Mention is made at ellamedler.

"I grew up with Calvin and Hobbes and have all the books. Though there is a book called Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes that sells for thousands. I do wish I had it."

http://ellamedler.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/spotlight-on-matthew-raup/

Mention is made in forums at Animal Crossing Community.

"I only own two books, but I have read all of them except homocidical psyco jungle cat and , of course, Teaching with calvin and Hobbes."

http://www.animalcrossingcommunity.com/Topic/5562243/1/Calvin_Hobbes

Mention is made and image is reproduced at asimplefellow.

"Calvin taught me to explore the other ~249, 998 words in the English language (excluding inflections and double meanings). And I am not even counting words like transmogrifier.

"By the way, if you find a copy of the book in the image, it can fetch between $8,000 -$10,000!"

http://asimplefellow.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/a-calvinist-and-hobbesian-view-on-life/

Mention is made in forums at NeoGAF.

"Awesome, I didn't know this existed..."

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=420052&page=5

Mention is made at Still Life with Girl.

"The comic strip was widely popular worldwide and produced 18 books. Almost no legitimate Calvin and Hobbes merchandise exists outside of the book collections. Exceptions produced during the strip’s original run include two 16-month calendars (1988–1989 and 1989–1990), and the textbook Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes."

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"'Beyond the Peanuts comic strips of legendary cartoonist Charles Schulz, there is no more popular comic strip...'"

http://stilllifewithgirl.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/calvin-and-hobbes/

Information is reproduced at Facebook.

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
Book

"Basic Information
Release Date: 1993
ISBN: 1878849158
Publisher: Playground Publishing"

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Teaching-with-Calvin-and-Hobbes/348669695144765

Mention is made at YouTube.

"Uploaded by frickfrock999 on Dec 30, 2011

"Here's the list of books shown in the video.

"Calvin and Hobbes
- It's A Magical World
- Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat
- The Essential Calvin And Hobbes
- There's Treasure Everywhere
- The Days Are Just Packed
- The Authoritative Calvin And Hobbes
- The Indispensable Calvin And Hobbes
- Teaching With Calvin And Hobbes.

"(Okay, that last one was a lie. Only about 50 people actually own a copy of Teaching)."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_NMQbOjyGk

Quotations are posted at Wikiquote.

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (1993) by Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson. Children's textbook with Calvin and Hobbes comic strips.

"Who Are Calvin and Hobbes?
[Calvin] is a combination of a six year old boy and wise old sage. His imagination takes him to places in another dimension. Enter Hobbes. Hobbes is the consummate best friend, albeit imaginary. Hobbes is a stuffed tiger to everyone but Calvin. To Calvin, Hobbes is an entity. The relationship between Calvin and Hobbes is a perfect fit. Hobbes is the active listener, the clarifier, and in some ways, Calvin's conscience. Together, they ponder the universe, the meaning of life, the reasons for bullies, and whether or not there are monsters under the bed.
p. iv

"How It All Began...
One boy said, 'Calvin makes me see that I can laugh at the stuff that other people always nag me about!'
p. v

"Introduction
We found that not only did our students stay interested, the learning that occurred was permanent. Our students were able to carry over and apply the concepts they learned from Calvin and Hobbes to their world.
p. vi

"Unit 2: 'The Find'
Subtle humor requires higher level language skills.
p. 49

"Unit 3: 'The Christmas Story'
In strip 7(d), what is Hobbes insinuating?
p. 76

"Write a story telling what the 'salamander incident' might have been.
p. 94

"Unit 4: 'The Bug Collection'
What do you think the principal meant when he said they had 'quite a file' on Calvin?
p. 108

"Write a paragraph about the difference between an F+ and a D-.
p. 132

"Unit 5: 'The Report'
Calvin and Hobbes comics contain examples of many different types of humor. Some comic strips may be funny to you but not to your friend. The strips that make you laugh may not even crack a smile from someone else. Many times, we get frustrated and say, 'Don't you get it?!' Remember, different people have varying ideas of what is beautiful, ugly, boring, exciting, or interesting.
p. 157"

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Teaching_with_Calvin_and_Hobbes

Information and image are posted at Wikipedia.

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"A rare and valuable book.

Author(s): Linda Holmen, Mary Santella-Johnson, Bill Watterson
Illustrator: Jan Roebken, Bill Watterson
Cover artist: Jan Roebken
Country: United States
Language: American English
Subject(s): Speech and language pathology
Genre(s): Children's textbook
Publisher: Playground Publishing
Publication date: 1993
Media type: Print (Paperback)
Pages: 200
ISBN: 1878849158

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is an American children's textbook published in 1993. As a rare piece of officially licensed Calvin and Hobbes merchandise, it is a highly valued collectible.

"Content
Written by a speech-language pathologist and a learning disabilities educator, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is a language textbook for elementary and intermediate-level students. Jan Roebken created the cover and additional interior illustrations.

"The book reprints fifty-seven Calvin and Hobbes comic strips, organized into five lesson units. Each unit begins with a series of comic strips that form a story. The five units are:

1. 'The Binoculars' – Calvin breaks his father's binoculars and solicits Hobbes' advice.
2. 'The Find' – Calvin discovers and assembles a dinosaur skeleton, of sorts. Hobbes renders a drawing of the creature.
3. 'The Christmas Story' – As Calvin struggles to be good in anticipation of Santa's arrival, he and Hobbes discuss the philosophy of law and the nature of belief.
4. 'The Bug Collection' – Calvin forgets to do his homework, and rushes to complete it on the way to school. Susie gets sent to the principal's office.
5. 'The Report' – Calvin and Susie are assigned a joint homework project.

