Beautiful Illustrations of Japan
Posted in Public Domain on July 23, 2013
These illustrations come from a German book “Japanische Märchen” at gutenberg.org. From the information there, it appears that this was a book of Japanese folklore and/or fairy tales translated into German. Since the book is in the public domain, all of these images may be downloaded and used freely.
Dream Blocks (Poetry Picture Book)
Posted in Kindergarten, Public Domain on July 23, 2013
This is an amazing full-color book, beautifully scanned into digital format, and full of short little poems to share with your children. The information on archive.org about the book says that it was printed in 1908, placing it in the public domain. You can use the images and the text in your projects! To download Read More »
Ten Boys and Girls From Dickens
Posted in Literature, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on July 16, 2013
In this small volume there are presented as complete stories the boy-lives portrayed in the works of Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens was a loyal champion of all boys, and underlying his pen pictures of them was an earnest desire to remedy evils which he had found existing in London and its suburbs. And so he Read More »
Our Little Cousin Series
Posted in Culture, Geography, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on July 4, 2013
Geography readers about children around the world These very simple readers tell about life in different countries through a child, or children, that live there! Some of the information may be out of date, but they would make great additions to a country study or a history course. Here are the ones I could find Read More »
Stories of King Arthur’s Knights {Told to the Children}
Posted in Lower Elementary, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on June 22, 2013
More than four hundred years ago there lived a diligent man called Sir Thomas Malory, who wrote in English words many of the beautiful Welsh tales about King Arthur’s Knights, that the people of Wales loved so well. This book is a very beautiful remake of the tales of King Arthur’s knights, written for children. Read More »
