Handy Books for Boys and Girls
Posted in High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Home Economics, Middle School, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Scouting And Survival, Upper Elementary on October 19, 2011
Have you ever seen those Dangerous books for boys and girls in the store? The premise behind the book is to provide exciting and technical activities for children to bring back some of the good old days when kids actually played outside and built things. Well, those books are nothing new. Daniel Carter Beard cornered Read More »
The First Book of Stones
Posted in Geology, Hobbies and Crafts, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on October 19, 2011
Do you have a rock collector in your house? This wonderful little book was published in 1950 but its copyright was never renewed. The serious naturalist or archeologist will enjoy the detailed illustrations and exciting text. It covers everything from types of rock, formations, what is made from stone, and even how to keep your Read More »
The First Book of Trees
Posted in High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Scouting And Survival, Upper Elementary on October 19, 2011
Can you identify the trees in your neighborhood? You can with the help of this ebook! The First Book of Trees is chock-full of information about leaves, pods, and other ways to figure out what kinds of trees are around the town. Girls and boys alike can use this book in their nature studies, for Read More »
When Mother Lets Us Act
Posted in Art, Hobbies and Crafts, Humanities, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on October 9, 2011
Children that love to play pretend will enjoy dressing up and acting out the plays in this theatrical book that combines gentle acting instruction with examples of different plays. Everything from shadow puppets to morality plays is covered, including acting out poems and songs. An excerpt from the book: You see, “playing acting” is only Read More »
Scouting for Boys
Posted in College Prep, High School, Hobbies and Crafts, Middle School, Public Domain, Scouting And Survival, Upper Elementary on September 27, 2011
Scouting and survival skills seem to be a natural interest of boys. They have a thirst for knowledge about how to hunt, fish, camp, and otherwise be in the wild. But scouting and survival isn’t just for men and boys. The skills and techniques in these resources can be fun for the whole family to Read More »