"In each unit, questions for comprehension and discussion follow the comic strips:

• Do you think Calvin's mother should have told Calvin the truth about his dinosaur? Why or why not? [...]


• Imagining and creating are important and fun, but, when it goes too far, it's time to get back to reality. Do you think Calvin was disappointed when his mother brought him back to reality or do you think he always had an inkling that he was having fun with his imagination?


• Can you think of a time when you were imagining or creating and your mom or dad brought you back to reality?


• Were you disappointed to get back to reality?

"In both the 1996 first edition and the 2006 second edition of their book How To Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom, teachers Sandra F. Rief and Julie A. Heimburge 'highly recommend' Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes as an educational resource.

"Rarity
Owing to Bill Watterson's principled refusal to license his comic strip for merchandise in general, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is an exceptional item; a license was granted to the authors after they personally communicated to Watterson the success they had using his comic strip to teach children with learning disabilities.

"Published in a limited print run in Fargo, North Dakota, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is a very rare and highly sought-after book.

"In the 2010 revised edition of his book Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip, Nevin Martell says that only after a long search did he obtain a copy of Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, that copies of the book sell for very high prices, and that the book is 'perhaps the most difficult piece of official Calvin and Hobbes memorabilia to find.'

"The book price comparison website Dualj.com, which tracked sale prices of books, recorded that a copy of Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes sold in 2009 for US$10,000.

"WorldCat lists only ten libraries in the entire world as holding a copy of the book: the United States Library of Congress, five libraries in North Dakota, and one library each in Ohio, California, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore.

"See also
Book collecting – The avocation of collecting rare and valuable books.
Dick and Jane – Collectible American series of children's reading textbooks."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_with_Calvin_and_Hobbes

Mention is made in forums at The Straight Dope.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14524784

Mention is made in forums at The Garage Journal.

"Oh yea... the rarest C&H piece of merchandise is a book called 'Teaching with Calvin & Hobbes' - don't expect to run out and buy this book for $19.95..."

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"Calvin and Hobbes. What can I say?
My daughter read every book she could get her hands on. They are the first books that my son showed any interest in reading.... We have a bunch of them, I thought we had them all.
I had no idea that they were worth anything, I'll have to see if we have the teaching one."

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1908381

Information is posted and image is reproduced at Creatures of Snow.

"Q. What is the most expensive official Calvin and Hobbes book?

"A. Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes...

"A children's school textbook – this is the only officially licensed book ever produced. It used the comic strips to cover topics like vocabulary, comprehension, behaviour and humour and creative writing. This book is no longer in print – you can only buy it second hand, and the price keeps on rising!"

http://creaturesofsnow.com/the-complete-calvin-and-hobbes-snow-art-gallery/

Mention is made in forums at The Technodrome.

"Anyway, Watterson only licensed C&H for the collected books and for a special educational book, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.

"I would soooo love to find that thing in somebody's yardsale. $$$"

http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=35152

Mention is made at Answerbag.

"no they actually did make calendars back in 88' and 89'. they are very rare to find and almost as rare as finding a copy of Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes. Believe me."

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/54460

Review is posted at Amazon.

"Teach with Calvin and Hobbes? Sure! Why not!
By L. Jobe (REAL NAME)

"My daughter is a little younger than the age this book is intended for, but she is very much a Calvin and Hobbes fan so I thought I'd give it a try anyway. Her school psychologist told me that Calvin and Hobbes could be used to teach several things which led to a google search and then an Amazon search, where I found this book.

"Now, this book had a shocking price tag and not in my budget so like any mom with a plan, I got it from the library (there are not that many libraries that have it, but a few do- I've been frightened the entire time I've had it that I would damage it and end up with a 1k library bill). However, I've had so much fun playing around with it in the month and a half I've had it!

"Now, enough of my rambling and on to the book. The book is intended for grades 4-8 in the regular classroom or lower elementary for gifted programs. The book is fairly short, and comes in at under 200 pages, but the entire book is packed with no filler. The book has five units with six sections each. Each unit starts with a Calvin and Hobbes strip.

"The first section of each unit after the strip is presented is Vocabulary. Some vocabulary sections contain colloquial terms and figurative language, while others deal with more traditional vocabulary words. There are 3-4 activities in this section.

"The second section of each unit is Comprehension. The comprehension section is pretty traditional and asks questions relating to the strip. This also has a few sections.

"The third section of each unit is Behavior. Starting with the third section of each unit, the text starts to diverge from traditional texts. As anyone who has read a Calvin and Hobbes strip knows, Calvin isn't exactly the model of perfect behavior. The author tries to get students to think about why Calvin approaches situations the way he does and foster discussion over choice.

"The fourth section of each unit is Humor. These sections deal with themes such as language, sarcasm, slap-stick, stand-up, and teasing. These activities relate extremely well with the Behavior section and I can see why this follows it.

"The fifth section is Suggested Activities. These are varied and have a ton of items to work with. They are extensions of the topic that unit's strip talks about. For example, one strip's unit is about bug collections and one of the suggested activities has to do with finding out more information about insects. The great thing about this section is that there are two or three main suggested activities in each section that are spelled out for you. However, the author also gives a list of other activities. These activities range from small to large. In the bug collection unit, she gives suggestions as small as surveying and graphing everyone's favorite and least favorite insects to suggestions as large as making your own insect collection or reading James and the Giant Peach. Each unit is similarly full of suggestions.

