Our Little Cousin Series

Posted in Culture, Geography, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on July 4, 2013

Geography readers about children around the world These very simple readers tell about life in different countries through a child, or children, that live there! Some of the information may be out of date, but they would make great additions to a country study or a history course. Here are the ones I could find Read More »

Stories of King Arthur’s Knights {Told to the Children}

Posted in Lower Elementary, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on June 22, 2013

More than four hundred years ago there lived a diligent man called Sir Thomas Malory, who wrote in English words many of the beautiful Welsh tales about King Arthur’s Knights, that the people of Wales loved so well. This book is a very beautiful remake of the tales of King Arthur’s knights, written for children. Read More »

Armour and Weapons

Posted in High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Western Civilization on June 19, 2013

Great illustrations of weaponry and armor Doing a study on Medieval warfare? Have a child who loves all things knights and castles? This is an amazing book that covers: The Age of Mail The Wearing of Armour Horse Armour The Decadence of Armour Medieval Weapons Plus more! The text is pretty dense, but informative. It Read More »

Three Little Kittens

Posted in Kindergarten, Public Domain, Reading on June 12, 2013

The three little kittens, they lost their mittens, And they began to cry, “Oh, mother dear, we sadly fear, That we have lost our mittens.” “What!   Lost your mittens, you naughty kittens! This classic nursery rhyme is turned into a fun storybook by Robert Ballantyne. All the illustrations are very nice color images. Download Three Little Read More »

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great

Posted in High School, History, Middle School, Public Domain on June 12, 2013

For those that love biographies of famous people, Elbert Hubbard wrote 14 volumes of his series Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great. Each volume contains the stories of 10-12 people in a certain category (with exception to the first book): Volume 1 – memorial edition 2 – Famous Women 3 – American Statesmen Read More »