help location a BASIC programming manual textbook

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Back around 1985/1986, the junior high I attended here in Manitoba, Canada
has a BASIC programming textbook which was pretty good as far as an
introduction to the BASIC programming language.

It was a large softcover textbook, glossy dark grey/black in appearance
with a graph paper type print graphic "background" (on the front at
least), possibly about an inch thick. I vaguely remember the word BASIC
prominently printed in large letters on the front cover, probably in
fairly large typeface/font, the word BASIC in various
colors....perhaps.....

The text was obviously about programming in microcomputer BASIC, aimed at
multi-platforms, including the Apple II, TRS-80, Commodore, Atari, etc.

The pages inside were white, with black text (with programming examples
printed in the typeface/font that looked very "computery", for lack of a
better description. I also remember some green on the pages, usually for
highlighting certain areas of the page and such.

Does anyone know anything about this textbook? I for the life of me cannot
remember the publisher/the name of the author(s), nor the exact title of
the book, nor the ISBN number.  I think it may have been called "BASIC" or
maybe "Beginners BASIC" or something like that.

I would very much like to locate this textbook and obtain one.

Our junior high used the textbook to teach us BASIC programming on the
TRS-80 Model III and Apple //e.

I even remember "borrowing" the book between Grade 9 and Grade 10 (in
1986) during summer vaction, without permission from the school (as sad as
this sounds, I smuggled this textbook out of the school for a few months),
so that I could advance my programming skills on my Commodore VIC-20 and
Tandy Color Computer. I did return the textbook at the start of the school
year after summer vacation......though I wished I had kept it, since
nobody seemed to notice that it was ever gone.

Any clues? Anybody ever see/use this textbook?