Dot and Tot of Merryland
Posted in Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on November 11, 2011
Freshly uploaded onto Gutenberg.org for your reading pleasure, Dot and Tot of Merryland is another fantastical story by L. Frank Baum. Illustrating for this public domain book in a similar fashion as the Wizard of Oz books, W. W. Denslow brings little Dot and Tot to life in oranges and yellows. The story is about Read More »
Machines At Work
Posted in Hobbies and Crafts, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Science on November 10, 2011
Boys love machines and anything that goes “vroom”. Girls love big machines too. There is just something about the immense power and ability behind a big piece of machinery that makes it fascinating. Machines At Work is a great living book. Full of color illustrations and flavorful text, it would be perfect for notebooking or Read More »
Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking
Posted in American History, College Prep, High School, Home Economics, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on November 6, 2011
Any history or cooking enthusiast will enjoy this fun cookbook highlighting traditional Pennsylvania Dutch foods. From the preface of the book: In 1683 the Plain Sects began to arrive in William Penn’s Colony seeking a land of peace and plenty. They were a mixed people; Moravians from Bohemia and Moravia, Mennonites from Switzerland and Holland, Read More »
The Star People
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Science, Upper Elementary on November 6, 2011
“Why did not somebody teach me the constellations, and make me at home in the starry heavens, which are always overhead and which I don’t half know to this day?” —Thomas Carlyle. Children that show an interest in the stars and night sky will enjoy this book about the “star people”. The book is all Read More »
Goody Two Shoes
Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on November 6, 2011
The story of Goody Two Shoes is a variation of the Cinderella story. The term is often used to convey an unusually virtuous person. Goody Two Shoes tells the story of Margery Meanwell who is so poor she only has one shoe. When a rich gentleman buys her a complete pair she is so ecstatic Read More »
