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Hi! I received a variety of responses regarding Gallopade's materials. Wow! People have had a range of experiences. I think what I am going to do is order one item & see if it suits our needs. Thanks to everyone who offered information! **** Yes !!! [Do order them.] Virginia uses their materials.....correlated with State curriculum ***** We use a lot of their materials for research. They are aligned with Virginia standards and have topics/biographies where it is difficult to find simple text. I haven't spotted any inaccuracies. In fact, I just purchase 42 more of their "1000 Readers". I know they are available at local teacher's stores if you want to preview them. Their website is okay, but you can't order online with a PO. I faxed the order in and it was here in about 10 days. ***** When I ordered from them last spring, they didn't coordinate the MARC record order with Sagebrush -- I had to do it myself independently, subsequently getting a bill from Gallopade for the books and Sagebrush for the MARC records, when the PO I'd done was for the entire order was to Gallopade. Since you get books AND their MARC records together from other book jobbers, I didn't understand why I was having to do it separately with Gallopade. They sent me paperbacks when I'd ordered hardbacks. I returned the paperbacks and they eventually sent the hardbacks, but also sent bills for both sets. Our business office doesn't ask me to sign off on bills before they're paid, so they paid both bills. I had a VERY hard time getting the money back for the paperback set -- they wanted to give me a credit to get other books. I'd had such a difficult time with their customer service throughout all this that I did not want a credit because I did not want to use them again. The books I ordered are in good shape, and the kids like them, but the company's customer service left a very bad taste in my mouth. Maybe they've changed since then... ***** I got the set about Mysteries in different places, i.e. Washington D.C., the Alamo, etc. I like them b/c they introduce the kids to the places, and keep their interest with the mystery. Good luck! ***** I ordered from them years ago, but the items never circulated even after introducing them to specific grade levels. **** Years ago I sent a sizeable order to this publisher, for Texas and Black History materials, I think. I was very, very disappointed. They were amateurish and poorly presented and bound. I suggest you order one or two things and see if they meet your needs before investing too much. I should add that was probably ten years ago, but I would suggest a bit of caution based on that disappointment. If the things you get are up to your standards, then you can always get more. ****** I purchase state standard resources for my teachers and use in the library, as well as, the Carole Marsh mystery series (which my students love) from Gallopade. I like their resources and their prices are fairly reasonable. ***** Robin Shtulman Librarian Erving Elementary School 28 Northfield Road Erving, MA 01344 413-423-3326 shtulman@erving.com http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------