Celebrating Summer with "The Geometry of Gardens"!

"The Geometry of Gardens," a workbook for late elementary grade students, offers 30 full-color pictures for practicing geometry skills. These diagrams of gardens and landscaping allow students to use a protractor to measure angles and use a ruler to calculate the area of geometrical shapes. Students can also practice making proportional calculations on diagrams pertaining to scale.

This book is available in multiple options from Amazon. It can be purchased as a Kindle e-book for only $4. Amazon also offers two plans for reading the book for free! With a Kindle Unlimited subscription for $9.99 per month, readers gain free access to this book and 600,000 other e-books. Currently, Amazon is offering a free 30-day trial to KindleUnlimited! Another option is to borrow the book for free with an Amazon Prime subscription at $99 per year.

"The Geometry of Gardens" is also available in print. CreateSpace offers the print edition  at a retail price of $12, with a discount for wholesale only. Amazon usually offers the book at a discount of approximately 10%, for $10.80.

This book is part of a series of geometry workbooks by the same author. Other selections include sports, home construction, and architecture. Additional information about the series is available in this blog under Math Education and at the Schottenbauer Publishing website under Education:Math.

Low Cost Books with Amazon Kindle Unlimited for $9.99/Month!

With Amazon Kindle Unlimited for $9.99/Month, it is possible to read all e-books from Schottenbauer Publishing at no extra charge! Amazon is currently offering a free 30-day trial to Amazon Kindle Unlimited, so these books can be read right now entirely for free. 

September Update: Amazon Kindle Unlimited is available in the USA and UK, with expansion to other world locations expected soon!

Schottenbauer Publishing offers 51 books and editions through Kindle. These e-books represent approximately 20% of the number of Schottenbauer Publishing books offered in print through CreateSpace and Amazon!

E-book editions include the following:

• Literature and Art
• Alphabets of the World
• The Legend of Peter Borka
• A Collection: Short Stories, Poems, & Art
• Guess Who? Sketchbook #6
• Puzzles
• Alphabet
• Dominoes

• Science & Math
• The World in a Graph
• Geometry Workbooks
• Sports: Olympics and More!
• Architecture & Home Construction
• Gardens

• Music and Science
• Bow Science and Exercises for Violin & Viola: Basic Science
• Bow Science and Exercises for Violin & Viola: Preliminary Exercises

In addition to these e-books, Schottenbauer Publishing offers a wide selection of printed educational books in science and math, sports, health, and music, as well as multimedia online resources in music education. Additional information on these and other selections is available at: Schottenbauer Publishing Website.

Author Publishes Over 1000 Books within 3 Years!

The author, composer, and educational publisher M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D., has published over 1000 books, e-books, sheet music, and editions within 3 years!  After having stored up ideas for years, the author finally set to work in late 2011, writing several lengthy educational book series in science, math, music, language, and sports. The series are highly graphical and visual, providing readers with easy and colorful access to essential concepts. Examples include geometry workbooks for young children featuring a colorful cartoon character engaged in sports activities, as well as a series of science lab manuals on popular topics, a series of language puzzles and tests, and The Big Print Music Method. Despite all the progress, the author expects that work on the series will likely continue until the end of 2015, at which time M. Schottenbauer plans to take up writing books for adults.

Additional Information

Schottenbauer Publishing Complete Catalog!

PInterest Best Visual Overview of Selections!

Twitter Announcements Summer Sales on E-Books!

YouTube Book Previews!

SoundCloud Sample Music!

Lesson Plans & Free Samples

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MusicaNeo Digial Sheet Music

Zazzle Art, Posters, & Memorabilia

A New Book: "The Science of Ball Sports"!

Just in time for the FIFA World Cup, "The Science of Ball Sports" by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D., has been published! This anthology features 28 graphs selected from the series, "Bounce, Roll, & Fly! The Science of Balls" by the same author. Balls include soccer, as well as baseball, basketball, cricket, football, golf, hockey, kickball, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, and more! Graphs show data from balls trajectories as they fly, bounce, spin, rock, and roll. This data can also be used for calculating velocity, acceleration, and force.