"The sixth and final section of each unit is Creative Writing. Since I talked so much about the bug collection unit in the last section, I will just give examples from that same unit for the type of Creative Writing assignments the book has. In the bug collection unit, the students get to write poetry. They write a cinquain and a haiku. Next they write about a time they forgot to complete and assignment or chore and the feelings they had. They also write a journal about Bug Collection day from the viewpoint of one of the people in the story. Last, they summarize the strip. The writing assignments in each unit are different, but there are several in each unit and they are similarly varied. Like in the Suggested Activities section, the author gives more creative writing suggestions in a list.

"It's a fun book and if you are able to get your hands on it, it's got a ton of teaching suggestions."

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1878849158/103-7148076-9324618?v=glance&n=283155

Mention is made in comments at reddit.

"IamA owner of a new/used discount bookstore

"We do new/used books as well as music, movies and other gift items. We have a 12,000 square foot space that features a large 'community' area with big round tables where people can get on our wi-fi, have book clubs, or study.... I'm happy to say I've helped thousands of people find that 'perfect book'"

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"Do you carry a copy of 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes'?"

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/hp7mm/iama_owner_of_a_newused_discount_bookstore_ama/

Mention is made at Svpply.

"$500-5000
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
from store: Amazon
—
Discovered by Ryan Cerbus"

http://svpply.com/item/542757/Teaching_with_Calvin_and_Hobbes

Mention is made at PCMag.

"Amazon Algorithm Price War Leads to $23.6-Million-Dollar Book Listing
By David Murphy | April 23, 2011 06:03pm EST

"...you're trying to hunt down that elusive, rare edition of 'Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes?'"

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384102,00.asp

Mention is made in forums at IGN.

"RE: Every night before I go to bed I read Calvin and Hobbes.

"Obviously what's crazy about Calvin and Hobbes is how Bill Watterson almost never licensed out his product to any kind of mass consumption. But, you may be surprised to know there was a book called 'Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes' that ran about 1500-2000 copies for a few specific schools up in...North Dakota. It's...an English work-book that centers around a bunch of C&H strips.

"I finally worked up the guts to get my hands on one a few months ago... I'm going to hold onto it for a long time. Maybe some day down the road...I'd sell it, but it also holds a lot of sentimental value because I loved the strip growing up, so there you go....

"It's extremely rare, and I'm thankful I got my hands on one."

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"I so very jelly.... How did you get it for so cheap?"

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"When I first looked, I could only find maybe 3-4 available on the entire internet.... By the time I had the guts to buy one, [one] was already gone, leaving the other two. I debated for a few days, then ultimately decided that...was the lowest I'd ever see it probably for the rest of my life (unless it's a ****ty quality), and if I didn't buy it now, I never would. Last thing I wanted was in 20 years see it...and wonder what could have been....

"It's a neat book."

http://boards.ign.com/teh_vestibule/b5296/201603209/p2/?27

Photographs and information are posted at Radigan Neuhalfen's Web Log.

"As a number of people have requested, here are some new photos of the remarkable but desperately rare Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.

"A total of 57 Calvin and Hobbes comic strips (56 daily strips and 1 Sunday strip) appear in Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, organized into five lesson units. Each strip is numbered and each panel in each strip is lettered for reference in the unit questions.

"Number of comic strips per lesson unit:

1. The Binoculars - 10 strips
2. The Find - 10 strips
3. The Christmas Story - 1 Sunday strip + 9 daily strips = 10 strips
4. The Bug Collection - 17 strips
5. The Report - 10 strips"

http://radiganneuhalfen.blogspot.com/2011/02/teaching-with-calvin-and-hobbes.html

Mention is made in comments at reddit.

http://www.reddit.com/comments/emtnk/i_was_just_placed_on_probation_at_work_for_my/

Mention is made in forums at Freedom Card Board.

"Very cool, Watterson's stuff is HTF!"

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"Harder than many would imagine. I've had an eye out for a long time now, and just a handful of items have ever popped up. (Really would love to get the book 'Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes'..."

http://freedomcardboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=114862

Mention is made at I Hope You're Not Squeamish.

"In fact, the only official Calvin and Hobbes products, besides the books, are two monthly calenders (1989 & 1990), one tee shirt created in a run of one for the MOMA, and an educational book, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, which is long out of print..."

http://www.ihopeyourenotsqueamish.org/2010/11/better-than-song-by-zack-attack.html

Mention is made at Scene & Heard: Cleveland Scene's News & Politics Blog.

"Expanded Book Chronicles Search for Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes Creator
Posted by Vince Grzegorek on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:53 PM

"An expanded version of Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip is now available in paperback. In two new chapters, author Nevin Martell continues his fruitless quest for the elusive Watterson, who grew up in Chagrin Falls and still lives in Northeast Ohio.

"As with the previous version of the story, he ferrets out everything he can — short of an interview with the artist.

"For the new parts, says Martell, 'I got in contact with Watterson's college roommate, acquired a copy of the über-rare Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, and had a chance to see the first art that the reclusive artist has exhibited publicly in almost two decades.'"

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2010/08/31/expanded-book-chronicles-search-for-bill-watterson-calvin-and-hobbes-creator

Information is published in the revised edition of Looking for Calvin and Hobbes.

