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Peter the Great
Posted in College Prep, High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on March 22, 2012
Jacob Abbott was a prolific writer. He wrote several biographies of famous historical figures. My next few posts will be dedicated to some of his better biographies. Each of these books is well suited for upper elementary children and older. We have used them many times with our history lessons and notebooking projects. First we Read More »
History of Julius Caesar
Posted in College Prep, High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on March 22, 2012
There were three great European nations in ancient days, each of which furnished history with a hero: the Greeks, the Carthaginians, and the Romans. Alexander was the hero of the Greeks. The Carthaginian hero was Hannibal. The Roman hero was Caesar. And so begins Jacob Abbott’s story of Julius Caesar. His account is thorough, covering Read More »
Birds of Gay Plumage
Posted in Animals, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on March 18, 2012
I had never heard of a sunbird until I found this living nature book written by Mary and Elizabeth Kirby. From the “Sunbird page“: Sunbirds are tiny jewels of the Old World tropics. Most are forest birds, but some occur in patches of vegetation in the desert. Many species possess glittering iridescent colors. In this feature, Read More »
Bird Guide - Public Domain
Posted in Animals, Nature Studies, Public Domain on March 18, 2012
From the preface: The native birds are one of our nation’s most val- uable assets. Destroy them, and in a comparatively few years the insects will have multiplied to such an extent that trees will be denuded of their foliage, plants will cease to thrive and crops cannot be raised. This book has a color Read More »
Even More Bird Books!
Posted in Animals, College Prep, High School, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Preschool, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on March 18, 2012
There are just too many good public domain bird books! I have been finding more and more great books about birds to share and so I decided to share all the gutenberg.org resources in one post. These gorgeous color illustrations I am using come from a periodical called Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography. You can Read More »
