (40% 0ff)

Civics Today
Author: Jennifer Watt
Publisher: Nelson
ISBN: 0772528292

New Price: $54.95 
Discount Price:
$25.00 USED (55% 0ff)
 

The Human Way: Introducing Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
Author: Colin Bain
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195415574

New Price: $65.60 
Discount Price: $46.00 USED (30% 0ff)

Experience Canada: A Geography
Author: Dennis Des Rivieres 
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195418468

New Price: $65.60 
Discount Price: $32.30 USED (50% 0ff)

 

Science and Technology 8
Author: Bob Ritter 
Publisher: Nelson

ISBN:
017607497X
New Price: $87.00 
Discount Price: $52.50 USED (40% 0ff)

 

The Canadian Spelling Program 2.1, Level 8
Author: Bob Ritter 
Publisher:
Gage Educational Pub.

ISBN:
9780771515972
New Price: $29.95 
Discount Price: $15.00 USED (50% 0ff)

The Canadian Spelling Program 2.1, Level 7
ISBN: 0771515952
New Price: $29.95 
Discount Price: $15.00 USED (50% 0ff)

The Canadian Spelling Program 2.1, Level 2
ISBN: 0771515901
New Price: $29.95 
Discount Price: $15.00 USED (50% 0ff)

The Canadian Spelling Program 2.1, Level 3
ISBN: 0771515928
New Price: $29.95 
Discount Price: $10.00 USED (67% 0ff)

To make a purchase fax us an order form or send us an e-mail.


Teacher Resources

Looking for some inspiration for the classroom?  Take a look at these classroom resources designed to help teachers aid their students in achieving their best.

How to Grade for Learning: Linking Grades to Standards - LIMITED QUANTITIES
Author: Ken O'Connor
Format: Paperback 
Publisher:
Corwin Press
ISBN: 1575178168

New Price: $41.00 NEW
Discount Price:
$25.00 NEW (40% 0ff)
Description: Assists teachers in designing and conducting grading practices that help students feel more in control of their academic success.
K-12.

 

How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed-Ability Classrooms - LIMITED QUANTITIES
Author:  Carol Ann Tomlinson
Format: Paperback 
Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
ISBN: 9780871205124

New Price: $25.00 NEW
Discount Price: $16.25 NEW (35% 0ff)

Description:  Learn proven ideas for how to match instructional approaches to the readiness, interests, and talents of all students: learning centers, hands-on activities, contracts, and investigative projects.

To make a purchase fax us an order form or send us an e-mail.


Books For Your Classroom Library

Motivate your students to read independently by building your classroom library.  Our selection includes books by classic, contemporary and famous children's authors like Robert Munsch, Tomie dePaola and Dr. Suess.  Please inquire  about any children's books by any author and we will give you a quote!

ABC of Canada
Author: Kim Bellefontaine
Format: Hardcover 
Publisher: Kids Can Press
ISBN: 1553373405

New Price: $14.95 NEW
Discount Price: $11.21 NEW (25% 0ff)
Description:  From Arctic to Zamboni, kids can follow the alphabet on a colourful tour across Canada. 

 
Oliver Button Is a Sissy
Author: Tomie dePaola
Format: Hardcover 
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
ISBN: 9780152578527

New Price: $17.00 NEW
Discount Price: $12.75 NEW (25% 0ff)
Description:
A boy must come to terms with being teased because he'd rather read books, paint pictures, and tap-dance than participate in sports.

 

 

The Lorax
Author: Dr. Suess
Format: Hardcover 
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
ISBN: 9780394823379

New Price: $19.95 NEW
Discount Price: $14.95 NEW (25% 0ff)
Description: An ecological warning about the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. 

 

I'm So Embarrassed!
Author: Robert Munsch
Format: Softcover 
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 0439952395

New Price: $6.99 NEW
Discount Price: $4.89 NEW (30% 0ff)
Description: Andrew's mom is always embarassing him.  When they go to the mall to buy new shoes, she does it again and again. But this time, Andrew and his friend have a plan!

Click here for more of renowned Robert Munsch books such as Mud Puddle, Moira's Birthday, David's Father, Angela's Airplane and more!


Morphs Snap & Lock Building Sets - 40% OFF

Mixing wildlife and construction, Morphs feature a patented snap and lock system that lets all pieces interlock, mix and match to create your own creature!

Regular Price: $18.00 NEW
Discount Price:
$10.80 (40% 0ff)

Dino 1 Set - Stegosaurus, Pteranodon, Triceratops Skeleton

Dino 2 Set - Triceratops, T-Rex, Diplodocus Skeleton

Aquatic Set - Octopus, Orca, Dolphin

African Set - Gorilla, Giraffe, Lion

Australian Set - Thorny Devil, Emu, Kangaroo


 

 

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Book Swap!

 

 

Do you have too many books due to over-purchasing, a shrinking number of students or a new curriculum?


Have you already put stamps in books and the publisher won't take them back?


Are you stuck with buying the wrong books?


BookSwap will pay and trade for many of your used textbooks, teacher resources, novels and unused workbooks!  

Submit your surplus titles here and we will let you know what they are worth. Or simply reply to this email with a list of books and we will respond with a quote.

Please contact us if you have these or any other current titles available:

  • Mathpower 10 (0075529084)

  • Canada: Face of a Nation (0771581521)

  • Canada Revisited 7 (0919913709)

  • Dime Dos (0669433306)

  • Chemistry 11 (0201708124)

  • Making Connections 9 (0131980890)

  • Horizons 2000 (0070874115)

  • Biology 12 (0070916748)

 

To see more books in demand, click here.  Have novels to send us?  We accept them in Very Good to Fine condition.


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