Daisy Dell Farm ABC

Posted in Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on January 18, 2012

D is for the dog who takes care of the sheep E is for ewe who is lying asleep This short little picture book is a fun way to review the ABC’s with your little ones.  Printed in the early 1900′s, the original book was printed on “untearable linen”. Download Daisy Del Farm ABC (pdf Read More »

Boy Blue and His Friends

Posted in Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on January 15, 2012

This is a book of short stories for the youngest readers,—stories about old friends, which they can easily read themselves. Here they will learn why Mary’s Lamb went to school, what the mouse was looking for when he ran up the clock, why one little pig went to market, how one little pig got lost, Read More »

Raggedy Andy Stories

Posted in Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on January 15, 2012

Who doesn’t love the adorable Raggedy Ann and her brother Raggedy Andy?  Andy here has his own book, full of adventurous stories. With full-color illustrations children are sure to love these timeless tales!  Stories include: HOW RAGGEDY ANDY CAME THE NURSERY DANCE THE SPINNING WHEEL THE TAFFY PULL THE RABBIT CHASE THE NEW TIN GUTTER Read More »

Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy

Posted in Animals, Literature, Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on January 2, 2012

A wild, adventurous “living book” with plenty of illustrations!  Most of the stories deal with how things work or curiosities of nature but some of them are pure fiction. From the preface: Come along, boys and girls! We are off on our rambles. But please do not ask me where we are going. It would Read More »

The Study of Literature for High School and College Prep

Posted in College Prep, High School, Literature, Public Domain, Reading on December 30, 2011

The study of literature is a satisfying and complex discipline that can be immensely useful to the student who wishes to go on to higher education. Here are three books geared toward the high school student that expertly describe a course of study that could be taken for credit in English Literature. Click on each Read More »