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Textbooks are listed alphabetically by title.  
These are textbooks  specifically aimed at the mathematical education of teachers. We will list the title, authors, publisher, and year, with links to the publisher/author and to published reviews. Links open in a new window; book title links to text at author, publisher or distributer's site.

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Arithmetic for Teachers: With Applications and Topics from Geometry.  Author: Gary R. Jensen, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2003.

Comparitive Studies of Mathematics Textbooks for Prospective Elementary and Middle School Teachers: A link to the presentations made at the 2004 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics by Raven Wallace (Michigan State University, Learning Technology & Culture), Helen Siedel and Andreas Stylianides (University of Michigan, Center for Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics). Link used with permission from Raven Wallace.

Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, Author: John A. Van de Walle, Virginia Commonwealth University
Publisher: Pearson Allyn & Bacon; 5th edition (April 4, 2003).  Product details, Editorial and Customer review on Amazon.com

Elementary Mathematics for Teachers.  Authors: Thomas Parker and Scott Baldridge. Publisher: Sefton-Ash Publishing, 2003.  
Review by Dr. Wayne Bishop, CSU Los Angeles, posted on mathforum.org

Fundamental Mathematics for Elementary and Middle School Teachers, Author: Betsy Darken, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Publisher: Kendall / Hunt, 2003

Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers.  Author: Thomas Bassarear.   Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1997

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers.  Author: Sybilla Beckmann, University of Georgia. Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 2005.

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers.  Authors: Albert Bennett  and L. Ted Nelson.  Publisher:McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004

Mathematics for High School Teachers, An Advanced Perspective.  Authors: Zalman Usiskin, Anthony Peressini, Elena Anne Marchisotto, and Dick Stanley.  Publisher: Prentice Hall Pearson Education, 2003.  Product details, Editorial and Customer reviews on Amazon.com

Mathematics for Teachers: An Interactive Approach for Grades K-8  Author: Thomas Sonnabend, Montgomery College. Publisher: Brooks/Cole, 2004

Problem Solving Approach to Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers, 8th Ed. Authors: Rick Billstein, Shlomo Libeskind, and Johnny W. Lott.  Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2001 Sample pages and reviews on Amazon.com

Ways to Think About Mathematics: Activities and Investigations for Grade 6-12 Teachers.   Authors: Steven Benson; Susan Addington; Nina Arshavsky; Al Cuoco; E.Paul Goldenberg; Eric Karnowski.  Publisher: Corwin Press, 2005. Editorial review available at The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) at The Ohio State University.

When Will I Ever Teach This? An Activities Manual for Mathematics for Elementary Teachers  Authors: Susie Lanier and Sharon Taylor.
Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2002

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