Showing posts with label Elementary School Social Studies/History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elementary School Social Studies/History. Show all posts
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Two Indian Children of Long Ago/Project Gutenberg
Two Indian Children of Long Ago by Frances Taylor, 1922.
See here.
See here.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Stories of Chivalry Retold from the St. Nicholas Magazine/Google Books
Title Stories of Chivalry Retold from St. Nicholas
Publisher The Century co., 1909
Length 192 pages
Overview
Publisher The Century co., 1909
Length 192 pages
Overview
Monday, January 10, 2011
Australia: Our Colonies, and Other Islands of the Sea/Google Books
Title Australia: Our Colonies, and Other Islands of the Sea
Carpenter's Geographical Reader
Author Frank George Carpenter
Publisher American Book Co., 1904
Length 432 pages
Click here.
"The purpose of this book is to give the children who read it a living knowledge of Australia and the chief islands of the world, and especially those which have become colonies or dependencies of the United States. Within the past few years our own territories have been extended to the other side of the globe. We have acquired new lands with new climates, resources, and products. We have adopted into our national family millions of people belonging to races different from ours, having different customs and a different civilization. In our far-away lands the whole aspect of nature seems changed, and we seem to be in a new world. This is so not only of Samoa, Hawaii, and the Philippines, but also of Porto Rico and our dependent sister republic of the West Indies, the great island of Cuba.
This book aims to take the children themselves into this new world. In a personally conducted tour through the eyes of the author they travel over it, seeing our brown-skinned cousins of the several colonies as they are at home. They learn about the resources of the various islands, and of their value to the United States. They visit the people on the farms and in the factories. They spend some time in the cities and villages, and they explore the wilds, observing the wonders of plant and animal creation."
Carpenter's Geographical Reader
Author Frank George Carpenter
Publisher American Book Co., 1904
Length 432 pages
Click here.
"The purpose of this book is to give the children who read it a living knowledge of Australia and the chief islands of the world, and especially those which have become colonies or dependencies of the United States. Within the past few years our own territories have been extended to the other side of the globe. We have acquired new lands with new climates, resources, and products. We have adopted into our national family millions of people belonging to races different from ours, having different customs and a different civilization. In our far-away lands the whole aspect of nature seems changed, and we seem to be in a new world. This is so not only of Samoa, Hawaii, and the Philippines, but also of Porto Rico and our dependent sister republic of the West Indies, the great island of Cuba.
This book aims to take the children themselves into this new world. In a personally conducted tour through the eyes of the author they travel over it, seeing our brown-skinned cousins of the several colonies as they are at home. They learn about the resources of the various islands, and of their value to the United States. They visit the people on the farms and in the factories. They spend some time in the cities and villages, and they explore the wilds, observing the wonders of plant and animal creation."
Friday, January 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Chin: Our Little Siamese Cousin/Google Books
Title Chin: Our Little Siamese Cousin
The Little Cousin Series
Author Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Illustrated by Lewis Jesse Bridgman
Publisher L.C. Page, 1912
Length 110 pages
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The Little Cousin Series
Author Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Illustrated by Lewis Jesse Bridgman
Publisher L.C. Page, 1912
Length 110 pages
Click here
Thursday, December 9, 2010
The Boston Tea Party, December 1773(Illustrated Story)/Google Books
Title The Boston Tea Party, December 1773
Authors H. W. McVickar, Josephine Pollard
Publisher Dodd, Mead & company, 1882
Length 32 pages
Overview
Authors H. W. McVickar, Josephine Pollard
Publisher Dodd, Mead & company, 1882
Length 32 pages
Overview
Monday, November 29, 2010
Biography for the Use of Schools/Google Books
Title Biography for the use of schools
Author Noah Webster
Publisher Printed by Hezekiah Howe, 1830
Length 214 pages
Overview
Table of Contents
Author Noah Webster
Publisher Printed by Hezekiah Howe, 1830
Length 214 pages
Overview
Table of Contents
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Comprehensive History of Western Civilization through 16th Century
This site is a wonderful resource! See their time line from the founding of Rome in 753 BC through 1566 - the Ottomans conquer European territories in the Balkans. Links to free resources and online books are given from the time line. The free books are page scans of the books with no comprehensive downloads offered; however, if you use the Google Books Search on my side bar, you may find it in a download friendly form(PDF). Also try Gutenberg Books, also on my side bar, and a general Google search.
Some of these books have already been listed here, but I will attempt to add more of them here.
They offer fairly reasonably priced CD collections as well.
Some of these books have already been listed here, but I will attempt to add more of them here.
They offer fairly reasonably priced CD collections as well.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Our Old World Background/Google Books
Title Our Old World Background
Authors Charles Austin Beard, William Chandler Bagley
Publisher The Macmillan company, 1922
Length 504 pages
Overview
Very general coverage...probably for fifth or sixth grade.
