The Peter Patter Book Of Nursery Rhymes
Posted in Kindergarten, Literature, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on January 2, 2013
I think I read somewhere that most modern kids don’t hear the nursery rhymes that were staples of past generations. Ask a child today who Humpty Dumpty is and he might guess it is a new video game protagonist. But some families love reading nursery rhymes with their kids. Classical and Charlotte Mason homeschoolers are two groups I Read More »
Twas The Night Before Christmas Picture Book
Posted in Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Preschool, Public Domain, Reading on December 8, 2012
You know how the old story goes about the visit from St. Nick. Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. This book comes with full color illustrations to compliment the tale. Download Twas The Night Before Christmas from archive.org. It is public domain!
A Day With Charles Dickens
Posted in High School, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on November 27, 2012
This week I will be bringing you even more books in the “A Day With” series. These short ebooks work great for character studies of famous artists and authors. Today we have Charles Dickens – one of the most famous authors of all time. Download A Day With Charles Dickens from archive.org.
A Day With Longfellow
Posted in Literature, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on November 27, 2012
Little snippets from the poet’s life, interwoven with his own prose, make this an excellent study for history or notebooking. The selections could also be used as inspiration for copywork selections. There are beautiful full-color illustrations that can be enlarged in the web version of the gutenberg text. Download A Day With Longfellow from gutenberg.org.
Supplementary Geographies
Posted in Culture, Geography, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on September 7, 2012
James Chamberlain also created a set of readers called “Supplementary Geographies” which were focused on a specific continent. Here are the titles that I could find: Europe Africa South America Asia North America Each book covers the major areas, peoples, and industries of the continent. Most of the images are black and white photos.
