mathmarm Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I want to buy the whole set, is there any place that I can buy them as a packaged set without having to buy here and there? I want to be able to buy all of the "Stage 1" books as a set, and all of the "Stage 2" books as a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 There are so many of them:) I looked for the same thing and the closest I came was the packs that Rainbow Resources sells. As in all about the body level 1 books and there will be like 6-8 books, or the world around you sets...still, a better deal and easier to acquire! http://www.rainbowresource.com/proddtl.php?id=LRS1WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Just my two cents here... But my kids grew out of Stage one really fast, where as some if the Stage two info is pretty high level stuff presented on a super easy to understand level. I have a science degree and still gleaned some things out of those books! This go around with science we didn't even use the stage one (my kids watch magic school bus, and lother PBS stuff). I got most of our collection from Goodwill. Hth Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nature girl Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Just my two cents here... But my kids grew out of Stage one really fast, where as some if the Stage two info is pretty high level stuff presented on a super easy to understand level. I have a science degree and still gleaned some things out of those books! This go around with science we didn't even use the stage one (my kids watch magic school bus, and lother PBS stuff). Agree with this, but if I'm reading the OP's siggy right and remembering from other posts, her LO is just a year old! I think the Level 1 are perfect for a toddler (probably starting at 2) as a gentle introduction to the world. I'm not sure where you could buy a complete set, although it would probably be worth searching on ebay. (Have you checked your local library? Even if I had the money I wouldn't have felt it was worth it to actually buy the complete set. Unlike stories, they become a little boring to kids after they've been read a couple of times.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Rainbow Resource is the only place I have seen them sold in sets. We chose to buy only the level 2 books because when ds was younger we got him the set of Usborne Beginners nonfiction books. He loved these books -- they have great information but also really nice pictures. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Usborne+beginners&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AUsborne+beginners Another great series similar to LRAFO is the Wells of Knowledge set. The topics don't overlap with LRAFO, so we bought all of these too: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Robert+wells+of+knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Can anyone tell me where I can find a list of the books then? I can't find a comprehensive list of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aludlam Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Agree with this, but if I'm reading the OP's siggy right and remembering from other posts, her LO is just a year old! I think the Level 1 are perfect for a toddler (probably starting at 2) as a gentle introduction to the world. I'm not sure where you could buy a complete set, although it would probably be worth searching on ebay. (Have you checked your local library? Even if I had the money I wouldn't have felt it was worth it to actually buy the complete set. Unlike stories, they become a little boring to kids after they've been read a couple of times.) I did miss that part! Then I agree level one would be great for a while. There is a list out there. I believe I have one compiled by another homeschool mom. I'll try to see if I can find it on my computer when I get home. Angela. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Agreeing with one of the above posters. When my kids are young they love the Usborne beginner books. They love the pictures. Then we move to the Read and Find Out series. I bought a set from Rainbow because I have multiple kids and I get a lot of use out of them. If your kids are preschool or so, then I would go with Level 1. There is a lot of info in some of the Level 2 books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Stage 1 list: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/Kids/SeriesDetail.aspx?PSId=223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Stage 2 titles: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/Kids/SeriesDetail.aspx?PSId=224 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Agreeing that I wouldn't buy the stage 1 books since they're super simple. And, honestly, for us, these were mostly library titles. Different kids are different, of course, but we didn't find we needed to own most of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I got a huge lot of vintage ones on ebay... The illustrations are SOOO much more interesting... Just an idea if cost is an issue. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Earlier this year, I created an article about the Let's Read and Find Out Science series for Wikipedia that includes a list of current and past titles in the series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s-Read-and-Find-Out_Science I *THINK* the title list is complete, but every so often I'll find another obscure title from the 1970s. Note that I haven't added stages and summaries and complete pub info yet for many of these titles. (Feel free to pitch in if you speak Wikimarkup language, LOL!) Just eyeballing it, I'd say about 15 to 25 percent of total titles are now out-of-print, stuff like Opossum by Kazue Mizumura or Seymour Simon's computer titles from the mid-1980s. Buying bulk lots on eBay is probably the best way to acquire a big batch quickly, but you will end up with duplicates. They are very easy to find used, and in-print are sold new at Borders in the children's science section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twolittleboys Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Stage 2 titles: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/Kids/SeriesDetail.aspx?PSId=224 I just took a look at the list and realized we own well over half of them. No wonder we are almost drowning in all the books we have... I do agree about the Stage one and two books. My kids really loved some of the Stage One books and we have read them many, many times. The Stage One books not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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