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Alford Books Catalog Feb 2016 R6 Ebook PDF
Alford Books Catalog Feb 2016 R6 Ebook PDF
Catalog
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Learn English & M
n e S t o r y a t a T ime!
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Learn
English as
a 2nd Language,
One Story
at a Time
with Alford Books!
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Alford Books
come in three levels:
1-Easy
Hedgehogs Too Much TV
Monkey Star Money Math Hug!
- X
+ ÷
2-Interim
All About England!
Ogs, Zogs and
Useful Cogs a se ce ry
Ch Spa ce St
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– A Tale of Teamwork
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t Spa c e
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3 Advanced
Computers Sky-Lings: Nature’s
Are Easy to Understand An Intro to Airplanes Links of Life
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Table of Contents
Page Title
1 Level 1 - EASY
2 Bee’s Sneeze – Overcome Obstacles
2 Cage Flight – Open Door
3 Different Words – Same Meaning
3 Dirt Dogs – From Seeds to Cities
4 Easy English – Volumes 1 and 2
5 Easy English – Volumes 3 and 4
6 Easy English – Combined Volumes 1 to 4
6 Fishi and Birdy - A Fable of Friends
7 Hedgehogs Hug! - Many Ways to Show Love
7 Humi Bird - A Humble Tale
8 Jungle Fire - Flee or Fix
8 Money Math - With Funky Fairy
9 Monkey Star - Practice Before Play
9 Panda Reads!
10 Robin’s First Flight – Wings of Courage
10 Shoe Walks – Understanding Others
11 Sun’s Above Clouds – A Sunny Point of View
11 Too Much TV - Undo, Too-Tain-Itis
12 Tree Trips - Travel
12 Turtle Jumps - A Tale of Determination
13 Yo Frog - Special Songs
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Table of Contents
Page Title
14 Level 2 - INTERIM
15 All About England! – Worldwide Words
15 Ant City – New Ideas
16 Brit Mu Briefly - From Seeds to Civilization
16 Chase to Space – The Space Race Story
17 Common Come-Froms – Origins of Objects
18 Cozy Clozy – From Fibers to Fabrics
18 Images in Action - Why Movies Move
19 Life Then - Applies Today
19 Meaning of Money - The USA Way
20 Ogs, Zogs & Useful Cogs – A Tale of Teamwork
20 Sand Sea – Full of Desert Life
21 Senses – From Sights to Smells
22 Thai – Culture on Coins
22 Where Cookies Come-From - From Dough to Delicious
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Table of Contents
Page Title
24 Level 3 - ADVANCED
25 All About the USA! - 50 State Quarters
25 All Are Equal - From Slavery to Civil Rights
26 Art Intro – With Insects, Eggs & Oils
27 Big Die – Earth’s Mass Extinctions
27 Catch Phrase Come-Froms - Origins of Idioms
28 Civil Sense – What if There Wasn’t a Civil War?
28 Computer Come-Froms – Roots of Real-Time
29 Computers Are Easy to Understand
29 Easy Science – 7 Eye Opening Ideas
30 I’s in US – Essence of America
30 Nature’s Links of Life
31 Sky-Lings: An Intro to Airplanes
31 Smartphone Objects Before Apps
32 Stars of Days & Months – Story of 7 & 12
33 Who Did What in World History? Past Echoes
33 Why is California Interesting? – Dreams of Gold
34 List of Alford Books
35 Available on You Tube
36 International Translations
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Alford Books
Level 1 Easy
1
Disabilities
Self Sufficiency The caged birds are well cared for. One
day, by accident the cage door is left open.
Now they must chose - easy life inside the
Cage Flight cage or work outside. This book teaches us
about self sufficiency.
-Open Doors
2
Languages
A storm blows a bird to another country.
At first, the bird can’t talk with the new
English A5 Version
History of Crops
Ko is curious, where do seeds come from? The
English
dirt dogs learn how to farm. They want to share
Dirt Dogs
A5
Version
their success with other dirt dogs. First, they
have to deal with scary Claws. This is the story
-From Seeds to Cities of how seeds lead to the first cities.
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English as a 2nd Language It is easy to learn English: signs, sounds
and sentences with this book! The bright
colors and short words make learning
English simple and fun. People who speak
English are richer than those who don’t.
Easy
English!
Signs,
Sounds &
Sentences
- Volume 1
Easy
English!
Greet,
Meet &
About Me
- Volume 2
Easy
English!
Syllables,
Stress
& “S”
- Volume 3
Easy
English!
