VBCaroline Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Has anyone else had a problem with page numbers not matching the book? I recently purchased the 2nd edition and the recommended paperback LotR with matching ISBN. As early as lesson 5, dd noticed that some page numbers were off. Now almost every page number is off by as much as 2 pages, and I think the problem may get worse. I emailed the company on Friday, but I have not received a response. Any ideas? I'm wondering if maybe only the hardback pages match up, even though both paperback and hardback were recommended on the website. Am I missing something? Here's a link to the webpage with the recommended books: http://www.homescholar.org/LOTR%20Curr.htm Here's an example from the lesson for chapter 8. The first two blanks in the student guide indicates that the answers will be found on page 134 in the book. However, pg. 134 is the last page of chapter 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I just bought edition as well. I'll check mine in a few minutes. I bought the LOTR book w/ LLfLOTR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschooling6 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I must be getting comfortable with my curriculum because I have no idea what LLftLotR means:D. I had to click on the link to figure out what it was. Blessings, Linda, a recovering curriculum junkie and no longer curriculum hopping ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Uh oh ... my 2nd edition is the same. pg 134 is the last page of chapter 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 Thank you for checking. I'm not encouraged that I have not heard back from the publisher yet. I will call them tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I checked others in the beginning and they are OK. Please let us know what you find out. If you hear nothing, I will contact her as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 So far the others I've checked in book 1 and beginning of book 2 are OK. What others have you found to be incorrect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Uh oh ... my 2nd edition is the same. pg 134 is the last page of chapter 7. Mine too... :glare: I already have a very nice hardcover special edition of LOTR - the only reason I bought a second copy with the curric. was so the page numbers would match up, and I bought the paperback, because whyever would I want a second hardcover? I bet you're right about the numbers referring to the hardcover edition. If this is widespread and not just a random typo, they need to make this right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) So far the others I've checked in book 1 and beginning of book 2 are OK. What others have you found to be incorrect?Almost all of the page numbers for Book One chapters 7 & 8 are incorrect. That's as far as we've gotten in the study. They are off by about two pages. For example, what should be on pg. 122, my dd found on pg. 124. It's not a big problem when filling in the blanks in the first section, but it makes the comprehension questions trickier. Maybe the first pages of each book match up??? Edited September 21, 2010 by VBCaroline Got some details mixed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Hard cover vs paperback shouldn't matter. The curriculum came bundled w/ the book that it refers to. Even if it's off by one or two pages, this is not a $20 curriculum. It needs to be fixed. Report back tomorrow and if you don't get a response, we'll try calling as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Not good. Hardcover doesn't match either. See the following thread from the H.S. board. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2050442#post2050442 I'm going to call Home Scholar when I get home from an appointment later this morning. Please post if anyone communicates with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Please let us know the results! I've got this planned for later in the year and I really hate the thought that I bought a useless copy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) I just spoke with Amelia Harper, the author of the guide. She says that she did not receive my email and that she is just learning of this problem. However, she did indicate that they are trying to figure out how this problem happened. She offered that she might be able to issue a corrections page. I'm not left feeling really great about this. ETA: Ms. Harper did call me back already. Yay! She's working on figuring out exactly where the mistakes are, and she said she would issue a new copy if they need to do a reprint. Edited September 21, 2010 by VBCaroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 That's good to know. I suppose she knows who bought the 2nd edition and will contact us. Let us know if you hear anything else. Thanks! Capt_Uhura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I just spoke with Amelia Harper, the author of the guide. She says that she did not receive my email and that she is just learning of this problem. However, she did indicate that they are trying to figure out how this problem happened. She offered that she might be able to issue a corrections page. I'm not left feeling really great about this. ETA: Ms. Harper did call me back already. Yay! She's working on figuring out exactly where the mistakes are, and she said she would issue a new copy if they need to do a reprint. Thanks and please keep us posted! This is very annoying in a curriculum this expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Anyone hear any more on this issue? :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Actually, I had forgotten about it. I emailed the author and never heard anything back. :glare: If someone remembers, bump this thread on MOnday and I'll make a phone call. Capt_Uhura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceO Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 My son just got to the problem area in the book as well. He has been able to figure it out so far, but he is very displeased with the mistake. This week he also noticed a mistake in his spelling program which didn't make him happy either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 This is the email response I received from the author on Oct. 3: I just went through books one and two. There are three chapters affected in book one (some of them only partially affected). In book two, all of the chapters have been correct with the new edition aside from three small individual errors I found. I hope the rest of the books are correct as well, but we will check them in the coming week. I hope to have the corrections for at least books one and two posted on the website for this week. Thanks for your help with this, I know it is frustrating, but please keep in mind that most literature books do not even try to offer specific page references like this. However, we are constantly working to make this curriculum easier to use. I emailed her back because I was unable to find the corrections on the website, but so far I have received no response. DD is working through Book Two now, and she has not come across the same problem with page numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) Thanks for reporting back. This is quite frustrating as this curriculum was not cheap. My friend bought one of the last 1st editions and now I regret not doing the same. Edited October 23, 2010 by Capt_Uhura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Thanks for the response. Yup-I agree that it is frustrating. I hate excuses such as "most don't list page references". Yes, but yours does and it is built on the premise. Write it without being dependent on page references next time or give us the corrections-for that kind of money I expect such service. But thanks again for the reporting on the issue. I'll start scoping out the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 We've been having that problem too! It is frustrating because we paid $$$ for the curriculum and I have 2 sets. Not very happy about this. I hope the author addresses the problem or at least acknowledges it for effectively. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Mine match up. I checked Book 1 and 2 of Volume 1, and various chapters throughout the rest of the huge book. Do you have these versions? the LotR paperback: ISBN 978-0-618-64015-7 the teacher's 2nd edition manual: ISBN 978-9754934-2-7 I purchased mine in July. I wonder if they ran another 2nd edition but changed page numbers for some reason? Weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I just remembered that when I first downloaded their online lesson plans, they didn't match. So I went to the website to verify and it's as I remembered. But the lesson plans in my teacher's manual do line up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 This week he also noticed a mistake in his spelling program which didn't make him happy either! Yeah, we've noticed spelling errors throughout the student manual. Ds14 enjoys pointing them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaura Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I bought the set, the teacher's manual, student manual and LOTR book so it is the one meant to go w/ the curriculum. I agree w/ previous poster that to say others do not offer page numbers is a cop out. If you offer pages numbers, they should match, otherwise, find some other method. I too purchased mine in July. Or perhaps it was June. It was the month they ran the special which I think ended June 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 Has anyone heard anything from the author regarding the errors? I've sent several emails and have heard nothing. I've not seen anything on the website regarding how she is going to handle it. She could give pdfs of the affected pages (not ideal b/c we have to pay to print it) or she could mail out affected pages to replace the ones we have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Did anyone ever find the corrections on her website? I sure can't find them but it looks like they are now using yet another version of the book-maybe-argh! Please? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElisabethGrace Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I'm interested in this as well. I was planning to purchase it, but the lack of the author's response to previous posters in this thread concerns me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Well, it seems that some didn't do the fill in the blank questions b/c it was just too much. I probably wouldn't either so that wouldn't affect how I'd use the curriculum but I still think this should have been fixed. I keep meaning to call and just haven't gotten around to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCaroline Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 I just noticed new posts to this thread. I never heard back from Ms. Harper about the corrections, but we have had no more problems with page numbers. You could try the phone number on the Home Scholar website. Ms. Harper answered when I called back in September. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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