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Homeschool Commons was created to serve as a central juncture for finding free resources to use in personal and commercial ventures.
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Images From Mother Goose
Posted in Public Domain on October 5, 2012
Gems From Mother Goose Part 1 These images come from the public domain book Gems From Mother Goose. I have cropped them and adjusted some of their color. You are free to use them – they are public domain! Here are some more images from Gems From Mother Goose. I have cropped them and adjusted some Read More »
Woodland Tales
Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on October 4, 2012
These Mother Carey Tales were written for children of all ages, who have not outgrown the delight of a fairy tale. It might almost be said that they were written chiefly for myself, for I not only have had the pleasure of telling them to the little ones, and enjoying their quick response, but have also Read More »
The Biography Of A Grizzly
Posted in Animals, Public Domain on October 1, 2012
Written during a time when the magnificent grizzly bear was facing extinction, this book describes the life and habitat of the grand creature. 165+ pages full of living text, black and white sketches, plus beautiful greyscale drawings depicting bears in all kinds of scenes. Download The Biography Of A Grizzly from gutenberg.org.
Free Meadow Animals Images
Posted in Public Domain on September 26, 2012
I have another blog over at Blogger where I have been sharing some of the great images that I find while searching public domain books. It has been a pet project of mine – extracting the images and touching them up to make them usable for projects. The site doesn’t get much traffic, and since Read More »
A Day With Walt Whitman
Posted in Art, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on September 26, 2012
Dressing with the same large, leisurely gestures as characterized him in everything, Walt Whitman was presently attired in his invariable suit of grey: and by the time the clock touched half-past seven, he was seated in the verandah, comfortably inhaling the sweet, fresh morning air, and quite ready for his simple breakfast. Read about the Read More »