"My research for the book officially ended in early 2009, but I never stopped looking for Calvin and Hobbes. I hadn't been able to locate a copy of one of Watterson's rarest licenses – the 1993 book Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes – but I tracked one down a few months after Looking for Calvin and Hobbes hit bookshelves. There were only a limited number published, so it's perhaps the most difficult piece of official Calvin and Hobbes memorabilia to find. Copies routinely sell for over $1000 and there's even a blog devoted to it (teachingwithcalvinandhobbes.blogspot.com). Written by Mary Santella-Johnson and Jan Roebken[1], the project features Calvin and Hobbes strips used to help teach vocabulary, problem solving, and creative writing. There's even a lesson testing imagination, where students need to answer the questions 'Why do you think scientists, inventors and architects need to be imaginative and creative?' and 'Why do people need anesthesia (pain killer)?' The book is dedicated to Watterson himself, '[F]or his sheer genius[2] and insight into childhood.'"

Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip – revised edition. Nevin Martell. Continuum Books. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4411-0685-8 (paperback). Page 236.


NOTES:

[1] The authors of Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes are Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson. Bill Watterson is the author of the comic strips compiled in Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes. Jan Roebken provided the cover art and supplementary illustrations for Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.

[2] In the dedication in Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, the word "genius" is misspelled as "genious".

Mention is made in forums at Ba-k.

http://ba-k.com/showthread.php?p=15410229

Book Price Comparison History is posted at Dualj.

http://www.dualj.com/item_full.aspx?itemid=1878849158

Review is posted at The Homeschooler's Notebook.

"My eldest son had difficulty with reading and we were convinced he would never read.... I discovered that there is a book called Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.... It's lovely for vocabulary and comprehension. Calvin definitely has some personality quirks that I don't want imitated but... he also has some creative qualities that I want my children to embrace.... For reluctant readers it can increase vocabulary and make things interesting enough to guide the reader to bigger and better things."

http://www.familyclassroom.net/Articles20101/20100322.html

Mention is made in forums at Sports Betting Forum & Handicapping.

"Does anyone know anything about Calvin and Hobbes or rare books?

"My wife has a book that I saw today in her bookshelf. It is called 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes'....

"So I was going to sell it on Amazon....

"But then I researched the book a little on the internet..."

* * *

"I know nothing about it. I will buy it from you..."

http://forum.sbrforum.com/players-talk/340392-does-anyone-know-anything-about-calvin-hobbes-rare-books.html

Mention is made in comments at reddit.

"Calvin and Hobbes has never been licensed for anything*.

"*Three notable exceptions to the licensing embargo were the publication of two 16-month wall calendars, the textbook Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, and one t-shirt for an exhibit at the MoMa

"All of which are very hard to get a hold of."

http://www.reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/awrx3/?sort=controversial

Mention is made at StumbleUpon.

"another rare, legally licensed item from calvin and hobbes... i only wish i had this. along with Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes, but unfortunately i don't have 2,500 dollars just lying around. to all those with rare calvin and hobbes items: KEEP THEM AND LOVE THEM FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE!!"

http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/ccalendar88.jpg

Mention is made in forums at eBay.

"Question about book Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes

"Does anyone know aprox how much this book would sell for on ebay or would it be better to auction it at a auction house? I know it is a very rare book..."

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Booksellers/Question-About-Book/510179830

Mention is made at TV Tropes.

"Merchandise Driven: Averted at the cost of such hostility that Watterson actually thought about quitting the strip.
- According to this site, there were two calendars, a Museum of Modern Art t-shirt, and a book, 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.'"

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CalvinAndHobbes

Mention is made in forums at eBay.

"Re: Collectible Childrens Books on eBay

"Strong bidding interest for this book... TEACHING WITH CALVIN AND HOBBES~BILL WATTERSON~L HOLMEN Item 130341464186... 'This is an extremely rare collector's item for any Calvin and Hobbes collector!!! As this was an educational book it is doubtful that very many of these are left in very good condition...."

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Booksellers/Collectible-Childrens-Books/1000686080?start=432#msg513171518

Mention is made in forums at The Straight Dope.

"Ever heard of the book Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes?

"It's one of the few officially licensed products Watterson ever approved....

"It's actually a pretty good book. For obvious reasons I don't use it any more. In fact, I keep it in a safe deposit box."

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11782476

Comment is made at Amazon.

"Teresa Suslik says:

"I too own this rare collectors dream. It took me 6 years to get it. I carefully opened the pages and found it to be truly worthy of Mr. Watterson's seal of approval. Each lesson is witty and hilariously written while concisely effective.... it's a collectors bargain considering the books immense positive investment growth rate."

http://www.amazon.com/review/R4RZN64OVTPUR/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1878849158&nodeID=283155#wasThisHelpful

Photographs are posted in auction at eBay.

"...the extremely rare, licensed book by Linda Holmen and Bill Watterson featuring Calvin & Hobbes....

"This book has been pressed ever so gently between custom cut, acid free protective sheets, wrapped in an acid free, custom art case, protecting it from the elements and sunlight...

"I am an avid collector of Bill Watterson's work and take great care of the works I've collected....

"I have 2 copies of this book, one...I will keep and hand down to my children...

"The book will come with the protective case, and the shipping will include $5,000 worth of insurance at no charge."

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=279&item=190298253299

Images are posted at Amazon.

