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*IMPORTANT UPDATE REGARDING PHONE NUMBERS

I have been made aware that there are still issues with our phones and toll-free numbers, and some customers may not be getting through to us. For the time being, orders may be placed and questions regarding orders can be answered by calling 1-970-493-3793 between 9AM and 5PM Mountain Time. I will post back here when all our regular numbers are up and functioning again. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and assure you that I am working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. 

Mike Fitterling, Managing Editor

Welcome to our booksellers, libraries, and schools web site.

Serl Teacher's Guides Update!(5/1/08)

Work on both Teacher's Guides to Primary Language Lessons and Intermediate Language Lessons is all but complete. It now appears we will be able to release both guides simultaneously sometime in the next couple weeks. Watch here for the announcement of their release!

As an additional aid to help parents and teachers match appropriate literature to children's reading levels Lost Classics has recently had all our titles evaluated for their "Lexile" rating. You will see a number followed by an "L" on each book's detail page; this is its Lexile measure.  This number can be compared to certain reading test scores to match students to books on their level of reading ability.  More information on the Lexile rating system can be found at http://www.lexile.com.

Lost Classics is bringing back great educational books that have lain forgotten for too long on  library and used-book store shelves. We believe that building character should go hand in hand with children's education. With this aim we are reviving these books from the late 19th and early 20th centuries that teach and entertain while encouraging virtues like love of country, service to others, self-discipline, honesty, and honor. In a world that worships the new, we are resurrecting the values of an earlier, more enduring America, free from the modern trappings of "political correctness" and "revisionism." Our mission is to republish the finest textbooks, readers and historical novels of the past.

We offer the popular Eggleston American history series that covers ages 6 and up. The last book in this series, A History of the United States and Its People, sold out its first printing in six months. This book is a thorough coverage of American history up to 1900 that has sold well to adults as well as youths. Our English grammar titles from Emma Serl have required second and third printings to keep up with demand. Prominently featured in Laura Berquist's book, Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum, these texts have been received well and are often the topic of conversation in homeschool discussion groups. A wonderful biography of Kit Carson, with actual excerpts from John Fremont's journals, rounds out our non-fiction list.

Our fiction titles have been led by the adventure stories of G. A. Henty, a once wildly popular author who's stories lined most Victorian boys' bookshelves, but whose works have somehow been forgotten until recently. These books are not merely entertaining, but accurately present real  historical events and periods in a way that grab a child's (and even adults') attention and encourage them to further investigation. There is a resurgence of interest in this author, whose books have been reviewed many times in the last few years. Many have required second printings to keep our shelves stocked. Another author we have brought back to a new readership--often forgotten simply because he rarely used his real name when writing or creating new stories--is the master himself, Edward Stratemeyer, recognized usually when his well-known characters are mentioned such as the "Hardy Boys," Bobbsey Twins," and "Rover Boys," to mention only a few. We have republished two of his rare works of historical fiction, written under his own name --The Minute Boys of Lexington and The Minute Boys of Bunker Hill. Children who like the "Hardy Boys" will love these books and learn something of our American revolution along the way. Another favorite has been books by Oliver Optic, one of Edward Stratemeyer's own favorite authors, whom he purposely tried to emulate. Finally, a charming book from James Otis, Mary of Plymouth, in the form of a letter home to England from a young colonial girl, will leave the young reader with a sense of what it was like in Plymouth colony and the kind of people it took to tame their small part of the American wilderness. 

Our books are not merely "facsimile" editions of these lost classics, but have been entirely re-typeset with an eye to making them even better teaching tools. Archaic punctuation has been updated without abridging in the least these stories, and glossaries have been added to all our fiction titles. We have added new map illustrations, created specially for our editions, where it was felt the story could be better grasped with their addition. Our hardbound books are all smythe-sewn,. All are a handy 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inch trim size with the, exception of The Elson Readers series. The Elson Readers' trim size is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, while the accompanying guides are 8 1/4 x 11 inches.

Please Note: Our Booksellers Number has Changed!

Through a special arrangement with Applewood Books, our titles are now being distributed to the trade by Ingram Books.

Booksellers:  To Order Call 1-800-627-0208

The Elson Readers are available direct to the trade from Lost Classics:

 1-888-211-BOOK (2665)

Those Selling Exclusively to Homeschoolers:  To Order Call 1-800-277-5312

Libraries and Schools:   To Order Call 1-888-211-BOOK (2665)

(NOTE: You must be a reseller, library or school to qualify for these discounts. For retail sales, visit our site at http://www.lostclassicsbooks.com)