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 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 »

Trees Worth Knowing

Posted in High School, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Scouting And Survival, Upper Elementary on October 13, 2011

This book was just recently cataloged by gutenberg.org and I couldn’t wait to share it! It is perfect for older elementary kids up to high school age. Julia E. Rogers knows trees.  She provides in this book a way to both discover new trees and become familiar with the ones you think you know.  An 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 »