5 December 2003 - Amazon "Listmania!" list

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

1 March 1998 - NEA Today review

"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

18 October 1996 - 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.

16 November 1993 - 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