The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Posted in Geology, Lower Elementary, Public Domain on August 4, 2013
What a fun introduction to geology and the Earth sciences! 30+ tales of famous volcanoes and earthquakes! Including: Krakatoa Stromboli Vesuvius San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 The fable of Atlantis Chapters are also included that describe different forms and events having to do with earthquakes and volcanoes. Learn about lava, seaquakes, mud volcanoes, and more. Read More »
A Day With John Milton
Posted in Elementary, History, Literature, Middle School, Public Domain on July 28, 2013
Such was the man who now, neatly dressed in black, was led into his study, upon the same floor as his bedroom,—a small chamber hung with rusty green,—and there, seated in a large old elbow-chair, received the morning salutations of his three daughters. Another addition to the Days With The Poets series; this time it Read More »
Ten Boys and Girls From Dickens
Posted in Literature, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on July 16, 2013
In this small volume there are presented as complete stories the boy-lives portrayed in the works of Charles Dickens. Charles Dickens was a loyal champion of all boys, and underlying his pen pictures of them was an earnest desire to remedy evils which he had found existing in London and its suburbs. And so he Read More »
Our Little Cousin Series
Posted in Culture, Geography, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on July 4, 2013
Geography readers about children around the world These very simple readers tell about life in different countries through a child, or children, that live there! Some of the information may be out of date, but they would make great additions to a country study or a history course. Here are the ones I could find Read More »
Stories of King Arthur’s Knights {Told to the Children}
Posted in Lower Elementary, Mythology, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on June 22, 2013
More than four hundred years ago there lived a diligent man called Sir Thomas Malory, who wrote in English words many of the beautiful Welsh tales about King Arthur’s Knights, that the people of Wales loved so well. This book is a very beautiful remake of the tales of King Arthur’s knights, written for children. Read More »
