Stories from Greek Tragedians and Comedians
Posted in High School, Literature, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on March 13, 2012
English re-tellings of classic Greek tales written by Alfred J. Church. Some of the stories included: The Battle of Salamis The Buried Treasure The Story of Antigone The Girl of Andros Download Stories from the Greek Comedians from archive.org. Download Stories from the Greek Tragedians from gutenberg.org.
Stories from Chaucer
Posted in Art, Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on March 9, 2012
A beautifully illustrated book that tells some of Chaucer’s most famous stories in an easy, kid-friendly manner. Stories are from Canterbury Tales: The Knight’s Tale The Man of Law’s Tale The Clerk of Oxford’s Tale Wikipedia says of Chaucer (and the Canterbury Tales): He uses the tales and the descriptions of its characters to paint Read More »
The Works of Jules Verne
Posted in College Prep, High School, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on February 23, 2012
Adventure and science- those were the two biggest things that drew me to Jules Verne as a child. I remember reading Journey to the Center of the Earth and being completely enthralled with the fantasy world that Verne concocted. Even though some of the science in his works have been proven wrong, Verne’s works still Read More »
Indians and Pioneers
Posted in American History, Mythology, Public Domain on February 7, 2012
A Historical Reader for the Young From stories of the “mound people” all the way up to the arrival of Dutch pilgrims on the American continent, this historical reader covers the history of the early peoples of our land. Some of the information may be inaccurate and out of date but for the most part Read More »
In The Days of Giants
Posted in High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Mythology, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on January 9, 2012
In this book of Norse myth, we have 16 tales that are very well-written and form a series. Reading about Asgard and Midgard has never been so enthralling! The illustrations are few, and black and white drawings. However, they are very detailed and would make great coloring pages and additions to a notebook. Published in Read More »
