District Adopted Textbooks
The following textbooks have been through the adoption process and have been approved for use in LBUSD. Textbooks at Grades K-8 have been evaluated and approved at both the State and Local levels. Textbooks at Grades 9-12 have been evaluated and approved at the local level only.
Language Arts
Grades K-5
- Open Court Reading 2002, SRA McGraw-Hill 2002
Grades 6-8
- Language of Literature, McDougal Littell 2002
Grades 9-11
- Holt Literature & Language Arts, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 2003
Spelling
Grades 1-5
- Open Court Spelling & Vocabulary, SRA McGraw Hill 2002
Grammar & Composition
Grades 2-5
- Language Arts Handbook, SRA McGraw Hill 2002
Grades 6-8
- Language Network, McDougal Littell 2004
Grades 9-11
- Holt Handbook, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 2003
Intervention
Grades 4-5
- High Point, Hampton Brown 2000
Grades 6-8
- Language! A Literacy Intervention Curriculum, Glencoe 2000
- Fast Track, Wright Group 2002 (Strategic Intervention)
- Visualizing and Verbalizing, Gander Publishing (Intensive Intervention)
Grades 9-11
- Holt Literature & Language Arts, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 2003
English Language Learners
Grades 4-5
- High Point, Hampton Brown 2000
Grades 9-11
- High Point, Hampton Brown 2000
History Social Science
Grades K-5
-
Reflections, Harcourt Brace 2007
Grade 6
- World History: Ancient Civilizations, McDougal Littell 2006
Grade 7
- World History: Medieval and Early Modern Times, McDougal Littell 2006
Grade 8
- Creating America: Beginnings through World War I, McDougal Littell 2006
Grade 10
- World History — Modern World History: Patterns of Interaction, McDougal Littell 2006
Grade 11
- U.S. History — The Americans, McDougal Littell 2006
Grade 12
- Government — Magruder’s American Government, Prentice Hall 2006
- Economics — Economics: Principles in Action, Prentice Hall 2007
Mathematics
Grades K-5
- California HSP Math, Harcourt Brace Publishers 2009
Grades 6-8
- Holt Matheamtics Course 1, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (2008)
- Holt Mathematics Course 2, Holt, Rinehart and Winston (2008)
- California Algebra Readiness: Concepts, Skills and Problem Solving, Glencoe/McGraw Hill (2008)
- Algebra 1 (California), Holt, Rinehart and Winston (2008)
Grades 9-12
- Algebra 1 (California), Holt, Rinehart and Winston (2008)
- Prentice Hall Mathematics: Geometry, Prentice Hall (2004)
- Prentice Hall Mathematics: Algebra 2, Prentice Hall (2004)
- Precalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach, Houghton Mifflin (2008)
- Finite Mathematics: An Applied Approach, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2008)
- Consumer Mathematics, AGS Publishing (2003)
Science
Grades K-5
- Macmillan California Science,Macmillan 2008
Grades 6
- Glencoe Focus on Earth Science, Glencoe 2007
Grades 7
- Glencoe Focus on Life Science, Glencoe 2007
Grades 8
- Glencoe Focus on Physical Science, Glencoe 2007
Life Science
- Science Explorer: Life Science, Prentice Hall 2007
Physical Science
- Physical Science: Concepts in Action, Prentice Hall 2007
Earth Science
- Holt Earth Science CA Edition, Holt Rinehart & Winston 2007
Biology 1-2
- Biology CA Ed., Prentice Hall 2007
Acc Bio 1-2
- Modern Biology CA Ed.., Holt Rinehart & Winston 2007
- Biology: Concepts & Applications 6/e, Thomson 2006
AP Biology
- Biology – AP Ed., 7/e, Pearson Benjamin Cummings 2005
- Biology: Unity & Diversity of Life 11/e, Thomson 2006
IB Biology
- Biology – AP Ed., 7/e, Pearson Benjamin Cummings 2005
Anatomy & Physiology
- Hole’s Human Anatomy & Physiology, McGraw-Hill 2002
Honors & Anatomy & Physiology 1-2
- Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology 7/e, Pearson Benjamin Cummings 2006
Forensic Science
- Forensic Science: An Introduction, Prentice Hall 2008
Marine Biology & Acc. Marine Biology
- Marine Biology 6/e, McGraw Hill 2007
Zoology
- Integrated Principles of Zoology, McGraw-Hill 2006
Chemistry 1-2
- Prentice Hall Chemistry, Pearson Prentice Hall 2007
- Chemistry in the Community 5/e, W.H. Freeman & Co. 2006
Honors Chemistry
- Chemistry 7/e, Houghton Mifflin 2007
AP Chemistry
- Chemistry: the Central Science 10/e, Pearson Prentice Hall 2006
Physics 1-2
- Glencoe Science Physics: Principles and Problems
, Glencoe 2005
- Conceptual Physics 10/e, Pearson Addison Wesley 2006
Honors & Applied Physics
- Physics AP Ed, Pearson Prentice Hall 2007
AP Physics B
AP Physics C
- Physics: Calculus, Brooks/Cole 2000
Lab Physical Science 1-2
- An Introduction to Physical Science 11/e, Houghton Mifflin 2006
Lab Earth Science 1-2
- Prentice Hall Earth Science CA Ed., Prentice Hall 2006
AP Environmental
- Living in the Environment 15/e, Brooks/Cole 2005
- Environment 5/e, Wiley 2006
Physical Geology 1-2
- Essentials of Geology 9/e, Prentice Hall 2006
Physical Oceanography
- Oceanography: an Invitation to Marine Science 11/e, Thomson 2005
Health
Grades K-5
- Harcourt Health & Fitness, Harcourt Brace 2005
Grades 6-8
- Teen Health, Glencoe 2005
Grades 9-11
- Glencoe Health, Glencoe 2005
Foreign Language
Grades 6-8
- ¿Cómo te va? Intro, Glencoe 2004 (Spanish Flex)
- Realidades, Prentice Hall 2004 (Spanish 1-2)
- Bon Voyage! 1A, Glencoe 2004 (French Flex)
- Discovering French! Nouveau! 1A/1B, McDougal Littell 2004 (French 1-2)
- Mirai Stage 1 & 2, Cheng & Tsui 1999 (Japanese 1-2)
Grades 9-12
- Signing Naturally 1 & 2, Dawn Sign Press (American Sign Language 1-2, 3-4, 5-6)
- Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part I & II, Cheng & Tsui 2005 (Chinese 1-2, 3-4)
- A New Text for a Modern China, Cheng & Tsui 1999 (Chinese 5-6)
- Beyond the Basic, Cheng & Tsui 1999 (Chinese 7-8)
- Across the Straits, Cheng & Tsui 1999 (Chinese 7-8)
- Discovering French Nouveau! — Bleu, McDougal Littell 2004 (French 1-2)
- Discovering French Nouveau! — Blanc, McDougal Littell 2004 (French 3-4)
- Discovering French Nouveau! — Rouge, McDougal Littell 2004 (French 5-6 & 7-8)
- Ensemble Grammaire, Wiley 2002 (French 7-8)
- Brava!, Thomson 2005 (French 7-8)
- En bonne forme, Houghton Mifflin 2001 (AP French Language)
- Komm Mit! 1, HRW 2006 (German 1-2)
- Komm Mit! 2, HRW 2006 (German 3-4 & 5-6)
- Deutch Heute, Houghton Mifflin 2005 (German 7-8)
- Kaleidoskop, Houghton Mifflin 2002 (AP German Language)
- Eccoci!, Wiley 2004 (Italian 1-2, 3-4, & 5-6)
- Adventures in Japanese 1, Cheng & Tsui 2004 (Japanese 1-2)
- Adventures in Japanese 1 & 2, Cheng & Tsui 2004 (Japanese 3-4)
- Adventures in Japanese 2 & 3, Cheng & Tsui 2004 (Japanese 5-6)
- Adventures in Japanese 3 & 4, Cheng & Tsui 2004 (Japanese 7-8)
- Realidades, Book 1, Prentice Hall 2004 (Spanish 1-2)
- Realidades, Book 2, Prentice Hall 2004 (Spanish 3-4)
- Realidades, Book 3, Prentice Hall 2004 (Spanish 5-6)
- Encuentros Maravillosos, Prentice Hall 2005 (Spanish 7-8)
- Conexiones, Prentice Hall 2005 (Spanish 7-8)
- Galeria de Arte y Vida, Glencoe 2004 (AP Spanish Language)
- Abriendo Paso — Gramática, Prentice Hall 2005 (AP Spanish Language)
- Momentos cumbes de las literaturas hispánicas, Prentice Hall 2004 (AP Span Lit)
- Nuevas Vistas, Introducción, HRW 2006 (Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1-2)
- Nuevas Vistas, Uno, HRW 2006 (Spanish for Spanish Speakers 3-4)
- Nuevas Vistas, Dos, HRW 2006 (Spanish for Spanish Speakers 5-6)
