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10/9/08

Elementary Public School Textbooks - ISBN Numbers, Used And List Prices

In US public schools, it is NOT mandatory for students to purchase textbooks. However, there are situations, when investing in textbooks makes sense:

  • Your children are enrolled in a highly competitive public school and your kid is not quite falling into the groove,
  • You are homeschooling,
  • One of more of your children are disadvantaged in some way where it is difficult for them to internalize the subject matter and/or communicate about that, and
  • It is more efficient for you to prepare your offspring as opposed to enrolling them in private tuition through programs such as Kumon.
From experience we know the confusion involved in identifying the textbooks that are recommended by the school district for each specific grade. Public schools mandate you sign a Damage Liability Contract at the beginning of the school year for the textbooks allotted to the child used in the classroom and that is good starting place. Unfortunately, the titles are pretty generic and ISBN numbers are rarely listed. This makes it really hard for parents to be able to find and purchase the textbooks.

The publishers used for textbooks vary widely between school districts. Below is a list of books and their ISBNs separated out by grade level recommended for our public school (Alameda Unified School District – AUSD, East Bay, CA). Also listed are alternative school textbooks that may be used by other school districts:

Kindergarten:




































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
Harcourt Math0153522216, 978-0153522215$30.70$20


Kindergarten Alternatives:


*** These are Pre-K books. If your Kindergartner finds it too tough to handle the Kindergarten ones, these are good options.

First Grade:

























































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
Harcourt Math0153522224, 978-0153522222$44.75$17.00
Houghton Mifflin Mathematics Level 2978-0395462126$44.72$10.00
ScienceNone



















































Reading: Houghton Mifflin – Here We Go0618257772, 978-0618257775$26.61$7.00
Reading: Houghton Mifflin – Let’s Be Friends0618257780, 978-0618257782$26.61$7.00
Reading: Houghton Mifflin - Surprises0618012281, 978-0618012282$28.78$8.00
Reading: Houghton Mifflin - Treasures061801229-X, 978-0618012299$28.78$8.00
Reading: Houghton Mifflin - Wonders0618-01230-3, 978-0618012305$28.78$5.00


First Grade Alternatives:





































































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
McGraw Hill - Open Court Reading Grade 1, Book 10076026906, 978-0076026906$33.24$17
McGraw Hill - Open Court Reading Grade 1, Book 20076026914, 978-0076026913$33.24$18
McGraw Hill – Open Court Reading Level 1, Book 10075692422, 978-0075692423$51.28$10
McGraw Hill – Open Court Reading Level 1, Book 20075692430, 978-0075692430$51.28$10
Harcourt School Publishers (HSP) StoryTown Grade 1 Volume 1 through 5 (Five Books Each)978-0153431685 to 978-0153431722$33.70 to $36 per volume$15 per volume
Harcourt Language Pupil Edition (Consumable)978-0153178313$30$15
Harcourt School Publishers (HSP) Math Student Edition978-0153412592$42.10$25
Harcourt Math 2007 Grade 1 Unit Books (Consumable)978-0153527128$43.80$20
Harcourt Science 2006 Student Edition, National Version978-0153400605$58.70$15
Harcourt Health and Fitness Student Edition978-0153375248$45.40$30
Science: Previously Harcourt Science Grade 1015317496-X, 978-0153174964$36.81$5
Comprehensive Curriculum Of Basic Skills – Grade 11561893684, 978-1561893683$19.95$8


Second Grade:
















































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
Harcourt Math0153522232, 978-0153522239.$44.75$20.00
Science: NoneNANA
Reading: Houghton Mifflin - Adventures0618012311, 978-0618012312$42.64$6
Reading: Houghton Mifflin - Delights061801232X, 978-0618012329$42.64$6
Sadler - Progress in Mathematics Grade 2 (2000)978-0821526026$30$11


Second Grade Alternatives:























































































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
Premium Education Series – Language Arts Grade 21586108042, 978-1586108045$7.95$4
McGraw Hill – Open Court Reading Grade 20075695383, 978-0075695387$33.24$6
McGraw Hill – Open Court Reading Level 20075692449, 978-0075692447$54.12$15
Reading: Harcourt School Publishers (HSP) Grade 2 Volume 1 and Volume 2 Student Edition9780153431739 and 9780153431746$50.90 per volume.$35 per volume.
Reading: Harcourt Language Pupil Edition978-0153190940$50.40$30
Harcourt Language Arts: Out Of The Blue – Signatures0153063998, 988-0153063992$45.45$5
Math: Harcourt School Publishers (HSP) Math Student Edition978-0153412608$42.10$30
Harcourt Math 2007 Student Edition, National Version978-0153522239$42.10$30
Harcourt Math 2007 Grade 2 Unit Books (consumable)978-0153527135$43.80$25
Math: Scott Foresman, California Mathematics0328004669, 978-0328004669



















































