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Sincerely,David Caton-------- Forwarded Message --------Subject: Re: Holt Workbook QueryDate: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 14:12:29 +0000From: Spelman, Roderick To: David Caton Dear Mr. Caton,Thanks for your message. After reviewing past product I cannot provide you with anyvocabulary workbook titles that have been published by HMH (presently or via our legacycompanies) that present Judaism or Christianity as the basis for a set of vocabularyactivities. Further, given how long ago the Holt Fourth Course workbook was published, it’s notpossible to determine the decision-making process that led to the specific content in question asthe basis for the activities. The editorial department that created this product no longer existswithin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.That said, our range of Social Studies texts do present content on all major religions. I would behappy to direct you to those title if that would be helpful to you. Please let me know.Thank you.Respectfully,_______________________Roderick M. SpelmanVP HMH StudiosLearning Architecture: HumanitiesHoughton Mifflin Harcourt222 Berkeley StreetBoston, MA 02116Office:617-351-5281Mobile: 617-849-2733hmhco.com-------- Forwarded Message --------Subject: Re: Holt Workbook QueryDate: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 08:54:25 -0500From: David Caton To: Spelman, Roderick

Dear Mr. Spelman,Your last email stated that you intended to get back to me with the week regarding our request.Do you have the answer to my questions posed in my below email dated January 26, 2015?Thank you.David Caton-------- Forwarded Message --------Subject: Re: Holt Workbook QueryDate: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:07:23 +0000From: Spelman, Roderick To: David Caton Dear Mr. Caton,I will look into the information you request, but I’ll need a bit of time as it will requireidentifying specific legacy components and reviewing that content. Let me coordinate with someof the folks from the legacy product lines to get a list together for review, and then I’ll get backto you with the information within the week.Thanks for your patience.Respectfully,_______________________Roderick M. SpelmanVP HMH StudiosLearning Architecture: HumanitiesHoughton Mifflin Harcourt222 Berkeley StreetBoston, MA 02116Office:617-351-5281Mobile: 617-849-2733hmhco.comFrom: David Caton Date: Monday, January 26, 2015 at 12:36 PMTo: Roderick Spelman Subject: Re: Holt Workbook QueryMr. Spelman,Your reply did not respond to the questions presented in my first email copied below. Since youstate the workshop at issue was published 15 years ago please provide me with the titles of

Please let me know if I can assist you further, or provide any additional information regardingour current list of HMH products.Respectfully,_______________________Roderick M. SpelmanVP HMH StudiosLearning Architecture: HumanitiesHoughton Mifflin Harcourt222 Berkeley StreetBoston, MA 02116Office:617-351-5281Mobile: 617-849-2733hmhco.comLinda Zecher, President, CEOHoughton, Mifflin and HarcourtDear Ms. Zecher, January 21, 2015We have some questions regarding pages 63-66 of the Holt, Rinehart and Winston Vocabulary WorkshopFourth Coursehttp://floridafamily.org/images/VocabularyWorkshopFourthCourseCoverPages63,64,65,66TheIslamicWo.pdf· Why was Judaism and Christianity the only major religions omitted from this workbook?· What other workbooks are currently offered for this grade level which give the same presentation ofJudaism and Christianity that were presented in this workbook for Islamism, Hinduism and Buddhism?· Does Houghton, Mifflin and Harcourt have planned a specific future publication that will give the samepresentation to include Judaism and Christianity? If yes, what will be the title of that publication andwhen will it be released?We look forward to your response.Sincerely,David Caton, PresidentFlorida Family Association, Inc.