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New Catalog from Schottenbauer Publishing!

A new catalog from Schottenbauer Publishing offers a visual overview of the 500+ books by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. This brightly colored, big-print catalog describes in only 20 pages the extensive offerings available, in the following categories:

Complementing this catalog, Schottenbauer Publishing also offers 3 separate spreadsheets with ISBN's, ASINs, and UPC codes.  All four files are available on the Home page of the Schottenbauer Publishing website.


Additional Information

• Schottenbauer Publishing Website

• Schottenbauer Blog

• YouTube Book Video Previews
• Twitter Sales Announcements
• Lesson Plans & Free Samples

Vendors

• Amazon & Worldwide Affiliates
• Barnes & Noble
• Books-a-Million
• CreateSpace
• CreateSpace Wholesale
• MusicaNeo Digial Sheet Music
• Zazzle Art, Posters, & Memorabilia

Alphabets of the World: Letters from 78 Languages

World languages present an amazing array of fascinating, geometrically elaborate letters!  In "Alphabets of the World: Letters from 78 Languages," readers can discover the wonders of world alphabets.  Easy-to-read, big-print charts provide for comparison and contrast of letters from different geographical regions of the world!  

"Alphabets of the World: Letters from 78 Languages" is available from CreateSpace wholesale and retail, Amazon discount retail, and Kindle e-book editions. It can be integrated into lesson plans and homeschooling from elementary school onwards.

Sale on "The Legend of Peter Borka" until June 1, 2014!

From May 25 to June 1, 2014, "The Legend of Peter Borka" is on sale as an Amazon Kindle Countdown Deal for 99 Cents in the USA and 99 Pence in the UK!

Synopsis: 

When the mysterious foreign shipbuilder comes to town, even the wildest imaginations of the locals cannot conjure up the consequences . . . 

The Legend of Peter Borka book tells the story of English-speaking travelers who develop peculiar notions about a “Russian god” based on their misunderstanding a spoken Russian word. They travel around the world, learning about new religions and cultures and elaborating their false “Russian” religion into a cultural monstrosity, as they accumulate a dizzying array of contradictory beliefs and elaborate rituals. Elements of major world religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, as well as myth-based religions from Greece, Rome, Norway, and North America, appear in the beliefs and worship surrounding Peter Borka. A dialectical tension emerges between the fledgling Peter Borka religion and ideas from ethical humanism, rational humanism, and Communism. The book contains a surprising ending with a unique moral. 

The Legend of Peter Borka is a teaching story for youth and adults alike. As a fictional work, it concerns the origins (ontology) of religion and myth, the nature of logic and reason, and the difference between reality and fantasy. At the core is a fundamental question: How is information obtained? What is truly real? What really matters? The Legend of Peter Borka challenges the reader to think with new depth and breadth about the world and the humans who live in it. 

As a teaching piece, “The Legend of Peter Borka” contains rich academic themes pertaining to culture, history, religion, philosophy, psychology, and law. It also contains a geographic puzzle regarding the travel itinerary of the participants. It is appropriate for school-age children, as well as university-level classes and adults.

The Geometry of Cars: A New Kindle Book!

Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, "The Geometry of Cars" by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. has arrived in Kindle Edition! This book features a selection of cars, trucks, SUVs, trailers, campers, and a bus, plus a few appearances from the cartoon character Blue Dude. Children can measure angles, calculate areas, and calculate proportion to scale in each drawing. In e-book form, "The Geometry of Cars" can keep kids occupied during travel for the long weekend! The book is for sale on Amazon Kindle at:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KHHX6MU/

"The Geometry of Cars" is part of a multivolume series which also includes other fun and exciting topics: Olympics, gymnastics, water sports, skating, ballet, gardens, architecture, and more! Additional information on the Adventures in Geometry Series by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. is available at: https://sites.google.com/site/schottenbauerpublishing/ under "Education: Math."

