Baseball Joe Series And Other Sports Novels By Lester Chadwick
Posted in High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on July 14, 2014
Howard R. Garis was probably one of the most prolific authors of his time. He wrote the beloved Uncle Wiggily series about an elderly rabbit. I will share that series here as well, but I was first introduced to this author through his pseudonym Lester Chadwick. Under Lester Chadwick, Garis wrote a number of juvenile Read More »
Jack Among The Indians
Posted in American History, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on July 13, 2014
A Boy’s Summer on the Buffalo Plains A long time ago, before any of you were born, great herds of buffalo fed on the western plains, and wild Indians lived by hunting them. They ate the flesh, wore the skins as clothing, slept in lodges made from the hides, and fashioned tools from different parts Read More »
Britain In The Middle Ages: A History Reader
Posted in Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on April 11, 2014
Of the Britons who dwelt here, we know something from those who had heard of them and wrote about them. Round about their villages, they made wattle-fences to keep away their enemies and the wild beasts that came out of the forests in winter nights. They were shepherds and had many herds of sheep and Read More »
Public Domain Maps: Free and Up to Date!
Posted in Geography, Public Domain on March 29, 2014
Free, open source, portable atlas PAT is a free software that works like a portable atlas you can edit and create with. I haven’t played around with it much. What I was really looking for, and found on this site, were current maps that were free to use for projects. You can select a country, Read More »
American Boy’s Life of Theodore Roosevelt
Posted in American History, High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on March 22, 2014
The life of Theodore Roosevelt is one well worth studying by any American boy who wishes to make something of himself and mount high on the ladder of success. The twenty-sixth President of our country is a fine type of the true American of to-day, full of vim and vigor, quick to comprehend, and equally Read More »
