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22 September 2007

22 September 2007 - 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

20 September 2007

20 September 2007 - 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

15 August 2007

15 August 2007 - 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

25 July 2007

25 July 2007 - 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

01 June 2007

1 June 2007 - 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

1 June 2007 - 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

21 May 2007

21 May 2007 - Final Fantasy Finland forums

"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

06 October 2006

6 October 2006 - 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.

14 August 2006

24 July 2006

24 July 2006 - 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

25 June 2006

25 June 2006 - 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

07 May 2006

7 May 2006 - 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

30 March 2006

30 March 2006 - 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

04 September 2005

4 September 2005 - Starmen.net forums

"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

21 August 2005

21 August 2005 - 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

15 August 2005

15 August 2005 - 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

26 July 2005

26 July 2005 - 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

09 July 2005

9 July 2005 - 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/

16 May 2005

16 May 2005 - 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

26 January 2005

26 January 2005 - 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

31 May 2004

31 May 2004 - Amazon review

"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

01 March 1998

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

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

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