Multimedia Music Education! Conducting, Ear Training, & Chamber Music!

Multimedia from Schottenbauer Publishing provide refreshingly interesting products for music students everywhere!

The Big Print Conducting Method

Conducting is no longer a "mysterious art form," now that "The Big Print Conducting Method" has arrived! Available from MusicaNeo, this unique approach to teaching conducting contains big print instructional textbooks, plus follow-along video and simple musical samples for practice at home or school. Students are led through conducting skills one by one, from common time signatures through complex time signatures. 

The first installment of the method is divided into two parts, available for purchase separately: (1) Introductory Package and (2) Exercises. The Introductory Package includes two short textbooks plus the follow-along video. The video provides instruction, plus interactive activities in which students trace the beat patterns on the computer screen. The Expanded Exercises include drills on conducting basics, available with conductor's score and with transpositions for individual instruments. Instrumentation includes treble instruments in C, Bb, Eb, and F, plus alto and bass instruments in C. Exercises provide practice with all time signatures, plus cutoffs and cuing. The text and video are available for only $10, and the exercises corresponding to these books are available for only $12 from MusicaNeo.

Direct Link to Conducting Method


Identifying Musical Mistakes

A new series of interactive ear training materials by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D., are available from MusicaNeo. "Identifying Musical Mistakes: Ear Training Level 1" provides practice with reconciling differences between auditory and written passages. This work provides an instruction page, a score with 20 short 4-measure melodies in duple time signatures, 20 wav audio files, and 20 pdf files with answer keys.  Students are instructed to listen to each wav file while watching the original score, and to circle all mistakes in pitch or rhythm. The answer keys provide the written form of the audio files, for comparison.

Level 1 focuses on a single line of music in treble clef, performed by piano. Future editions are planned to include additional instruments, including chamber music and symphony, in a stepwise progression of difficulty. Level 1 is available for only $1 from MusicaNeo.

Direct Link to Ear Training Exercises


Learning Chamber Music

A new series of training pieces for piano trio by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D., are available from MusicaNeo. "Learning Chamber Music" and "Three Miniature Piano Trios" provide convenient and succinct practice for young students of violin, cello, and piano. 

"Learning Chamber Music" consists of 48 pages of exercises focusing on basic skills required of piano trios. Exercises are divided into 7 sections, each with a particular theme: 

• Part I: Tuning, Dynamic Balance, and Basic Rhythmic Exercises
• Part II: Entrance and Timing Exercises (Tempo Setting and Timing)
• Part III: Ending Exercises (Holding Notes Full Length and Fermatas) 
• Part IV: Tempo Change Exercises (Accel. and Rit.; Section Changes)
• Part V: Other Common Time Signatures (22, 24, 34, 68)
• Part VI: Advanced Rhythm (Duple vs. Triple)
• Part VII: Articulation and Stylistic Matching Exercises

The exercises are provided in a zip file, complete with instructions for practice and a MIDI file. The MIDI file can be opened with a computer notation program and used to practice at home, when only 1 or 2 instruments are available. 

Complementing these exercises, "Three Miniature Piano Trios" are a set of brief practice pieces in classical style. Students can learn one or more of these pieces to hone their new skills, with rapid progression and results. These chamber music selections are available from MusicaNeo for only $10 each.

Direct Link to Pedagogical Music


Additional Information

The products above are but a few of the quality music education products written by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D.  Other books include:

• The Big Print Music Method (Band, Orchestra, Recorder, Guitar, & More!) 
• Bow Science & Exercises
• Books on The Science of Music and Music Performance

Books are available at one or more of the following: 

• E-Books on MusicaNeo
• Print editions on Amazon, CreateSpace Wholesale, & Other Internet Retailers

Additional information is available at the Schottenbauer Publishing website.

The Geometry of Gardens, Architecture, and Construction

Several new workbooks from Schottenbauer Publishing provide a refreshing set of worksheets for practicing geometry skills. 

