We are delighted more families are choosing California Out of the Box for their California history curriculum. Recently, we have received emails from families having difficulty obtaining a few of the resources.
Stories from Where We Live
Update December 2020: See this page for specific information on where to find story selections from Stories from Where We Live online.
Sources
Libraries
Have you ever used World Cat? Librarians love this tool! This site searches all libraries in your area and shows where copies of a given book are located. Now that more libraries are open for curbside pick-up, this option could be a good one. Follow this direct link to see where copies of Stories from Where We Live are located in your area. For your convenience, we have included the stories used in Stories From Where We Live below — to make it easier to find the selections when checking the book out from the library.
Selections from Stories from Where We Live: The California Coast used in California Out of the Box
Selection | Begins on page |
Seacoast Secret | 164 |
The Poppy | 193 |
The Dolphins | 185 |
Ode to A Plain Old Pond Frog | 195 |
The Earth Dragon | 92 |
There Oughter Be an Otter | 197 |
The Lone Woman of San Nicholas Island | 147 |
Night Beach | 90 |
Catalina’s Pigeon Express | 129 |
Hollywood and the Pits | 67 |
Fire in the Chaparral! | 98 |
The Secret of C.D. Parkhurst | 39 |
Camping Out in Redwood Country | 81 |
Fog – San Francisco | 80 |
The Real Work | 10 |
In the New Garden | 139 |
Vasquez Rocks | 106 |
The Marsh at the Edge of Arcata | 109 |
The Long Bike Ride | 12 |
The Lost Hills | 134 |
In Trees | 119 |
A Birding on a Bronco | 187 |
Habitats | 208 |
Animals and Plants | 215 |
Stories by Region | 218 |
Internet Archive is another great source. By setting up an account, users can borrow a digital resource for FREE for a short term – an hour. The good thing about the short term policy is the book gets checked back in often, and should be available. Here is a link to the hardcover copy of Stories.
Another FREE resource is Open Library; books can be used by one patron at a time, for up to 14 days. Users must sign-up for a free account. No special software is needed. Here is a link to the hardcover copy of Stories from Where We Live.
Book Buyback Program
If you have a copy of Stories from Where We Live, we will pay you for your book!* If you own a hardcover, we’ll pay you $11; for a paperback we will pay you $8.50. Additionally, if you have a copy of Valley of the Moon you would like to sell, we will pay $7 per copy. You pay for shipping the book(s) to us, media mail. If the pages are torn and unreadable or water damaged, we will not be able to accept your book(s). Please contact us if you are in doubt. Payouts will be completed through Venmo, Amazon gift cards, Carrier Shell Curriculum Bookstore credit, or a paper check mailed to your home. So we can properly credit you, download this form which includes a mailing label, and simply ship along with your used books.
Visit this page for up-to-date program details. Note: if opting for store credit, add $2 more per payout amount.
* While most shipments arrive just fine, if books should get lost in the mail, we are not responsible for a payout. Sellers may want to consider insuring books to avoid loss.
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I was able to find a beautiful like new copy of Stories From Where We Live from Abe Books recently!
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