Phonics,
1st &
Faces
- Volume 4
Easy English
-With Alford Books
Combined Volumes 1 - 4
English
English English
/ Thai
/ Thai / Thai
Friendship
Fishi & Birdy How can they be friends? Can a fish fly and
a bird swim? This is the story of finding
– A Fable of Friends ways around differences and being friends.
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Ways to Show Love
Hedgehogs have quills. How can they hug?
Humility
Humi Bird learns that you can only
Humi Bird fly while not watching your own wings.
- A Humble Tale
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Teamwork
Mathematics, Basics
Money Math How does math move money? Funky Fairy helps: add
bills; take-away change; multiply wages and divide a pie.
$7
- X
+ ÷
$1
$4
$2
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Practice
Reading
Learn how to read with the Pandas. See
Panda the signs, sounds and sentences behind
reading. Open up the wide world of learning
Reads as letters become words with meanings!
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Courage
Understanding Others
How can shoes help us understand each other better?
What if we had a chance to walk with someone else’s
Shoe Walks shoes for a day? With the help of Funky Fairy’s magic,
a Baker, a Teacher and a Mechanic get to do this.
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Science Basics, Sun & Rain
Over-Entertained
Ta spends most of his time in front of the TV. One
Too Much TV day Ta doesn’t feel well. The Doctor tells Ta, “You
have Too-Tain-Itis.” This story teaches us how to
undo too much TV.
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Travel
Tree Trips
- Wide Wonderful World
A tree goes on a trip. It helps make the city a
better place to live in. The tree learns that the
world is a wide and wonderful place.
Determination
A Turtle named TJ wants to jump. How
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乌龟提杰要跳。乌龟如何跳?
Special Education
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Alford Books
Level 2 Interim
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England, Geography
All About England! What is interesting about England? What is it about the
special place that produces people who explore the world?
England’s English is the world’s most common language.
This book shows what gives England its character.
Problem Solving
Ant City Mot tries many jobs but they don’t work out. Mot
finds a job in the Think Center where new ideas are
- New Ideas appreciated. This is the story of finding one’s self
and creatively fixing problems.
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Ancient History, British Museum
Space Race
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English
LTR
Treks into space start in the human heart.
s
Version
a c
Chase to Space is the true story about the race to the
Ch Spa ce St
ry
moon between the United States and Soviet Republic. The
Ra
Why did the US spend $25 billion on the celestial quest?
to Space
What new items were invented for space travel? Once the
US landed on the moon, why did they stop going there?
Today, we need a fresh vision with renewed vigor toward
space exploration! Multiple nations around the world are
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next space race is on.
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Simplified Mandarin Version
太空之行始于人心。 如今,我
:
文 们对于太空探索需要更新愿景、
撰 • 雷
赛 斯 尔
布 恢复活力、作出承诺!世界各地
竞 拉 •比
空 格 娜 有多个国家在发射火箭。就像起
太 道 蒂
图
: 跑手枪一样,这表示下一轮太空
绘
福
德 竞赛已经展开!谁会赢呢?
尔
阿
作者:道格拉斯•阿尔福德 ;帕卡特•爱尔福特
绘图:蒂娜•比尔布雷
翻译:杨志伟
Object Origins
Common
Come -Froms
Every item has a story behind it. This book
shows the origins of common objects. Learn
how ancient mummies and frog legs are
connected to modern movies and more!
- Origins of Everyday Objects
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Clothes Processes Cozy Clozy - From Fibers To Fabrics is a short story that
shows the following. Why are fibers made into things? How are
English
clothes made and colored? What things are made out of fibers?
Who uses fabrics?
Cozy
A5 Version
The brief, fun flowing words complimented with colorful and clear
pictures share a story children love to hear.
After reading the book, children take an active interest in cloth.
They notice different fibers and fabrics in their world. Adults
also find themselves looking at labels and understanding textiles
more.
Clozy
Images in Action This book is about the story behind the motions in
movies. It is an epic adventure from silent, still,
- Why Movies Move Black and White films to the colorful movies of
today. That is our cue. Let’s get started. Ready
the light sensitive silver, set the cameras and of
course go with lots of ACTION!
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People’s Lives in the Past
Meaning of Money
- The USA Way Throughout time, Leaders have put their own
pictures on money to show their power.
Americans are different. They put symbols
of Independence, Liberty and Freedom on
money.
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Teamwork, Rich English Vocabulary
Desert
Sand Sea One day Liz accidentally slides down a sand dune.
This is the story of the desert plants and animals
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Senses
Explore
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Thailand
How can looking at coins help us better
understand Thai culture? This book has
Thai Culture on Coins easy answers. Also inside are: the Emerald
Buddha, Golden Mountain, Marble and Dawn
Temples and White Elephants.
