There is a McCaughrean version (we bought it at a library discard sale); we liked it: http://www.amazon.com/Moby-Dick-Oxford-Illustrated-Classics/dp/0192781537

I had another thought; the University of Waterloo Centre for Education in Mathematics has an archive of graded problems here: http://www.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/resources/potw.php . They are stranded as well as graded; each probability problem has "DP" (for data and probability) in its label.

There is the Year 5 interactive material at MEP: http://www.cimt.plymouth.ac.uk/projects/mepres/primary/interactive/programsindex.htm

Just chiming in to agree that the Chakerian/Crabill/Stein geometry textbook is pedagogically speaking a thing of beauty; I've really enjoyed teaching from it. (I haven't used the MWB materials myself, though, so can't speak to that aspect.) I've taught from the Harold Jacobs book as well (first edition), and also like that very much; it has much more personality (I love the cartoons and the playful approach to the problems!); but the Chakerian et al. book is a very solid choice. To use educationese for a moment, the "scaffolding of skills" in Geometry: A Guided Inquiry is extremely well-handled, in my opinion. All three authors taught at UC Davis; Don Chakerian and Sherman Stein were mathematics professors, and Calvin Crabill was a professor in the education faculty. Hope that helps somebody; there weren't too many past threads about this book when I was first looking at it a couple of years ago, so thought one more person's opinion might add to the archives a little bit! I believe Janice also used this book and liked it very much.

Rose, are the books viewable at Google Books for you? I can see them (complete answer keys) from here, but I am not in the US, and I know that they don't always have the same things available in different countries. (For instance, I can never see any of the cool vintage LA stuff on Google Books that everybody talks about here!) It sounds as though you've moved on in any case, but thought I would mention it anyway.

I had one more idea, this one oriented primarily toward visual learners, perhaps. There's a series of mostly programming books called the Head First Labs. They also have some other books (physics, geometry, statistics, and algebra); there's a one-chapter sample and the table of contents for the algebra book here: http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfalg/

Heathermomster, I've been browsing around a couple of other things that I thought I'd pass on, in case your student prefers hands-on work: -Henri Picciotto has an interesting math education website. I've used some of his geometry lab activities with middle-schoolers; he also has an algebra textbook that uses manipulatives (I haven't used this one): http://www.mathedpage.org/manipulatives/lab-gear.html Some of that material was incorporated into a textbook he wrote later: http://www.mathedpage.org/attc/index.html Those books are available free online. -I also found these algebra modules from Georgetown; I had only a cursory look at them, but they might be worth a peek, perhaps? http://www9.georgetown.edu/faculty/sandefur/handsonmath/download.htm

Would a consumable book be useful for your student? Have you seen Christy Walters's Algebra: A Fresh Approach? (I haven't seen it myself, but there seem to be several reviews and some samples on her website.) http://www.aplusses.com/zencart/textbooks-c-1.html Good luck--I hope you find something you both like.

Amen, sister!

Roots & Shoots?

What about the Earthsea books by Ursula LeGuin? (Hold off on the fourth one 'til he's older.) The Edward Eager series is very good. LM Boston's Green Knowe books are excellent. Mieville's other YA book is terrific, too (Railsea). JBS Haldane's My Friend Mr. Leakey is a short-story collection; lots of fun. Michael Ende's The Neverending Story is well-translated (so German friends tell me) and a good story. Andre Maurois's Fattypuffs and Thinifers is sort of fantasy? Certainly allegorical. Penelope Lively's Voyage of QV66 is great. Maile Meloy's The Apothecary was enjoyed here. Sally Gardner's I,Coriander was excellent. She has a book for younger ones called Three Pickled Herrings which we enjoyed, too. (There may also be a sequel.) Not a fantasy, but if you like A Wrinkle in Time, you might enjoy Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me. Not much loved by me (protagonist has too much attitude!), but a very interesting concept: Bookweird and Bookweirder by Paul Glennon. David Almond's Skellig is the best book in the world. Several of his others have fantastical elements, too--but some might be better saved for later. ETA: Rosemary Manning's Green Smoke and sequels. Alison Uttley's A Traveller in Time. JP Martin, Uncle and sequel. TH White, Mistress Masham's Repose. Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding. Iain Lawrence's The Giant Slayer is a story within a story; the "frame" is realistic, but the interior story is fantasy. Thomas Keneally, Ned Kelly and the City of Bees. William Goldman, The Princess Bride? I loved Margery Sharp's books as a child (the Rescuers series), but find them insufferably twee now; maybe still worth a look if he likes talking animals? Alan Snow's Ratbridge Chronicles are fun (there are six of them). More adventure than fantasy (though there are pterodactyls and a child with unbreakable bones!)--Howard Whitehouse's trilogy is lots of fun (Strictest School in the World, Faceless Fiend, Island of the Mad Scientists). Noel Langley, Land of Green Ginger. Barbara Sleigh, Carbonel series. Polly Horvath, Mr and Mrs Bunny, Detectives Extraordinaire. Kenneth Grahame, Dream Days (short stories; some are fantasy). Jonathan Auxier, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes.