Text on back cover:

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes was written by teachers and refined by students! This combination of whole language and humor motivates even the most reluctant of learners. Imagine your students begging for material that develops:

-vocabulary skills
-reading comprehension
-language skills
-creative writing
-critical thinking
-problem-solving skills
-social skills
-cooperative learning

"This curriculum was designed for use by teachers of students in grades 4 through 8, as well as special educators and guidance counselors. It contains activities that tap into all learning styles and intelligences, and is guaranteed to make teaching and learning fun and effective."

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/1878849158/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0

Mention is made at Stuffed Bears.

"Hobbes Stuffed Animal

"Many fans of the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip looked out for Hobbes stuffed animals they could buy, or other products with Calvin and Hobbes on them. However, although he could have made a fortune licensing his creations, Bill Watterson was firmly against licensing and never agreed to the merchandising of his creations.

"This means that there are no licensed Hobbes stuffed animals for sale, nor any other Calvin and Hobbes items other than compilations of the original comic strips, two calendars, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, and an art show t-shirt. If you happen to find a Hobbes stuffed animal for sale, or a Calvin & Hobbes t-shirt or other product, it is not licensed and is therefore being sold illegally."

http://www.collectable-stuffed-bears.com/hobbes-stuffed-animal.html

Mention is made in comments at Vanity Plates.

http://horriblelicenseplates.blogspot.com/2009/01/pepsi-elitist.html

Mention is made at MRod Nation.

http://mrod.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/the-complete-calvin-and-hobbes-free-and-online/

Mention is made in forums at Digital Calvin and Hobbes.

"secret calvin and hobbes book

"did you know thta bill waterson made a calvin and hobbes book,its secret and theres only 50 of then in the whole world.


"i found out about this on my research about calvin and hobbes."

http://www.calvin-and-hobbes.org/calvin/forums/general_forum/secret_calvin_and_hobbes_book

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"secret calvin and hobbes book

"renember when i said there is a secret calvin and hobbes book and only 1000 were made,well some people didnt belive so, here it is!

http://www.platypuscomix.net/otherpeople/watterson.html

"this site has tons of unknown fact about c&h including the secret book."

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"I've seen that site before!

"I've also heard of the 'secret book', Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes."

http://www.calvin-and-hobbes.org/calvin/forums/general_forum/secret_calvin_and_hobbes_book__1

Mention is made at Digital Forums.

http://digital-forums.com/showthread.php?p=2677273

Mention is made at Neatorama.

"Actually, almost anything you see with Calvin and Hobbes on it is copyright infringement. Here is the complete list of things Bill Watterson has approved for mass production:

• Books
• Two calendars (1988-1989 and 1989-1990)
• A textbook called Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
• One t-shirt for a traveling art exhibit"

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/19/happy-anniversary-to-calvin-and-hobbes/

Mention is made in comments at The Auction Rebel.

"I’m still searching for the 'Teaching With Calvin And Hobbes'. If I’m not mistaken the authors both taught in North Dakota and you would think there would be a couple copies floating around the state somewhere. So far no luck though."

http://theauctionrebel.com/985/selling-books-by-the-lot-on-ebay-calvin-hobbes/#comment-1262

Information is reproduced at The Auction Rebel.

"There was an eighteenth Calvin and Hobbes book by Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson published in 1993. The book is titled 'Teaching With Calvin And Hobbes' and it used Calvin And Hobbes comic strips in conjunction with original text by the authors to teach special needs students.

"It was published under special license by a children’s book publisher in Fargo, North Dakota in a limited press run of 2500 copies that were only sold to teachers and educational specialists. These are extremely rare..."

http://theauctionrebel.com/985/selling-books-by-the-lot-on-ebay-calvin-hobbes/

Mention is made in forums at AR15.

"I know there were a couple of calendars. Google says there's also a Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes textbook and a shirt somewhere."

* * *

"Yeah, a friend of mine has the teaching book. I am jealous.
My mother actually had one at a point when she taught grade school; but this was yeeeears ago."

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=770525

Information is reproduced at Knol.

"There was also an officially licensed Calvin and Hobbes textbook entitled Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes which only had a limited one-time run in 1993. It featured strips followed by lessons and questions."

http://knol.google.com/k/ben-wurth/calvin-and-hobbes/1xy53z66iom6/2#

Mention is made in forums at eBay.

"Collectible Childrens Books on eBay

"Teaching With Calvin & Hobbes was mentioned in Post#76 when it sold for what seemed a remarkable $321. That price now seems like a bargain compared to the $1050 fetched recently.... Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes Item number: 170253227321 sold for $1050 on Aug. 21, 2008 'This is an Extremely Rare Childrens learning book'"

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Booksellers/Collectible-Childrens-Books/1000686080?start=144#msg5100038729

Mention is made in forums at A to Z Teacher Stuff.

"A friend of mine sister borrowed a book out of my resource pile titled How to teach with Calvin and Hobbes. She had borrowed it for a few months and I finally asked if she was done with it, etc... I decided to look it up at Amazon to see if I could maybe order another one, so they could keep it (they are Calvin and Hobbes freaks!) I was a little (okay a lot) shocked at how much a replacement cost would be... Needless to say, she found it quickly and I put it under lock and key at my house... Who knew a teacher book could become so expensive and worth so much!!"

http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=63079

Mention is made at Talk About The Passion.

