Books for World Teachers’ Day

By Coll Rowe | October 2 2024 | Education

For World Teachers’ Day on October 5th, we are celebrating teachers, their work, and the value they bring to their students’ lives. This collection of titles includes stories about exceptional teachers and teaching as an occupation.

A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
9781101986752

A riveting, vitally important year-in-the-life of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what’s really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins.

$29.00 US
Mar 14, 2023
Hardcover
384 Pages
Dutton

How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
9780385494229
Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.
$19.00 US
Oct 12, 1999
Paperback
448 Pages
Crown

A Life of Maria Montessori
9781635420845
A fresh, comprehensive biography of the pioneering educator and activist who changed the way we look at children’s minds, from the author of Oriana Fallaci.
$28.99 US
Mar 08, 2022
Hardcover
368 Pages
Other Press

Work Smarter, Beat Burnout, and Watch Your Students Thrive
9780593539736
A heartfelt, hands-on guide to setting boundaries, increasing productivity, and finding fulfillment for teachers who know that their classrooms won’t thrive unless they do.
$19.00 US
Apr 04, 2023
Paperback
240 Pages
Portfolio

Stories of Hardship and Hope from the Next Generation
9780593239865

The students of today tell their stories of adversity and growth in letters to the original Freedom Writers, who write supportive and powerful letters in response.

$18.00 US
Mar 29, 2022
Paperback
448 Pages
Crown

Reimagining Academic Success
9780807007143
A revolutionary new educational model that encourages educators to provide spaces for students to display their academic brilliance without sacrificing their identities.
$16.95 US
Aug 09, 2022
Paperback
264 Pages
Beacon Press

An Unconventional Education
9780525561897
One of the world's top experts on education delivers an uplifting memoir on his own personal failures and successes as he sought to become a good learner and teacher.
$17.00 US
Apr 06, 2021
Paperback
352 Pages
Penguin Books

A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship
9780812987140

A memoir of the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young teacher and her gifted student, jailed for murder in the Mississippi Delta.

$17.00 US
Apr 03, 2018
Paperback
336 Pages
Random House Trade Paperbacks

Black Women Teachers (Re)member
9780807007310
An exploration of how engaging identity and cultural heritage can transform teaching and learning for Black women educators in the name of justice and freedom in the classroom.
$14.95 US
Aug 16, 2022
Paperback
240 Pages
Beacon Press

Real Stories and Honest Advice to Keep Teachers from Crying Under Their Desks
9780593190319
Hopeful, hilarious musings and serious advice for new teachers from the formerly anonymous blogger behind Love, Teach.
$20.00 US
Jul 14, 2020
Paperback
272 Pages
Avery

In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World
9780425269503
The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever.
$18.00 US
Sep 03, 2013
Paperback
224 Pages
Berkley

Creating a Future for Us All
9780143134169
A call to action that pulls together all of Sir Ken Robinson’s key messages and philosophies, and that challenges and empowers readers to re-imagine our world, and our systems, for the better.
$17.00 US
Mar 01, 2022
Paperback
144 Pages
Penguin Books

9780593419403
A hilarious, relatable way to honor the everyday heroes we all know and love, with illustrated laugh-out-loud activities and journaling prompts.
$18.00 US
Apr 12, 2022
Paperback
144 Pages
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