The Quadrupeds of North America

Posted in Animals, High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Science, Upper Elementary on March 21, 2013

Amazing illustrations and descriptions of quadrapeds (four-legged animals) that are common to North America by none other than J. W. Audubon himself! Each species has a detailed illustration, synopsis of it’s looks, and a description of it’s habits and where it can be found. Download The Quadrupeds of North America from archive.org.

Divine and Moral Songs for Children

Posted in Bible, Free Use, Literature, Public Domain on March 20, 2013

The book title says songs, but these are more like divine and moral poems (verses?) for children. Written by Isaac Watts, the titles of the songs include: Be to others kind and true Hosanna to the Prince of Grace This is the day when Christ arose These would be perfect for copywork or little verses Read More »

Folk Tales From The Russian

Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on March 13, 2013

In sending forth the stories in the present volume, all of which are here set down in print for the first time, it is my hope that they may enable American children to share with the children of Russia the pleasure of glancing into the magic world of the old Slavic nation. Russian folk tales! Read More »

Flowers Shown To The Children

Posted in High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on March 7, 2013

Dear Children,—If you were old enough to go to the bookseller and ask for a book that would tell you about the flowers you see growing in the woods and fields in spring and summer-time, you would find there were already a great many books which had been written with that purpose. If you examined Read More »

The Children’s Longfellow

Posted in Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on March 7, 2013

For children who don’t quite understand epic poetry yet, here is a book that narrates eleven of Longfellow’s poems into a story form. This would work well during a poet-study. It could be used alongside A Day With Longfellow. You could read the poem first and then compare it to the style of the story. Read More »