Cookies Come From? the parts come together to make the whole cookie.
Now that is one smart - about to be eaten - cookie.
ISBN 978-1-933589-86-2
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Teamwork, English as a 2nd Language
International
English
Teamwork, ESL
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Alford Books
Level 3 Advanced
Sense
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USA History
What is interesting about the USA? It is a land
of freedom and independence and the idea of the
All About
American Dream. It is fifty separate states all
united into one country.
the USA!
Using quarters, this book shows what is important
to the different states. How does it add
character to the whole country. Freedom’s ring
has over fifty distinct tones. Long live liberty.
- The 50 State Quarters
Wikipedia
All are Equal first, there was slavery here. This is the true
story of the struggle for all people to have Civil
Rights in America.
From Slavery to Civil Rights Read about slaves becoming free only to have
State Laws treat people of color as second class
citizens. This is the story of overcoming
prejudice with courage and determination.
Caution: Mature Subject Ultimately, it is the peaceful non-violent
approach that is successful for all to be equal.
Wikipedia
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Art Appreciation, Paintings
Art Intro -
With Insects, “Art Intro - with Insects, Eggs and Oils” is a
simple story about Paintings. It explains what
Art Intro -
With Insects, Eggs and Oils
Simplified
Mandarin
Version
“Art Intro - with Insects, Eggs and Oils” is a
用昆虫、鸡蛋和油作画 simple story about Paintings. It explains what
-艺术入门 and why people paint. It gives meanings to
the lines, shapes and colors of the artwork.
Paintings are Life-Like; Better-Than-Life;
Real-Life; Fuzzy-Blurry; Make-Believe and
Free-Form. See inside for more!
用昆虫、鸡蛋和油作画”这本书简单易懂地介绍
了艺术。它解释了人们画什么、为什么作画。它
赋予线条、形状和颜色以意义。绘画风格有逼真
派、诗情画意派、现实派、模糊派、幻想派、自
由派及其它。这是它们的故事。
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Extinction, Evolution
Most of the life that has lived on earth is now
Big Die
extinct. This book explains what happened. The
quest now is how to keep human-kind from
becoming future fossils in the next “Big Die.”
Idioms
Come -Froms
from grapevines’; ‘put a sock in it’ and ‘have
computers bugs’ and much more?
This book is the skillful way to understand
English using catchy fun phrases with Thai
Translations.
ISBN 978-1-933589-84-8
90000 >
9 781933 589848
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Peace
Civil
The American Civil War resulted in over
a million casualties. Every person who
died and all property destroyed was done
by fellow countrymen.
Sense
“Civil Sense” asks the question, What if
there wasn’t a Civil War? What if we
find ways to resolve differences other
than by fighting each other?
Computers History
Computer Come-Froms
The Roots of Real-Time
Where did computers come-from? How did
the roots of IC's and Apples, sprinkled with
flower-power lead to personal computers? This
is the true story behind our real-time, world-
wide computer connections.
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How Computers Work
Science Basics
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Business, Entrepreneur
I's in US
- Essence of America How did the USA become a superpower? What
are the basics or essence of what makes America
work? How do the ideas of freedom, independent
spirits and ingenious inventions turn I's in US?
Natural History
All around us are atoms on adventures. They
join together to make everything on earth:
Nature’s from rocks, to plants and animals and us.
Links of Life Nature flows from elements and into life.
The journey is brief and borrowed. This is
the true story of nature and the links of life.
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Airplanes
Smart Phones
Cameras, alarm clocks and video game consoles
were all once their own separate objects.
Today, these items and many more are part of
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Astronomy
Why are there 7 days in a week and 12 months in a year?
What do stars have to do with it? Long ago, people looked
Stars of Days & Months up at the night sky. They made up stories to explain the
speckled dots of lights. The ancients divided up the year
The Story Of 7 and 12 into weeks and days. They assigned “stars” to days and
groups of stars to months. We may not know all their
stories and beliefs, but we still tell time the same way.
Inside this book are the reasons why.
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World History
California
California Interesting?
miners and ended up owning a Railroad. California is
where two engineers started a business in a one car
garage. HP is now one of the world’s largest
companies.
It is where flower power created personal computers.
California has golden beaches. It is a place where
sand is turned into computer chips and a billion dollar
business.
California is full of golden sunshine, fertile lands and
creative minds. Fortunes are made here. It is an
amazing place, with adaptive people & opportunities.
