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The World's Largest Publisher of Books for Gifted Children, and now for Homeschooling
Royal Fireworks Press is focused on helping to meet the needs of parents and children who are homeschooling.
Our Homeschool Curriculum Conference is open for booking!
Speakers include Michael Clay Thompson, Dr Shelagh Gallagher, Dr Dave, and Laurel Dodge, and there is a full program for kids. Join us and other homeschoolers for an curriculum-focused conference, June 27-29th at Valley Forge, PA. Read more, and register now!
Read our newest Blog to find out what Michael Clay Thompson thinks about worksheets and assessment, in The Cult of Assessment . You can still read previous blogs (reach it from the News & Blog tab above): "Education: it's not on the test", from Dr T.M.Kemnitz, President of Royal Fireworks Press; Dr Shelagh Gallagher's "Reasoning with Concepts Opens the Mind" and "Gifted Children are our Future" by Elizabeth Jones, founder of the Institute for Educational Advancement.
The World's Largest Publisher of Books for Gifted Children
Our aim is to enhance the educational experience of gifted and talented children and to provide teachers, administrators and parents with the books they need at affordable prices.
Read our newest Blog to find out what Michael Clay Thompson thinks about worksheets and assessment, in The Cult of Assessment . You can still read previous blogs (reach it from the News & Blog tab above): "Education: it's not on the test", from Dr T.M.Kemnitz, President of Royal Fireworks Press; Dr Shelagh Gallagher's "Reasoning with Concepts Opens the Mind", and "Gifted Children are our Future" by Elizabeth Jones, founder of the Institute for Educational Advancement.
Featured Titles for Gifted Children
Featured Titles for Homeschooling
New at Royal Fireworks Press
New for Homeschooling at Royal Fireworks Press
- Mud the Fish has a series of his own! Characters created by Michael Clay Thompson to enliven his grammar and writing books have been given a series of adventures in a trilogy of novels designed to introduce children ( grades 3/4) to the complex themes and long words of classic literature, but with what he calls 'a kind of academic silliness' resulting in pure delight for adults and children. Go to the Michael Clay Thompson Literature Series page.
- An important new book on Gifted Education by leading experts in the field: Off the Charts: Asynchrony and the Gifted Child. Contributors include Annemarie Roeper to whom the book is dedicated. 19 essays about the characteristics, challenges and education of profoundly-gifted children and adults. This is now also available as an iBook to read on your iPad. Available from iTunes at $24.99
- Romeo and Juliet: The Poetry of the Prologue is also an iBook available from iTunes. It is Michael Clay Thompson's most requested presentation. Available from iTunes at $2.99. Note: As it contains audio and moving visuals, it runs only on iPads. You can download an audioclip here.
- Hull House: Living Democracy in the Progressive Era from gifted education expert, Dr Shelagh Gallagher has been awarded a 2012 NAGC Curriculum Award, the 4th award in her Problem-Based Learning Series. Other new units: Ferret it Out! Habitats and Endangered Species , the first science unit, and A Final Appeal, about The First Amendment.
- The new edition of Word Within the Word Volume I is now published, the first of a major upgrade of the secondary MCT vocabulary program. Every lesson has additional enrichment pages about Ancient Greece, maps, and specially-taken photographs. Read more...
- See the latest Homeschoolers' Catalog for 2013 e-catalog online.
- An important new book on Gifted Education by leading experts in the field: Off the Charts: Asynchrony and the Gifted Child. Contributors include Annemarie Roeper to whom the book is dedicated. 19 essays about the characteristics, challenges and education of profoundly-gifted children and adults. This is now also available as an iBook to read on your iPad at $24.99
- Romeo and Juliet: The Poetry of the Prologue is now an iBook available from iTunes. It is Michael Clay Thompson's most requested presentation. Available from iTunes at $2.99. Note: As it contains audio and moving visuals, it runs only on iPads. You can download an audioclip here.
- Hull House: Living Democracy in the Progressive Era from gifted education expert, Dr Shelagh Gallagher has been awarded a 2012 NAGC Curriculum Award, the 4th award in her Problem-Based Learning Series. Other new units: Ferret it Out! Habitats and Endangered Species , the first science unit, and A Final Appeal, about The First Amendment.
- The new edition of Word Within the Word Volume 1 is now published, the first of a major upgrade of the secondary MCT vocabulary program. Every lesson has additional enrichment pages about Ancient Greece, maps, and specially-taken photographs. Read more...























































