The Sleeping Beauty Picture Book
Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Mythology, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on December 22, 2011
This picture book actually contains three stories, including The Sleeping Beauty. All of the stories are in poetic form, making them fun for smaller children to hear the rhythm. The illustrations to The Sleeping Beauty have a little column at the bottom that would be perfect for text. I immediately thought that they would make Read More »
Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One
Posted in Applied Math, College Prep, High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Home Economics, Middle School, Public Domain, Technology, Upper Elementary on December 22, 2011
Hot off the e-book press from gutenberg.org, Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One is an impressive compilation of electrical knowledge. From the introduction: This book, or “Guide,” is so called because it leads or points out the wayto the acquirement of a theoretical and practical knowledge of Electricity. There are several guides, each covering in detail a Read More »
Finkler’s Field
Posted in Hobbies and Crafts, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on December 20, 2011
If your boys like baseball then they might enjoy this little chapter book. From the description on Google: The boys at Maple Ridge School play baseball with a teams of Boarders competing with the Towners and run into trouble with Farmer Finkler when a ball lands in his field, but everything works out in the Read More »
The Mary Frances Cookbook
Posted in High School, Home Economics, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on December 16, 2011
This darling little cookbook combines lessons in cooking, hospitality, and manners. From the forward: Dear Girls: This book tells the story of Mary Frances, a little girl whose great ambition was to help her mother. So anxious was she to do this that even the humble Kitchen People became her teachers and instructors. The Kitchen Read More »
A Treasury of Plays for Children
Posted in Art, Hobbies and Crafts, Literature, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on December 16, 2011
There not a whole lot to this book. The book digitized by Google books has no fancy cover or illustrations for me to share with you. What the book does have, however, are 14 plays adapted for children in upper elementary-middle school. They include such gems as Alice in Wonderland, Punch & Judy, and The Read More »
