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By purchasing through this website, teachers get a 30% or more deduction in price as compared to Amazon. If you are more comfortable purchasing through Amazon, click on any book cover image to go to that page. You may also purchase through Nasco so that school funds can be used.
Additional FREE Lessons and more can be found HERE that can be copied, edited, and shared broadly.
Reading books to students online: During the crisis of the pandemic, teachers may video themselves reading these books and showing images to their students. Videos where non-students can see the video (like YouTube or others) must contain a link back to this website, FirehousePublications.com, this can be within the video or it's description, but videos MUST NOT include still images from the book. Hand-held books/images are fine. This permission is granted until a cure of vaccine is found. This permission is extended to ONLY teachers for educational purposes, and the content may not be sold or used for profit in any way. Lessons included in the PDF at the back of each book may be shared with students. (We will re-assess this policy when a vaccine or cure is found, and decide if it is okay to continue.)
The best "Thank You" you can give is an honest review of our books on Amazon. ;-)
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- It is forbidden to use these materials to re-sell, or earn a profit.
- Scans, copies, etc. cannot be posted in public webpages where non-educators might copy/steal this workproduct. School webpages are fine.
- Do not remove attributions, and give credit for our work when appropriate. A link back to this webpage is acceptable.
- Teachers need to make a purchase for their own students, then these permissions will extend to them with their purchase.
By purchasing through this website, teachers get a 30% or more deduction in price as compared to Amazon. If you are more comfortable purchasing through Amazon, click on any book cover image to go to that page. You may also purchase through Nasco so that school funds can be used.
Additional FREE Lessons and more can be found HERE that can be copied, edited, and shared broadly.
Reading books to students online: During the crisis of the pandemic, teachers may video themselves reading these books and showing images to their students. Videos where non-students can see the video (like YouTube or others) must contain a link back to this website, FirehousePublications.com, this can be within the video or it's description, but videos MUST NOT include still images from the book. Hand-held books/images are fine. This permission is granted until a cure of vaccine is found. This permission is extended to ONLY teachers for educational purposes, and the content may not be sold or used for profit in any way. Lessons included in the PDF at the back of each book may be shared with students. (We will re-assess this policy when a vaccine or cure is found, and decide if it is okay to continue.)
The best "Thank You" you can give is an honest review of our books on Amazon. ;-)
CANADA: 2020, All our books are available on your Amazon too!
Many of our resources are available through eNasco or Crystal Productions so you can use your school budget to purchase from there. They are also on Amazon. Firehouse Publications is happy to work with schools for bulk orders and free shipping at substantial discounts. If you order direct with our paypal links, we offer 30% off and your books should arrive in 2 - 3 weeks. Please contact us with any questions.
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