Many of you are familiar with MCT, the award-winning language arts curriculum by beloved author Michael Clay Thompson. People all over the world use Michael’s books to learn grammar, vocabulary, writing, and poetics and to read accessible versions of incredible classic literature.

But did you know that Michael has written other books beyond his curriculum?

At Royal Fireworks, we’re pleased to introduce revised editions of The Heart of the Mind and Thinkers!

If you love Michael, you can’t help but to love his other books as well. And if you don’t yet know Michael, books like The Heart of the Mind and Thinkers will introduce you to him in a way that will show you just why he’s so amazing.

The Heart of the Mind explores the topic of giftedness, of student learning and all that goes along with it, including student choice, acceleration, learning disabilities, and more. In thirty-nine essays, Michael expounds on his views and his experiences with kids and offers proof of their incredible potential, if only we believe in them and give them the support they need to soar. His love for learning—his enthusiasm, his passion, and his dedication to passing those qualities along to his students—shines through every page.

There are also essays about individuals who clearly were gifted: Rembrandt, Newton, Carl Sagan, Rachel Carson, and others. These essays exude a reverence for those thinkers’ knowledge and understanding and their drive to make sense of the world in their own beautiful ways.

The Heart of the Mind
Audience: Teachers & Homeschooling Parents
$15

Thinkers is a collection of twenty essays that do much the same thing, highlighting twenty of the English language’s most incredible works of literature, both fiction and nonfiction. No one who reads this book cannot come away with a burning desire to read the works that Michael discusses, if they have not already—and to reread the ones they’ve already read with a newly illuminated mind.

Thinkers
Ages: 13 & up
$15

Yes, the MCT language arts curriculum is the go-to when it comes to what to buy to advance the learning of the children under your care, but don’t miss the best of Michael’s own thoughts and reflections on learning, knowledge, and the some of the people who have been the best at demonstrating it.

Order your copies today!