In re: Icelandic, Faith, would there be anything of interest here? http://umanitoba.ca/icelandic/ Summer program, distance ed, professor to chat with, something else? There are tons of Icelanders in Manitoba! (See the giant Viking in Gimli!)

How about a fun elective in Acoustics? :001_smile:

Great! Have fun--there's a lot of good stuff there. (And free is always nice.)

On the page with the three choices, click on #3, "Pour aller plus loin". That takes you to a list of chapters; click on the chapter name to get you to the PDF.

Here it is, I think; I've never used this one: http://www.ead.cfwb.be/index.php?id=54&idForma=1&buttonForma=Voir%20les%20détails Somebody on the bilingual board at one point was using, or thinking of using, EAD distance education materials, I think. There might be some old threads worth reading over there.

It's tricky to get around on that site! It took me quite a while to figure it out (and there may be more there that I don't see!) So, from the main page I linked originally, hover over the school levels on the left (I'm assuming you'll want Ecole at this point). Find the grade you want (CP, CE 1 or 2, CM 1 or 2). I'll go through one possible path: OK, so I'm hovering on CE2, and a menu of subjects opens, I'll click on French. http://www.academie-en-ligne.fr/Ecole/SommaireConcepts.aspx?PREFIXE=AL5FFE2 Now there is a list of 12 topics; I'm going to go to number 9 about conjugating verbs. http://www.academie-en-ligne.fr/Ecole/RessourcesInformatives.aspx?PREFIXE=AL5FFE2&CONCEPT=AL5FFE2-INTR-220813-1 Now I have a page with some explanation, and three choices across the top (I'm already on #1). If I click #2, I get some practice questions. http://www.academie-en-ligne.fr/Ecole/Exerciseur.aspx?PREFIXE=AL5FFE2&EXERCICE=AL5FFE2-EXER-220121-1 If I click #3 ("Pour aller plus loin"), I get a menu for a workbook: http://www.academie-en-ligne.fr/Ecole/Ressources.aspx?PREFIXE=AL5FFE2&CONCEPT=AL5FFE2-INTR-220813-1&EXERCICE=AL5FFE2-EXER-220121-1 (This is how to get to the PDFs.) Click on each chapter title on this menu separately to access those pages. This is the link for the first chapter: http://www.academie-en-ligne.fr/Ressources/5/FFE2/AL5FFE2TEWB0110-Sequence-01.pdf I hope that helps! There is also (I think free) Belgian curriculum online; I will hunt around my links and see if I can find it. Edited for clarity.

I had another thought; have you seen Ralph Fletcher's writing books? She might like those, and there's one specifically about writing poetry (they may be a little young for her, though). http://www.ralphfletcher.com/for_children.html

The Kenneth Koch books are wonderful (Wishes, Lies and Dreams; Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?).

It's the first one that came to my mind, too! Next was Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf by Catherine Storr. Funny stuff. And yes, I agree with Kareni: George and Martha--we loved, loved, loved those.

Alex et Zoe has several parts: a pupil book, a workbook, a reader, CDs, and a teacher book, as I recall. La Librairie des Ecoles (publisher of the dictation book Monica has linked) has good samples on their site (the whole book, in some cases); in addition to the dictation book, there are books for Lecture and Grammaire also. Here's a link to the second grammar book sample, for instance: http://www.lalibrairiedesecoles.com/medias/flipbooks/8/GRAMCM%20PAGEFLIP/index.html Here's one of the reading books (may be too simple for your kids): http://www.lalibrairiedesecoles.com/livre/la-bonne-methode-de-lecture-ce1,48 I'm sure you know about CNED, but I will add the link for future readers: http://www.academie-en-ligne.fr/default.aspx I find that website a bit tricky to navigate, but there is so much there that it is well worth persisting! Here's a sample of the CE2: http://www.academie-en-ligne.fr/Ressources/5/FFE2/AL5FFE2TEWB0110-Sequence-01.pdf (I learned about CNED here from Cleo in QC in the first place, so many thanks to her!) Hope something there helps--bonne chance!

There is an "adolescent" version of that same CLE series: http://www.amazon.com/Grammaire-Progressive-Francais-Pour-Adolescents/dp/2090338660/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393355399&sr=1-1&keywords=Progressive+du+francais+pour+les+adolescents And here's the second volume: http://www.amazon.com/Grammaire-Progressive-Francais-Adolescents-Intermediare/dp/2090338687/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1PH85ZJVYNDAPZYCP5BK Those might also be worth a look?

There are GCSE and A-level exams in Classical Greek in the UK; many of those exams (but I don't know about the Greek ones) are offered in other countries as well. I'm not sure if you're near a testing centre or whether those exams might work for your a-g requirements, but it might be worth investigating, perhaps. Or if you are near a university that offers course challenge, you could see if the Classics department would let you sit a challenge exam after your Lukeion course. Hope you find something that works well for you!

Have you seen this thread? http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/503269-elementary-greek-or-athenaze/ Lots of Greek suggestions over there... Love "Tolkien-ish"...your son sounds like fun!

"Helvetica" (about the font) was great!