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Childhood of Ancient Rome
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on October 17, 2011
I love the illustrations in this book. They would make a great addition to a lapbook or notebook project. The stories are somewhat fanciful, but they add some flavor to a study in Ancient Rome. Do you know how to retrieve the images from a public domain book on Google books? When you are scrolling Read More »
Nature Stories for Young Readers
Posted in Animals, Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on October 13, 2011
A great example of how public domain texts can be used for commercial projects is the series of nature readers Christian Liberty Press offers. Each of these books (except volume 4) is a reprint of an older book that has fallen into the public domain. The volumes have been edited and beautifully reprinted. I highly Read More »
East Indian Fairy Tales
Posted in Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Reading on October 13, 2011
Intro to the book: “India is undoubtedly the home of the fairy-tale. Of those now in existence, probably one-third of them came from India. Gypsies, missionaries, travelers, and traders carried them to other countries where they were told and retold until much of their original form was obliterated, and many of their titles lost. The Read More »
Trees Worth Knowing
Posted in High School, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Scouting And Survival, Upper Elementary on October 13, 2011
This book was just recently cataloged by gutenberg.org and I couldn’t wait to share it! It is perfect for older elementary kids up to high school age. Julia E. Rogers knows trees. She provides in this book a way to both discover new trees and become familiar with the ones you think you know. An Read More »
Nature-study readers
Posted in Animals, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Preschool, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on October 12, 2011
If there were ever a better set of nature books suitable for notebooking projects than these simple beauties they would certainly be on my bookshelves! We have been printing chapters from this series for years now to read aloud together and to use for copywork and notebook projects. The text is fairly simple and straightforward Read More »
