The Children’s Longfellow
Posted in Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on March 7, 2013
For children who don’t quite understand epic poetry yet, here is a book that narrates eleven of Longfellow’s poems into a story form. This would work well during a poet-study. It could be used alongside A Day With Longfellow. You could read the poem first and then compare it to the style of the story. Read More »
Aircraft And Submarines {World War I}
Posted in High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary, Western Civilization on February 27, 2013
Comparatively few people appreciate how the thought of navigating the air’s dizziest heights and the sea’s gloomiest depths has obsessed the minds of inventors. From the earliest days of history men have grappled with the problem, yet it is only within two hundred years for aircraft and one hundred for submarines that any really intelligent Read More »
Ancient And Modern Ships
Posted in College Prep, High School, History, Middle School, Public Domain, Technology, Upper Elementary on February 27, 2013
It is not difficult to imagine how mankind first conceived the idea of making use of floating structures to enable him to traverse stretches of water. The trunk of a tree floating down a river may have given him his first notions. He would not be long in discovering that the tree could support more Read More »
Tennyson: Days With The Poets
Posted in Literature, Lower Elementary, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on February 23, 2013
In the course of the day the poet would devote considerable time and energy to his favourite exercise of garden work. To plant trees and shrubs, to roll the lawn, to dig the kitchen garden, and lovingly to tend the simple flowers which he had set, was his constant delight as long as his strength Read More »
Sketches Of Japanese Manners And Customs
Posted in College Prep, Culture, Eastern Civilization, High School, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on February 23, 2013
If you are studying Asia or have a child who loves all things Japan, this book is perfect for you! Full-color plates depict different events and daily life in Japan during the late 1800′s.This is truly a living history book that will delight readers of all ages. Each chapter includes text describing the customs, as Read More »