"The Geometry of Gardens" celebrates summer with a unique set of teaching diagrams.  Leading from simple geometric shapes to fascinating landscaping and unusual garden plots, this books provides a range of skill practice in geometry.  Students can measure angles in the garden plots, calculate area, and calculate proportions pertaining to real-life scale.

"The Geometry of Architecture" contains a variety of architectural drawings for the practice of geometry.  Topics include houses, apartments, recreational buildings, agricultural facilities, commercial buildings, office buildings, educational buildings, and bridges. Students can measure angles in the architectural structures, calculate area, and calculate proportions pertaining to real-life scale.

"The Geometry of Home Construction" provides practice measuring the angles found in homes. Topics include roofs, dormers, roof trusses, windows, masonry, ladders, stairs, and carpentry joints. Students can measure angles in the homes and building components, calculate area, and calculate proportions pertaining to real-life scale.







All three geometry books are available in both English and German translation. These can be purchased as both printed books and Kindle e-books from Amazon. They are also available from CreateSpace Wholesale and other online vendors. 

Additional information is available on the Schottenbauer Publishing website.

Bow Science and Exercises for Violin and Viola

"Bow Science & Exercises for Violin & Viola" is a series which takes a systematic approach to understanding the most basic science which applies to the bow. The first volume, Basic Science, describes the physics of the bow.  Topics include the coordinate plane, types of motion, center of mass, force, and the bow as a lever.  The second volume, Preliminary Exercises, teaches specific exercises which which may be used by elementary violin and viola students rapidly accelerate control over the bow. Written for children and adults of all ages, the books feature big print and clear diagrams. 

Both books are normally available in both print and Kindle editions, from Amazon, CreateSpace Wholesale, and other vendors. Additional information is available on the Schottenbauer Publishing website.

New Arrival: "The Geometry of Summer Olympic Sports"!

Just in time for summer, the new geometry workbook series "The Geometry of Summer Olympic Sports" has arrived! Now, children can learn as Blue Dude ("Blue Person") participates in a variety of summer Olympic sports: archery, boxing, canoe/kayak, cycling, diving, fencing, football/soccer, golf, gymnastics, handball, high jump, hurdles, javelin, long jump, shooting, shot put, sprinting, swimming, synchronized swimming, trampoline, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling! Primarily intended to teach protractor skills in math class, the book can also be flexibly used for art and sports classes. This fun and exciting workbook is now available in CreateSpace Wholesale and Retail, Amazon Discount Retail, and Amazon Kindle e-Book editions, in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian, plus print editions in Norwegian, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, and Hindi! 

Fans of the Olympics might also be interested in "The Geometry of Winter Olympic Sports," featuring Alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, luge, Nordic combined, speed skating, skeleton, ski jumping, and snowboard! This book is available in the same languages and editions (print and Kindle e-book) as above. Several other geometry books are also available on specific topics, including gymnastics, figure skating, water sports, yoga, and ballet.

Additional information on these and other books can be found at Schottenbauer Publishing under "Education: Math."

New Book Celebrating the Science of Football and Rugby!

The science and math of football and rugby are illustrated in accessible, colorful graphs in the new book, "Bounce, Roll, & Fly: The Science of Balls: Volume 7" by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. This book, seventh in a series on the science of balls, focuses on the motion of an official football and regulation-size rugby ball. Graphs show these two balls turning, spinning, rocking, rolling, falling, bouncing, and flying! This book can be purchased from Amazon and affiliates at discount retail, and CreateSpace at retail and wholesale prices, in both English and German translation.  Additional information is available at the Schottenbauer Publishing website.

Free Downloadable Books: Science, Music, Language, & Puzzles!

