Sparkie Comic Books

Posted in Hobbies and Crafts, Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on January 23, 2012

If you have never listened to the old radio show Big Jon & Sparkie then you have missed out on a fun adventure!  My middle daughter loves that series. And to her delight, I found these old Sparkie comic books! The first is volume 2 from the series.  Sparkie meets King Midas. In volume 4- Read More »

The Adventures Of Pinocchio

Posted in Humanities, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on January 21, 2012

The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio, an animated marionette, and his poor father, a woodcarver named Geppetto. Introduce your children to the puppet Pinocchio who gets into all kinds of trouble! Download the ebook from gutenberg.com here.  The version Read More »

The First Book of Bees

Posted in Animals, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on January 20, 2012

Everything you ever wanted to know about our buzzing little friends- the bee!  This book details- with colored illustrations and flowing text- the different kinds of bees, how they build, how they find flowers, what bee products are used by man, etc. 75+ pages of bee-rific fun!  Public Domain! Download The First Book of Bees Read More »

Trains At Work

Posted in American History, Hobbies and Crafts, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Technology, Upper Elementary on January 17, 2012

For the younger students who love all things trains!  This picture book packed full of information and visuals. 100+ pages, published in 1953- now in the public domain! Download Trains At Work from archive.org. More resources: The Wonder Book of Railways, For Boys and Girls Superman Old Time Radio Show Every Boy His Own Mechanic Read More »

Boy Blue and His Friends

Posted in Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on January 15, 2012

This is a book of short stories for the youngest readers,—stories about old friends, which they can easily read themselves. Here they will learn why Mary’s Lamb went to school, what the mouse was looking for when he ran up the clock, why one little pig went to market, how one little pig got lost, Read More »

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