Nature Stories for Young Readers

Posted in Animals, Lower Elementary, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on October 13, 2011

A great example of how public domain texts can be used for commercial projects is the series of nature readers Christian Liberty Press offers.  Each of these books (except volume 4) is a reprint of an older book that has fallen into the public domain. The volumes have been edited and beautifully reprinted.  I highly 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 »

Nature-study readers

Posted in Animals, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Preschool, Public Domain, Upper Elementary on October 12, 2011

If there were ever a better set of nature books suitable for notebooking projects than these simple beauties they would certainly be on my bookshelves!  We have been printing chapters from this series for years now to read aloud together and to use for copywork and notebook projects. The text is fairly simple and straightforward Read More »

The Story of Great Inventions

Posted in High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Science, Upper Elementary on October 9, 2011

Boys and girls alike will enjoy the illustrations and stories of some of the greatest inventions and their sometimes weird beginnings. From Archimedes to the Watt’s steam-engine, this book details the technological inventions that changed history.  Written by a high school physics instructor, this book is suitable for older readers or as a read-aloud for Read More »

Living Nature Books by Margaret Warner Morley

Posted in Animals, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Nature Studies, Plants, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on October 6, 2011

Margaret Warner Morley was an American biologist, educator, and writer of many children’s books about nature and biology. Her books are written in a conversational tone perfect forreading aloud and for Charlotte Mason-style narration. All of her works have now fallen into the public domain and are available at several sites online including Google books Read More »