"To this day, other than the collected books (of which there are 18) the only other official merchandise has been two calendars, a T-shirt (made for the Great American Comics: 100 Years of Cartoon Art event) and a 1993 schools textbook 'Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes' which received just one print run and thus remains of ludicrous value to collectors everywhere."

http://www.tatp.org/blog/?p=334

Mention is made in forums at eBay.

"Collectible Childrens Books on eBay

"Often I am surprised by what children's books sell for on eBay. A very competitive auction for this 1993 Calvin and Hobbes softcover... Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson Item number: 320260401509... 'Rare Calvin and Hobbes Book Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes By Linda Holmen, Bill Watterson, Mary Santella-Johnson... This is one of the rarest of all Calvin and Hobbes collectables.'"

http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/Booksellers/Collectible-Childrens-Books/1000686080?start=72#msg2010803157

Mention is made and image is reproduced at So Hip It Hurts.

"I searched the internet for the full list of Bill Watterson's published books and i found out that there is one book that is so very rare because there were only 2500 books printed.

"The rarest of the books is said to be 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes' and it was used to teach children with special needs."

http://hannlopez.multiply.com/journal/item/210

Information is posted and image is reproduced at The Calvin and Hobbes Wiki.

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is an officially licensed book, and one of only a handful of official Calvin and Hobbes merchandise. Despite the name, the cover of the book doesn't actually feature Calvin and Hobbes, but rather five schoolchildren situated around a teacher's desk."

http://candh.wikia.com/wiki/Teaching_with_Calvin_and_Hobbes

Mention is made in forums at Digital Calvin and Hobbes.

"The list of official stuff as far as I know

"The books,
2 calenders,
Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes,
and an art show tee-shirt."

http://www.calvin-and-hobbes.org/calvin/forums/general_forum/are_we_doing_what_watterson_feared

Information is reproduced at A Very Friday Blog.

"Wikipedia says: 'Except for the books, two 16-month calendars, the textbook Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, and one T-shirt for a traveling art exhibit on comics, virtually all Calvin and Hobbes merchandise is unauthorized.'"

http://veryfriday.blogspot.com/2008/04/urinating-calvin.html

Mention is made at Ame onda ninga omulongi.

"There is actually a really rare official text book out there called Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (at amazon), but it is ridiculously expensive and doesn't appear to have too much to do with the math that I will be teaching."

http://omulongi.blogspot.com/2008/04/angular-vs-linear-velocity.html

Information is posted at Open Library.

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes
by Linda Holmen
Published in 1993, Playground Pub. (Fargo, ND)

"Contributions: Santella-Johnson, Mary., Watterson, Bill.
By statement: Linda Holmen, Mary Santella-Johnson ; cover & illustrations by Jan Roebken.
Source records: Library MARC record
Language: English
Pagination: viii, 188 p.

"ISBN 10: 1878849158
LCCN: 93085554
Dewey: 372.6/044
LC: LB1576 .H629 1993
OCLC: 29340469

"Genre: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Subject: Language experience approach in education — Handbooks, manuals, etc
Comic books, strips, etc. in education — Handbooks, manuals, etc
Language arts (Elementary)

"Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187). 'Whole language and humor for upper elementary and jr. high'--Cover."

http://openlibrary.org/b/OL1446515M/Teaching_with_Calvin_and_Hobbes

Mention is made at Karyn's erratic learning journey.

"But here's an interesting exercise: go to Google and do a search on learning teaching 'Calvin and Hobbes', but just make sure your jaw has something soft to land on when it drops."

http://karynromeis.blogspot.com/2008/02/thanks-mr-watterson.html

Mention is made in forums at Model Mayhem.

http://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=249152

Mention is made at Cool Calvin and Hobbes Collection.

"Bill Watterson has notoriously strong anti-merchandising sentiments and also shuns the spotlight. Consequently, besides two calendars and a children's textbook, there are no authorised Calvin and Hobbes merchandise.

"The official merchandise that was released (and are no longer available) fetch huge prices when they appear on eBay and other auction sites."

http://www.nivmedia.com/calvin/intro.php

Mention is made at The Funniest Calvin-and-Hobbes Ever.

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes

"Collectors Item!

"The only book that Bill Watterson approved for mass production that was not his own was this book. Enough said!"

http://funniest.calvin-and-hobbes.ever.com/#module12696936

Mention is made at Wikipedia in Spanish.

"Dos notables excepciones fueron la publicación de dos calendarios de pared de 16 meses y el libro de texto Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (Aprendiendo con Calvin y Hobbes)....

"Un libro de texto oficial para niños, titulado Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (Aprendiendo con Calvin y Hobbes) fue publicado en edición limitada en 1993. El libro incluye varias tiras de Calvin y Hobbes con lecciones y consejos para los niños. El libro es un objeto casi único, y muy buscado por coleccionistas."

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_y_Hobbes

Mention is made at Karey's Overflow.

"...I see a Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes, that I'd like to see if it still exists."

http://kareyswan.com/2007/11/calvin-hobbs.html

Mention is made at Wikipédia in French.

"En dehors des livres, de deux calendriers (1988-1989 et 1989-1990), d'un livre Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, et d'un T-shirt, aucun autre produit dérivé sur la série n'est théoriquement autorisé. Watterson refuse également de vendre ses originaux."

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_et_Hobbes

Mention is made at Wikipédia in Magyar.

"Kivételként erősíti a szabályt egy 16 hónapos falinaptár és egy Teaching with Calvin and Hoobes című kisiskolás tankönyv."

http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1zm%C3%A9r_%C3%A9s_Huba

Mention is made at Yahoo! Answers.