Scott Foresman – Addison Wesley Math020169012-8, 978-0201690125



















































Harcourt Math Practice Book015320436-2, 978-0153204364



















































Harcourt Math Unit 1 through 6015321841X, 978-0153218415$40

























Previously Harcourt Science Grade 2015317497-8, 978-0153174971. $36.81$5
Harcourt Science 2006 Student Edition, National Version978-0153400612$58.70

























Harcourt Health and Fitness Student Edition978-0153375255$45.40

























Comprehensive Curriculum Of Basic Skills – Grade 21561893692, 978-1561893690$19.95$7
Scholastic Success with 2nd Grade Workbook0439569702, 078-073569700, $16.99$5


Third Grade:
















































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
Harcourt Math California Edition0153155132, 978-0153155130$59.70$10.00
Reading: Houghton Mifflin - Rewards0618012338, 978-0618012336$42.64$6.00
Reading: Houghton Mifflin - Horizons0618012346, 978-0618012343$42.64$6.00
Science: Delta Education FOSS – Science Resource Book Foss1592429955, 978-1592429950$26.40$17
Sadler - Progress in Mathematics Grade 3 (1996)978-0821517031$60$16


Third Grade Alternatives:











































































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
McGraw Hill – Open Court Reading Level 30075692465, 978-0075692461$57.96$15
Reading: Harcourt School Publishers (HSP) Grade 3, Volume 1 and Volume 29780153431753 and 9780153431760$53.70 per volume

























Harcourt Language Pupil Edition9780153178337$62.60

























Harcourt Math National Edition0153427175, 978-0153522246$82.30$32
Scott Foresman Math0201363852, 978-0201363852$76.96$6
Harcourt School Publishers (HSP) Math Student Edition9780153412615$77

























Harcourt Science 2006 Student Edition, National Version978-0153400629$65.40

























Harcourt Health and Fitness Student Edition978-0153375262$54.70

























Harcourt Science California Edition0153176520, 978-0153176524$75$6
Social Studies: Scott Foresman – History-Social Science for California

























$16.20

























Comprehensive Curriculum Of Basic Skills – Grade 31561893706, 978-1561893706$19.95$6
McGraw Hill - California Test Practice Grade 30769630332, 087-577904337$15.95$7
Houghton Mifflin English Level 3 (Houghton Mifflin Harcount - HMH)978-0618030798$79.99$10
Houghton Mifflin Math Level 3 (Grade 3)978-0618277209$75.99$16


Fourth Grade:


Fourth Grade Alternatives:


Fifth Grade:













































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
Harcourt Math California Edition0153155175, 978-0153155178$59.70$10
Reading: Houghton Mifflin – Expeditions0618012362, 978-0618012367$77.07$6
Science: Delta Education FOSS – Science Resource Book Foss1592429971$26.40$16
Sadler - Progress in Mathematics Grade 5 (2006)978-0821582053$100$54


Fifth Grade Alternatives:














































































ISBN-10, ISBN-13List PriceBest Online Price**
McGraw Hill – Open Court Reading Level 40075692481, 978-0075692485$77.72$19
McGraw Hill – Open Court Reading Grade 50076026973, 978-0076026975$50.34$45
McGraw Hill – Open Court Reading Grade 5 - 2002 Paperback Edition0075695685, 978-0075695684$17.88$6
Harcourt StoryTown Grade 5 Student Edition, Ride the Edge978-0153431784$73.30

























Harcourt Language Pupil Edition978-0153178368$68

























Harcourt School Publishers (HSP) Math Student Edition978-0153412639$77

























Harcourt Math 2007 Student Edition, National Version978-0153522277$77.30

























Harcourt Math National Edition0153522275, 978-0153522277$82.30$53
Harcourt Science 2006 Student Edition, National Version978-0153400643$72

























Harcourt Health and Fitness Student Edition978-0153375293$59.10

























Comprehensive Curriculum Of Basic Skills – Grade 51561893722, 978-1561893720$19.95$5
Social Studies: Scott Foresman – History-Social Science for California

























$18.90

























Houghton Mifflin Math – Grade 5978-0618277223$83.20$11
Houghton Mifflin English Level 5 – Grade 5978-0618310012$72.07$15
Houghton Mifflin Spelling & Vocabulary Level 5978-0395855324$27$17

**For a used copy with no markings or tears and includes shipping.

When it comes time to actually purchasing these books, there are some basic options:
  • Purchase it new from a bookstore or over the Internet,
  • Purchase a used copy, and
  • Acquire it on a temporary basis from resources such as the local library.
Considering the list price on most textbooks are upwards of $40 and that each one easily outweighs a pound, our recommendation would be for acquiring them on a temporary shared basis from resources such as the local library, should such an option be available. Used textbooks are almost always available in significant quantities through online sources, so buying these textbooks used is a very good option as well. Needless to say, by choosing one of these options, you save some trees too!

We will continue to update this post as we dig up information on textbooks used in different public schools…


Frugal Tip: Previous versions of some textbooks are much more affordable compared to the latest version and inn many cases, the content is not substantively different. To make an informed purchase decision, your best bet is to check with the instructor.


Last Updated: 11/09.


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