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E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

E. D. Hirsch, Jr., is an emeritus professor at the University of Virginia and the author of The Knowledge Deficit, The Schools We Need, and the bestselling Cultural Literacy and the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. He and his wife, Polly, live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they raised their three children.
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your First Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (Revised and updated)
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition
The Schools We Need
Books to Build On
Cultural Literacy

Books

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your First Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (Revised and updated)
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition
The Schools We Need
Books to Build On
Cultural Literacy

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