"Does anyone have the book - Teaching with Calvin & Hobbes?

"Hi, i have been looking for this book for a long time,does anyone have this book they are willing to sell?"

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070804143351AAzf0Pm&show=7

Mention is made at Sam and Fuzzy Forums.

"Calvin's name comes from the Theologist John Calvin. Hobbe's name comes from the philosopher Thomas Hobbes.

"Calvin's dad is a Patent Attorney.

"Miss Wormwood is named after the apprentice devil in a C.S. Louis story. ( I forget which one)

"Spaceman Spiff was made for a project in a high school german class, named Rumfahrer Rolf.

"Calvin has 7 different human alter-egos.

"Calvin has discovered 6 different uses for the cardboard box.

"On the back of The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, it shows a giant Calvin destroying a town. The town is Bill Watterson's hometown.

"Bill Watterson named the anthologies (The Indespensible, The Essential, and the Authoritative.) because they were none of those things.

"There is a very rare Calvin and Hobbes textbook which takes life lessons from the comics.


"You have your peanuts trivia, Gin, I have my Calvin and Hobbes."

http://www.samandfuzzy.com/forum_archive/viewtopic.php?p=103530&sid=c3264fba81d5bc9d89f0485cf35bbacf

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:KHqHQV-eAPUJ:www.samandfuzzy.com/forum_archive/viewtopic.php%3Fp%3D103530%26sid%3Dc3264fba81d5bc9d89f0485cf35bbacf

Information and image are reproduced at Edie Cress's homepage.

http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~cress/arapaho/Teaching%20with%20Calvin%20and%20Hobbes.htm

Information is posted at WorldCat.org.

Exactly 11 copies are listed as available in library collections in the entire world.
http://worldcat.org/oclc/29340469?tab=details

In the United States:
2 at the Library of Congress
1 at California State University at Sacramento
1 at Xavier University in Ohio
5 at libraries and universities in North Dakota
http://worldcat.org/oclc/29340469&tab=holdings?loc=United+States

In Canada:
1 at Lakehead University in Ontario
http://worldcat.org/oclc/29340469&tab=holdings?loc=Canada

In Singapore:
1 at Ngee Ann Polytechnic Library
http://worldcat.org/oclc/29340469&tab=holdings?loc=Singapore

Information is posted at Google Book Search.

"'Whole language and humor for upper elementary and jr. high'--Cover."

http://books.google.com/books?id=a29PAAAACAAJ&dq=teaching+with+calvin+and+hobbes

Mention is made in forums at Final Fantasy Finland.

"Kirjalla en siis tarkoita sarjakuvakirjaa, vaan 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes' nimistä kirjaa. Sarjakuvakokoelmia on ihan virallisia tehty vaikka kuinka."

http://foorumit.fffin.com/showthread.php?t=19348

Review is published in How To Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom, 2nd Edition.

"We highly recommend a wonderful book, Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes (1993), by Mary Santella-Johnson and Linda Holmen. The authors use some humorous Calvin and Hobbes comic strips to motivate upper-grade and middle school students while teaching a variety of skills: vocabulary, comprehension, figurative language, and problem solving. Reading and writing skills are the main focus."

How To Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom: Practical Strategies, Lessons, and Activities, 2nd Edition. Sandra F. Rief and Julie A. Heimburge. Jossey-Bass. 2006. ISBN 978-0787981549. Page 210.

Mention is made at Calvin and Hobbes Gateway.

"One of the only authorised Calvin and Hobbes products was a childrens language book..."

http://www.nivmedia.com/calvin/calvinandhobbesgateway.php

Information is posted and image is reproduced at Platypus Comix.

"...the only other official piece of licensing besides the calendars and shirt is 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes,' containing reprints of strips. This comes from 1993 and Watterson just barely allowed it, after he got a letter from one of the authors describing how she used Calvin to teach to children with special needs. Universal put a legal vise on the print run, restricting sales to classrooms ONLY and producing only 2,500 copies...."

http://www.platypuscomix.net/otherpeople/watterson.html

Mention is made at Joe's Journal.

"Aside from the books, two 16-month calendars, and a rare guide to teaching with Calvin and Hobbes, no official merchandise was ever licensed for sale."

http://jdhenchman.livejournal.com/341522.html

Mention is made at Answerbag.

"An officially licensed children's textbook entitled Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes was published as part of a limited single print-run in 1993."

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/54482

Information is posted at Books Found.

"I often thought how it would be fun to create a Calvin and Hobbes reading 'curriculum' so I was delighted to find out about this textbook from the mid-1990's.

"The Calvin and Hobbes comic strip ran from 1985-1995 and Bill Watterson allowed only two licensed items during that time: a 16 month wall calendar and this book, which was written by a speech pathologist and special education teacher in North Dakota. The license limited the print run of this book to 2500 copies with the stipulation that it only be advertised to school teachers...."

http://ashlandbookcompany.blogspot.com/2006/03/i.html

Mention is made at Elaine's eBay Bookseller Blog.

"This is a softcover book!"

http://sell-books.blogspot.com/2006/03/ebay-bookseller-gets-365-for-1993.html

Moved to new site: http://booksellingblog.com/47/ebay-bookseller-gets-365-for-1993-teachers-manual

Mention is made at Quotes to Remember.

"I would totally order this if it was still in print! Darn!"

http://quotestoremember.blogspot.com/2006/02/calvin-hobbes.html

Mention is made in forums at Starmen.Net.

