America’s Story for America’s Children
Posted in American History, Culture, Lower Elementary, Reading, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on May 24, 2012
A simple history reader that goes from about 1000 AD up to the founding of America. Each story contains several black and white drawings. There are a few full-color plates in the book as well. Download America’s Story for America’s Children from archive.org.
Stories of Woods and Fields
Posted in Animals, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on May 20, 2012
A supplementary reader, this is one of a series of books that collected poems and stories about nature, geography, and history in order to entice children to curiosity about such things. 168+ pages of living nature selections make this book a great addition to any Charlotte Mason or literature-based homeschool. Download Stories of Woods and Read More »
Electricity for Boys
Posted in Applied Math, College Prep, Home Economics, Middle School, Public Domain, Technology, Upper Elementary on May 12, 2012
Electricity, like every science, presents two phases to the student, one belonging to a theoretical knowledge, and the other which pertains to the practical application of that knowledge. The boy is directly interested in the practical use which he can make of this wonderful phenomenon in nature. With sections on such riveting topics as how Read More »
Photographic History of the Civil War
Posted in American History, College Prep, High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on May 9, 2012
Anyone even slightly interested in the Civil War is going to love these books! Ten, count them- TEN volumes in this series depict the war through thousands of photographs! Along with the photos comes a narrative of the war. Each page is visually interesting! Use these for your notebooking pages and as extra fodder for Read More »
Wonders of the Jungle Books 1 and 2
Posted in Animals, Geography, Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Reading on May 7, 2012
These books were printed as supplementary readers for schools. They have short stories about different animals and people of the jungle. The images are great for using as clip art! The reading level of these books is probably 1st-2nd grade. Download the books from gutenberg.org: The Wonders of the Jungle The Wonders of the Jungle Read More »
