Irvine, CA (PRWEB) May 29, 2014 As educational sales continue to grow, BookPal has become a valuable resource for educators, serving customers in all 50 states. The company provides the best prices on classroom book sets. The BookPal Bookshelf features handpicked selections under the Literacy & Education category, with books tailored to each reading level as well as Newbery Medal and Caldecott Medal Winners. These selections feature top picks and education bestsellers, including such literar …

Have you ever wanted to take your students on a field trip to somewhere inaccessible? Now you can show your class the world by taking them on a "virtual field trip". Programs like Google Earth and Google Mars are great for exposing your students different sites on Earth and beyond. Kindergarten teacher and blogger Matt B. Gomez recommends Wonderopolis as a useful tool for going on virtual adventures. Here are BookPal's suggestions for 10 can't-miss virtual field trips: 1) Under The Sea - Explore …

The end of the school year is just around the corner! Summer is the perfect time for students and families to kick back and enjoy a good book together. We’ve handpicked a selection of suggested books for each grade level, starting from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. BookPal’s 2014 Summer Reading List is full of great titles to keep children engaged in reading throughout the summer. Browse now by grade level: Kindergarten First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Grab your sunscr …

Enter now to win BookPal's Classroom Pin to Win Contest*: 1) Follow us on Pinterest @BookPal. 2) Create a new board and pin the books your class is reading this year. 3) Tag your pins with the hashtag that corresponds with your grade level: 1st= #BookPalFirst 2nd= #BookPalSecond 3rd= #BookPalThird 4th= #BookPalFourth 5th= #BookPalFifth We will select one winner for each grade level on April 18, 2014 at 5:00pm PT. Each winner will receive a collection of books for their classroom: The First G …

Three thousand years ago, David, a simple Israelite shepherd boy, defeated Goliath, a mighty Philistine warrior, with nothing but a slingshot. This epic battle is perceived as the ultimate underdog victory. But is it really? The premise of Malcolm Gladwell's latest book David and Goliath is based on the fact that David won because of his disadvantages rather than in spite of them. Leave it to Gladwell to take a story we've heard our entire lives and turn it upside down! Gladwell sites several in …