"I have all the books too, and am only missing 'It's a Magical World' in hard cover. Otherwise I have all editions, including the British Time Warner pocket books.

"Edit: I did forget the book 'Teaching With Calvin and Hobbes' I've been trying to track a copy down for years, but no luck"

http://forum.starmen.net/forum/General/Discussion/Calvin-and-Hobbes

Mention is made at Andertoons Cartoon Blog.

"Remember that Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes book I was interested in? I found one on Ebay last week, but failed to hang in there price-wise...."

http://andertoons.typepad.com/cartoon_blog/2005/08/calvin_collecti.html

Mention is made at Andertoons Cartoon Blog.

"As excited as I am about my upcoming Complete Calvin, I'm finding myself even more curious about this book...."

http://andertoons.typepad.com/cartoon_blog/2005/08/calvins_teachin.html

Mention is made at Wikipedia.

"Because of Watterson's strong anti-merchandising sentiments and his reluctance to return to the spotlight, almost no legitimate Calvin and Hobbes licensed merchandise exists outside of the book collections. ... Two notable exceptions to the licensing embargo were the publication of two 16-month wall calendars and the textbook Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/References_to_Calvin_and_Hobbes

Mention is made at BookRags.

"Further Reading:

"Holmen, Linda, and Mary Santella-Johnson. Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes. Fargo, North Dakota, Playground Publishing, 1993."

http://www.bookrags.com/research/calvin-and-hobbes-sjpc-01/

Mention is made at Blogus Obscurus.

"For more on C&H, check out Radigan Neuhalfen's 'So you'd like to' guide on amazon.com, and Tim's Calvin & Hobbes: Magic on Paper site (where you can find wonderful pages on legit (check out info on and photos of the very rare Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes book) and bootleg C&H items)..."

http://web.archive.org/web/20060619045804/http://www.emilitadiaz.com/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/WN4A6AN22H8X/ref=cm_syt_fvsy_f_2_rysdsd0

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/calvin.html

Review is posted and image is reproduced at Calvin and Hobbes' Magical World.

"This is Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Linda Holmen and Mary Santella-Johnson. It is a children's language textbook that was developed and written by a speech pathologist and a learning disabilities educator. In the book, Calvin and Hobbes comic strips are utilized in a classic Dick and Jane style to teach vocabulary, comprehension, critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and the form and function of humor...."

http://home3.inet.tele.dk/stadil/calvin.htm

http://home3.inet.tele.dk/stadil/teaching.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/20070704192324/http://home3.inet.tele.dk/stadil/teaching.htm

Mention is made in "So you'd like to..." guide at Amazon.

"Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes is extraordinary and rare."

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/21T69LZZI7HFF/ref=cm_aya_av.sylt_sylt/103-7148076-9324618

Image is posted at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-images/1878849158/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_all/103-7148076-9324618?ie=UTF8&s=books#gallery

Information and photographs are posted at Calvin and Hobbes Items: Few and Far Between.

"This is a teaching book licensed specially by the syndicate and Bill Watterson."

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/citems.html

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cteaching.html

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching01.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching02.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching03.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching04.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching05.jpg

http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cimages/cteaching06.jpg

Review is posted at Amazon.

"For a few lucky educators and students in the Midwestern United States in the mid-1990s, this must have been a useful and fun book. Published in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1993 under a limited official license from Universal Press Syndicate, it is a children's school textbook written around Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. The strips contained in the book comprise famous Calvin and Hobbes story arcs..."

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1878849158/103-7148076-9324618?v=glance&n=283155

Mention is made in "Listmania!" list at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/5Z8A171DJ9RY/103-7148076-9324618?%5Fencoding=UTF8

Review is published in NEA Today.

"This lighthearted curriculum is geared to kids in grades 4-8 and teaches vocabulary, reading comprehension, language skills, creative thinking and writing, problem-solving skills, social skills, and cooperative learning."

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3617/is_199803/ai_n8807689

Review is published in How To Reach & Teach All Students in the Inclusive Classroom.

"There is a wonderful book called Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes by Mary Santella-Johnson and Linda Holmen that we highly recommend. The authors use very humorous Calvin and Hobbes comic strips to motivate upper-grade students while teaching a variety of skills: vocabulary, comprehension, figurative language, and problem solving."

How To Reach & Teach All Students in the Inclusive Classroom: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Lessons and Activities for Teaching Students with Diverse Learning Needs. Sandra F. Rief and Julie A. Heimburge. Jossey-Bass. 1996. ISBN 978-0876283998. Page 268.

Information is published in the Minot Daily News.

"Reading with Calvin

"He's a first-grader who hates school, hates girls and has trouble with bullies. He's not any good at sports. He's a constant thorn in his parents' side. And, he has a wonderful imagination.

"Who else could it be but Calvin?

"'Those things sound so negative, but they're not,' said Tioga teacher Linda Holmen, who gave the above description of the comic-strip character. 'They're humorous.'

"Holmen and another Tioga teacher, Mary Santella-Johnson, wrote 'Teaching with Calvin and Hobbes.' The 200-page book is for teaching reading to students in grades four to nine.

"Holmen and Santella-Johnson began using the cartoon characters with children who have learning disabilities and language disorders. They found the students identified with Calvin, Holmen said.

"'The kids got hooked on him and it just wasn't work,' she said. 'Yet, the kids were working.'"

Minot Daily News