The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Posted in Geology, Lower Elementary, Public Domain on August 4, 2013

What a fun introduction to geology and the Earth sciences! 30+ tales of famous volcanoes and earthquakes! Including: Krakatoa Stromboli Vesuvius San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 The fable of Atlantis Chapters are also included that describe different forms and events having to do with earthquakes and volcanoes. Learn about lava, seaquakes, mud volcanoes, and more. Read More »

A Day With John Milton

Posted in Elementary, History, Literature, Middle School, Public Domain on July 28, 2013

Such was the man who now, neatly dressed in black, was led into his study, upon the same floor as his bedroom,—a small chamber hung with rusty green,—and there, seated in a large old elbow-chair, received the morning salutations of his three daughters. Another addition to the Days With The Poets series; this time it Read More »

Beautiful Illustrations of Japan

Posted in Public Domain on July 23, 2013

These illustrations come from a German book “Japanische Märchen” at gutenberg.org. From the information there, it appears that this was a book of Japanese folklore and/or fairy tales translated into German. Since the book is in the public domain, all of these images may be downloaded and used freely.

Dream Blocks (Poetry Picture Book)

Posted in Kindergarten, Public Domain on July 23, 2013

This is an amazing full-color book, beautifully scanned into digital format, and full of short little poems to share with your children. The information on archive.org about the book says that it was printed in 1908, placing it in the public domain. You can use the images and the text in your projects! To download Read More »

Ten Boys and Girls From Dickens

Posted in Literature, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on July 16, 2013

In this small volume there are presented as complete stories the boy-lives portrayed in the works of Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens was a loyal champion of all boys, and underlying his pen pictures of them was an earnest desire to remedy evils which he had found existing in London and its suburbs. And so he Read More »