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Alford Books
All About England! – Worldwide Words
Jungle Fire - Flee or Fix
All About the USA! - The 50 State Quarters
Life Then - Applies Today
All Are Equal – From Slavery to Civil Rights
Meaning of Money - The USA Way
Ant City – New Ideas
Money Math - With Funky Fairy
Art Intro – With Insects, Eggs & Oils
Monkey Star - Practice Before Play
Bee’s Sneeze – Overcome Obstacles
Nature’s Links of Life
Big Die – Earth’s Mass Extinctions
Ogs, Zogs & Useful Cogs – A Tale of Teamwork
Brit Mu Briefly - From Seeds to Civilization
Panda Reads!
Cage Flight - Open Doors
Robin’s First Flight – Wings of Courage
Catch Phrase Come-Froms - Origins of Idioms
Sand Sea – Full of Desert Life
Chase to Space – The Space Race Story
Senses – From Sights to Smells
Civil Sense – What if There Wasn’t a Civil War?
Shoe Walks – With Funky Fairy
Common Come-Froms – Origins of Objects
Sky-Lings: An Intro to Airplanes
Computer Come-Froms – The Roots of Real-Time
Smartphones - Objects Before Apps
Computers Are Easy to Understand
Space Maps: Trek to Mars
Cozy Clozy – From Fibers to Fabrics
Stars of Days & Months – The Story of 7 & 12
Dirt Dogs – From Seeds to Cities
Sun’s Above the Clouds – A Sunny Point of View
Different Words – Same Meaning
Too Much TV - Undo, Too-Tain-Itis
Easy English – Volumes 1 to 4
Tree Trips - Wide Wonderful World
Easy Science – 7 Eye Opening Ideas
Turtle Jumps - A Tale of Determination
Fishi and Birdy - A Fable of Friends
Where Cookies Come-From - From Dough to Delicious
G Chicken & 5 K’s - The Thai Alphabet
Who Did What in World History? Past Echoes in the Present
Hedgehogs Hug! - Many Ways to Show Love
Why is California Interesting? – Dreams of Gold
Humi Bird - A Humble Tale
Yo Frog – Special Songs
Images in Action - Why Movies Move
Zogs and Cogs – A Tale of Teamwork (Int’l Version)
I's in US – Essence of America
Zogs 2 – More Teams
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Robin’s First Flight + Thai Turtle Jumps + Thai
ALFORD BOOKS TRANSLATIONS
Simplified Traditional
Level TITLE English Mandarin Pinyin Mandarin Thai Indonesian Filipino Other
2 All About England a
3 All About the USA a a a
3 All Are Equal a
1 Ant City a
3 Art Intro (Paintings) a a
1 Bees Sneeze a a a a a
3 Big Die a a a
2 Brit Mu Briefly a
1 Cage Flight a
3 Catch Phrase Come Froms a Hindi/
2 Chase To Space a a a a a Japanese
3 Civil Sense a
2 Common Come-Froms a
3 Computers Easy to Understand a
3 Computer Come-Froms a
2 Cozy Clozy a a a a Spanish
1 Different Words Same Meaning a a a a a a a Fijian
1 Dirt Dogs - From Seeds to Cities a
1 Easy English a
3 Easy Science a a
1 Fishi and Birdy a a a a a a a
3 Fun-eral a
1 G Chicken & 4 Ks -Thai Alphabet a a
1 Hedgehogs Hug! a a a a a a a
1 Humi Bird a a
3 I's in US a
2 Images in Action a
1 Jungle Fire a a a a a a a
2 Life Then - Applies Today a
2 Meaning of Money - USA Way a
1 Money Math a a a a a a a
1 Monkey Star a a a a a a
3 Nature's Links of Life a
2 Ogs, Zogs and Useful Cogs - a
1 Panda Reads (Red Panda) a a a a a
1 Queen Jeen a a
1 Robins First Flight a a a a Spanish
2 Sand Sea - Full of Desert Life a a a a
2 Senses a a a a a
1 Shoe Walks a a a a a a a
3 Sky-Lings a
2 Space Maps a a a a
3 Stars of Days and Months 7 & 12 a
1 Sun's Above The Clouds a a a a a a a
1 Too Much TV a a
1 Tree Trips a a a a a
1 Turtle Jumps a a a a a a a Span. Portg
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Monkey Star Bee’s
Hedgehogs Jungle Fire!
Money Math Too Much TV
Sneeze Hug!
- X
+ ÷
All About England! Ogs, Zogs and Life Then Big Die
Sand Sea Useful Cogs a se ce ry - Applies Today
o - Earth’s Mass Extinctions
-Full of Desert Life – A Tale of Teamwork Ch Spa ce St
Ra
to Space
e
Th