Authors Charles Austin Beard, William Chandler Bagley
Publisher The Macmillan company, 1922
Length 504 pages
Overview
Very general coverage...probably for fifth or sixth grade.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Children of Ancient Rome/Google Books
Title Children of Ancient Rome
Author Louise Lamprey
Publisher Little, Brown, and Company, 1922
Length 262 pages
Overview
Author Louise Lamprey
Publisher Little, Brown, and Company, 1922
Length 262 pages
Overview
Monday, August 30, 2010
Child Life in All Lands/Google Books
Title: Child Life in All Lands
Author: Lindley Smyth
Publisher: John C. Winston, 1906
Length: 252 pages
Overview
Author: Lindley Smyth
Publisher: John C. Winston, 1906
Length: 252 pages
Overview
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Benziger's Elementary Geography for Catholic Schools/Google
Title: Benziger's Elementary Geography for Catholic Schools
Author: Benziger Brothers
Publisher: Benziger Bros., 1920
Length: 135 pages
Overview
Author: Benziger Brothers
Publisher: Benziger Bros., 1920
Length: 135 pages
Overview
Thursday, August 26, 2010
An Evening in Autumn(Social Studies)/Google Books
" The name of this newly invented game," said she, "shall be the Useful Amusement, because it will combine use with pleasure. Each of you being provided with a pencil and paper, shall write a question—ask something you wish to know; as, What is coffee ? What is tea ? and so on. Now, since these different things may come from different parts of the world, we will have maps laid ready upon the table, to look for each place.
Tea comes from China—we will look for China; Coffee from Arabia—well, we will then find Arabia. And in this manner you will learn two things at once, and gain knowledge even whilst you play."
"That will be delightful," said Charlotte, a clever little girl about eight years old; " but who is to answer our questions?"
Title: An Evening in Autumn; or, The Useful Amusement: Intended for Children
Publisher: Printed for Harvey and Darton, 1821
Length: 110 pages
Overview
Tea comes from China—we will look for China; Coffee from Arabia—well, we will then find Arabia. And in this manner you will learn two things at once, and gain knowledge even whilst you play."
"That will be delightful," said Charlotte, a clever little girl about eight years old; " but who is to answer our questions?"
Title: An Evening in Autumn; or, The Useful Amusement: Intended for Children
Publisher: Printed for Harvey and Darton, 1821
Length: 110 pages
Overview
Saturday, August 14, 2010
The Royal Alphabet of Kings and Queens/Google Books
Title: The Royal Alphabet of Kings and Queens
Publisher: Joseph Cundall, 1843
Length 24 pages
Overview
Publisher: Joseph Cundall, 1843
Length 24 pages
Overview
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln/Google books
Title Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln
Author James Baldwin
Publisher Werner School Book Co., 1897
Length 246 pages
Overview
Author James Baldwin
Publisher Werner School Book Co., 1897
Length 246 pages
Overview
Friday, July 23, 2010
The Children's Picture-book of Useful Knowledge/Google Books
Title The Children's Picture-book of Useful Knowledge
Author Meredith Jones
Publisher Bell and Daldy, 1862
Length 260 pages
Overview
"Preface: In the 'Children's Bible Picture-Book', I told my little friends about God; how He made the world, with every living thing upon it, and sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to live, as a man, in it, that He might at last bring us to live with Him in heaven. In the Picture-Book of great and good men, I told them about men who had done great, or good, or useful deeds. I shall now tell them something about food, clothing, and shelter; for I sometimes hear children asking questions about these things, when there is no one at hand to answer them. Here they can read for themselves what they want to know, and when they have finished, they may, if they like, turn to the questions at the end of the book, and find out how much they remember of what they have read. For reading, without remembering, I must tell them, is of very little use."
Author Meredith Jones
Publisher Bell and Daldy, 1862
Length 260 pages
Overview
"Preface: In the 'Children's Bible Picture-Book', I told my little friends about God; how He made the world, with every living thing upon it, and sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to live, as a man, in it, that He might at last bring us to live with Him in heaven. In the Picture-Book of great and good men, I told them about men who had done great, or good, or useful deeds. I shall now tell them something about food, clothing, and shelter; for I sometimes hear children asking questions about these things, when there is no one at hand to answer them. Here they can read for themselves what they want to know, and when they have finished, they may, if they like, turn to the questions at the end of the book, and find out how much they remember of what they have read. For reading, without remembering, I must tell them, is of very little use."
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Calvert of Maryland: a Story of Lord Baltimore's Colony/Google books
Calvert of Maryland: a story of Lord Baltimore's colony
Author James Otis
Publisher American book company, 1910
Length 166 pages
Overview
Author James Otis
Publisher American book company, 1910
Length 166 pages
Overview
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Children's Book of Patriotic Stories: the Spirit of '76/Google Books
Children's book of patriotic stories: the spirit of '76
Editors Asa Don Dickinson, Helen Winslow Dickinson Dickinson
Publisher Doubleday, Page & Company, 1917
Length 305 pages
Overview
Editors Asa Don Dickinson, Helen Winslow Dickinson Dickinson
Publisher Doubleday, Page & Company, 1917
Length 305 pages
Overview
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