Free books from M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D., are available on the Schottenbauer Publishing website and MusicaNeo. Samples include excerpts from the following books:

• Language Puzzles
• Where Does Sound Come From? The Science of Music
• Glide, Spin, & Jump: The Science of Ice Skating
• The Big Print Recorder Method
• The Big Print Band Method: Flute
• The Big Print String Method: Violin

Other free resources available on the website include:

• Teacher Resource Guide (Science Lab Manuals)
• The Music Educator's Guide to The Big Print Music Method

Schottenbauer Publishing offers over 500 books for sale on Amazon, CreateSpace, and MusicaNeo. Topics include:

• Science
• Math
• Sports
• Language
• Puzzles
• Music Education
• Literature & Art
• Health & Wellness
• Educational Testing
• Employment Testing

Additional Information

• Schottenbauer Publishing Website

• Schottenbauer Blog on Science Education

• YouTube Science Book Video Previews
• Lesson Plans & Free Samples

Vendors

• Amazon & Worldwide Affiliates
• Barnes & Noble
• Books-a-Million
• CreateSpace
• CreateSpace Wholesale
• MusicaNeo Digial Sheet Music
• Zazzle Art, Posters, & Memorabilia

New Science Books on Electromagnetism & Energy Efficiency!

Electricity, circuits, magnets, electromagnetism and energy efficiency are now more accessible than ever to kids, teens, and young adults, with science lab manuals from Schottenbauer Publishing! Filled with graphs and data, four new books are now available in both English and German.

Science lab kits for kids leave many questions unanswered.  What is happening in the circuit when the wires are connected?  What does a magnetic field look like?  How well do solar panels work?  These questions and more can be explored with the graphs and data in these four new books from Schottenbauer Publishing:

Electricity & Magnetism
Volume 1: Electricity, Circuits, Resistors, Capacitors, Magnetic Induction, Direct Current (DC)
Volume 2: Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Force, Movement Due to Magnetic Force
Volume 3: Generators, Motors, Alternating Current (AC), Light

The Science of Energy Efficiency
Volume 3: Alternative Energy (Solar Power, Hydropower, Wind Power)

These books and more are available from Amazon and CreateSpace Direct Wholesale, for affordable prices.  All volumes are available in color, and some are available also in low-cost black-and-white editions.

Additional Information

• Schottenbauer Publishing Website

• Schottenbauer Blog on Science Education

• YouTube Science Book Video Previews

Vendors

• Discount Retail Books: Amazon

• Retail & Wholesale Books: CreateSpace

Learn Musical Instrument Fingerings Faster with Big Print & Keyboards!

Elementary music students can learn fingerings faster with The Big Print Music Method by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D.!  With extra-large, color-coded fingering charts and keyboards on every page, the following books teach fingerings the fastest way possible:

• Method Boosters

• 3-Note Exercise Books

• Interval Exercises

• Learning Alternate Fingerings

• Interval Exercises with Alternate Fingerings

• Learning String Crossing and Double Stops

The series is available for the following instruments:

• Recorder
• Band
• Orchestral Strings
• Guitar
• Keyboard

A sample page from "Interval Studies" for recorder is shown to the left. Notice the extra-large print, color-coded diagrams, and keyboards, which are available on every page of the exercise books listed above. Covering the entire range for most instruments (excluding guitar), these books provide extended learning experiences. By systematically introducing students to all intervals and note combinations, these exercise books promote rapid development of muscle memory for note combinations, as well as a solid comprehension of relationships between pitches.


The Big Print Music Method is growing, with the full set of publications, including a piano method, expected in 2015. With over 300 publications thus far, it already offers students of all band and orchestral instruments a quick and easy start to success. The full method will include all books through Intermediate level for most instruments, complete with video recordings and computer programs for support.

Students may also be interested in the following big-print publications from M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D.:

• Elementary Exercises

• The Big Print Theory Method (Scales, Chords, & Arpeggios)

• The Big Print Conducting Method Introductory Package (Books 1 & 2), with Follow-Along Videos

Additional Information 

• Schottenbauer Publishing Website
• Schottenbauer Blog on Music Education
• Article on MusicaNeo

Vendors

• Discount Retail Books: Amazon
• Retail & Wholesale Books: CreateSpace
• Electronic Files (Low Cost: $4 & Up!): MusicaNeo

The World in a Graph

A new book from Schottenbauer Publishing explores the world in terms of math! "The World in a Graph" contains 28 select graphs are reprinted from science lab manuals by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. Graphs explore the world in terms of sports, transportation, construction, environment, music, and entertainment.  Written for children and teens, this book can be integrated into lessons in science and math from 7th grade through high school and college/university. This unique anthology can also be enjoyed by curious adults of all ages. The series is also available in German, as "Die Welt in Graphen."

