is about the american book company established in 1996 . for the american book company established in 1890 see american book company 1890 . american book company type private industry educational publishing founded 1996 1996 by dr. frank pintozzi and colleen pintozzi founders dr. frank pintozzi and colleen pintozzi headquarters woodstock georgia united states area served united states products textbooks educational software services online practice testing number of employees 25 50 2009 website americanbookcompany.com american book company is a textbook and software publishing company . its main focus is on standardized test preparation materials . it offers books covering language arts mathematics science and social studies tests . the company also produces transparencies basic review books and act and sat preparation books . it currently publishes nearly 200 materials most of them specifically developed for alabama arizona california florida georgia indiana louisiana maine maryland minnesota mississippi nevada new jersey north carolina ohio south carolina tennessee and texas . contents 1 company history 2 book features 3 validation study 4 books adopted by state boards of education 5 other ventures 6 references 7 external links company history edit american book company was founded in 1996 by dr. frank pintozzi a professor of reading and english as a second language at kennesaw state university and colleen pintozzi a math teacher and supervisor of general educational development programs . they began writing textbooks for nearby south carolina . after finding success they created more books for states across the country . book features edit american book company books have frequent references to standards provided by state departments of education . each book is based around multiple practice tests modeled after the relevant state test . many of the company s books include links to online modules curated by the national science teachers association s scilinks program . 1 validation study edit in 2006 publishing consultant lois eskin associates studied the effects of using american book company books to prepare for standardized tests . the goal of the study was to find if students were more likely to pass standardized tests after studying with american book company books . the study included schools in alabama california florida georgia indiana louisiana south carolina and texas . results were positive with every school showing success attributed to american book company . in particular tranquillity high school increased its pass rate on the cahsee by 135 % . 2 books adopted by state boards of education edit as of 2009 the following fourteen american book company books have been officially adopted by the alabama and georgia departments of education 3 4 5 mastering the ga crct 7th in language arts by american book company mastering the al direct assessment in writing grade 10 isbn 1 932410 68 6 mastering the ga crct 6th in language arts isbn 978 1 59807 167 2 mastering the ga crct 6th in reading isbn 978 1 59807 066 8 mastering the ga crct 7th in language arts isbn 978 1 59807 168 9 mastering the ga crct 7th in reading isbn 978 1 59807 070 5 passing the 7th grade armt in reading isbn 978 1 59807 160 3 passing the 8th grade armt in reading isbn 978 1 59807 039 2 passing the ga crct 3rd in reading isbn 978 1 59807 131 3 passing the ga crct 5th in reading isbn 978 1 59807 054 5 passing the ga crct 8th in language arts isbn 978 1 59807 010 1 passing the ga crct 8th in reading isbn 978 1 59807 011 8 passing the ga grade 8 writing assessment isbn 978 1 59807 132 0 passing the new al high school graduation exam in language isbn 978 1 59807 163 4 passing the new al high school graduation exam in reading isbn 978 1 59807 164 1 american book company books are also listed as a resource by the new jersey department of education 6 and schools in many states including minnesota 7 california 8 and alabama . 9 other ventures edit screen from protein synthesis animation american book company offers online practice testing and classroom management software . it has also recently begun making brief web video lessons . one of these videos protein synthesis animation was selected a teachertube top favorite . 10 its community involvement includes working with adopt a book 11 must ministries and habitat for humanity 12 among other organizations . references edit american book company joins nsta scilinks program . reuters . may 27 2008 . retrieved march 11 2009 . validation study of american book company s high school graduation test preparation programs pdf . lois eskin associates . archived pdf from the original on 19 february 2009 . retrieved march 11 2009 . many state departments of education maintain lists of books recommended for their member schools . classroom improvement publications . alabama state department of education . archived from the original on 19 march 2009 . retrieved march 11 2009 . 2008 k 8 english language arts reading state recommended learning resources pdf . georgia department of education . retrieved march 11 2009 . career and technical education cte program resource list . state of new jersey department of education . archived from the original on 11 march 2009 . retrieved march 11 2009 . the winner s circle . patrick henry high school . archived from the original on 17 february 2009 . retrieved march 11 2009 . cahsee english course outline pdf . visalia unified school district . retrieved march 11 2009 . ahsge prep resource links . paul w. bryant high school . retrieved march 11 2009 . teachertube enewsletter december 2008 . teachertube . archived from the original on 2 february 2009 . retrieved march 11 2009 . adopt a book partners . adopt a book . retrieved march 11 2009 . covenant partners . knoxville habitat for humanity . archived from the original on october 21 2007 . retrieved march 11 2009 . external links edit companies portal american book company blog linkedin 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