Company Rates an A for Its School Supplies

Parents and teachers alike appreciate the vast inventory of educational materials available at School Service Co. in Los Angeles. Workbooks, charts, flashcards, maps and educational toys geared to students in grades one to eight are priced competitively at what is probably the largest inventory of learning materials in the region.

Simple, easy-to-read maps of all continents, countries and states are laminated (and smear proof), come in vibrant colors and are priced at $6.95. There are also charts on various subjects--flags, insects, stamps and many other categories of interest to young minds. Prices start at $1.95.

The McGraw Hill workbooks, one for each grade, are $8.95 and a must for parents who want to help their offspring practice for the Stanford 9 tests. The learning toys are impressive.

A Math Keyboard for the multiplication tables requires no batteries, has no loose parts and you need only press one key for the correct answer to appear. Perfect for travel. Price: $12.95.

There is an excellent selection of used textbooks priced for the bargain hunter who may want the primer book on a subject to keep as a reference. A used Algebra I textbook that retailed new for $60 is $15. Home schoolers can save a bundle on these textbooks, which are often hard to find used.

School Service Co. has been in business for more than 60 years as a family operation and sells to schools as well as to the general public. The staff members are knowledgeable and helpful. They will mail a free catalog to you upon request. See their Web site at https://www.schoolservice.net.

School Service Co., 647 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. (323) 933-5691 or (800) 777-8879. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Weekend Super Sale: Just up the street on Saturday, you can catch one of the best sales in town, the monthly Half-Off/Half-Off Sale at the Cinema Glamour Shop. Designer clothes for men and women donated by members of the motion picture industry always sell at a bargain price here, but one day each monththe price becomes not just half off the ticketed figure but another half off that.

Cinema Glamour Shop, 343 N. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles. Saturday sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (323) 933-5289.

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