Vendors

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New Sport Science Lab Manuals: Track & Field, Gymnastics, Hockey, & Ice Skating!

Four new series of sport science lab manuals are now available from M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D.! Selections focus on the physics and biophysics of track and field, gymnastics, hockey, and ice skating. These series contain data which can be used flexibly to supplement classes from 7th grade physical science through high school classes in physics, sports, physical science (PE), health, and biology, as well as introductory classes at the college and university levels.  Graphs and data contained in these books are also appropriate for home school, and for tutoring and independent study.  

These lab manuals provide answers to the question: "What occurs during typical introductory sports activities?" 

The books contain data on basic physics concepts such as force, trajectory, velocity, and acceleration.  Plus, special volumes contain data on joint angles and motion, electrical activity of the heart (EKG) and muscles (EMG), breathing rate, lung volume, blood pressure, and pulse. Additional lab manuals by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. contain graphs and data on topics such as athletic training, exercise equipment, ball sports, snow sports, yoga, Pilates, and ballet, plus topics relevant to popular sporting activities (flying, boating, and wheel-based activities such as bicycling, skateboarding, rollerskating, and rollerblading). Lab manuals on fencing, archery, and shooting sports are also upcoming. 

The science lab manuals by M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. are unique. Rather than waiting for specialized classes at the university to discover sport science, students can now enjoy "insider information" at a low price. The books provide graphs and data with brief captions, allowing room for discussion of central concepts. However, a word of warning is in order: Readers should not expect to excel based solely on these science lab manuals. Learning sports well takes time, as well as coaching which is not provided by the series. Sports enthusiasts will require additional information and coaching to develop the skills necessary to excel at any of these sports. Readers should always take safety precautions whenever participating in sports!

All data in these science lab manuals were collected by the author, on the author.  To prepare for making these science lab manuals, M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. used books and Internet resources. Without traditional learning boundaries, this made possible some interesting options, such as using low-cost HDPE plastic for an ice rink rather than synthetic or real ice.  Not all sporting activities are new to this author; even as a former national award-winning science student and musician, M. Schottenbauer, Ph.D. participated in a wide range of sports activities as a student in elementary and high school (basic gymnastics, track & field, ball sports, weightlifting, & more), as well as waterskiing (slalom and trick skis), equestrian, and archery as a child and youth, and figure skating as a young adult. 

The science lab manuals are originally in English, and are also available in German translation. All books are available in color, and where possible, the books are also available in low-cost black and white edition. Most retail prices range from $8 to $24, depending on the length of the individual book and color options.

Free Samples
Schottenbauer Publishing provides free samples with excerpts from 2 lab manuals.


Previews
Previews can be found at the following locations:

• YouTube Preview Videos

• Science Education Brief Book Summaries

• Amazon Free Preview Pages

Vendors
Discount Retail:  Amazon
Retail & Wholesale:  CreateSpace

New Teacher Resource Guide for Science Lab Manuals!

A new Teacher Resource Guide, available for download from Schottenbauer Publishing, facilitates the process of locating the appropriate science lab manuals for your next lecture or project! In the guide, science lab manuals are classified by topic areas and content. A sample page of the guide is listed below:

The guide contains all currently available science lab manuals, as well as new and upcoming lab manuals expected to be published by April 2014. Each lab manual contains graphs and data on a popular topic, within the general themes of sports, transportation, construction, environment, music, entertainment, and general physics.

Lab manuals are available discount retail from Amazon & Worldwide Affiliates, and wholesale from CreateSpace.