A Day With Tschaikovsky

Posted in Art, Culture, Free Use, Music, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on September 20, 2012

Here is another great “day in the life” book, this time featuring a composer. Read about Tschaikovsky as if you were there in his home, experiencing his life! Tschaikovsky, rousing himself with difficulty from the heavy, almost lethargic sleep of exhaustion into which he nightly falls, gathers his wits together and restores his scattered consciousness Read More »

Beautiful England Books

Posted in College Prep, Culture, Geography, High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on September 17, 2012

If you have anyone in your family interested in the history of England, they will absolutely love this book series. The volumes entitled Beautiful England each describe one area of the country in a relaxed, conversation-style text and gorgeous illustrations. The focus in these books is mainly on the architectural structures of each area, so Read More »

The Book Of Cheese

Posted in Hobbies and Crafts, Home Economics, Public Domain on September 13, 2012

What is not to like about that book title? From a series of books called The Rural Text-Book Series, The Book Of Cheese is a manual and a history of cheese-making. The book is written for older students and adults, so it would work great for a high school course or a project on homesteading. Read More »

The Children Of All Lands Stories

Posted in Culture, Geography, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on September 9, 2012

Another great set of readers for geography and culture is the Children Of All Lands series.  Written primarily by Madeline Brandeis, there are a few titles by other authors. These readers are unique in that they use photographs taken by the author, as well as stock photography from the countries, instead of illustrations. Not all Read More »

Supplementary Geographies

Posted in Culture, Geography, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on September 7, 2012

James Chamberlain also created a set of readers called “Supplementary Geographies” which were focused on a specific continent. Here are the titles that I could find: Europe Africa South America Asia North America Each book covers the major areas, peoples, and industries of the continent.  Most of the images are black and white photos.