Thursday, January 7, 2010
Child's Christ-tales/Google Books
Child's Christ-tales
Author Andrea Hofer Proudfoot
Publisher A. Flanagan Co., 1896
Length 127 pages
Overview
Author Andrea Hofer Proudfoot
Publisher A. Flanagan Co., 1896
Length 127 pages
Overview
Monday, January 4, 2010
School Arithmetics: Primary Book
School arithmetics: primary book
Author Florian Cajori
Publisher Macmillan, 1914
Length 285 pages
Overview
Author Florian Cajori
Publisher Macmillan, 1914
Length 285 pages
Overview
A Text-book of Physics/Google Books
A text-book of physics
Author George Albert Wentworth
Publisher Ginn & company, 1898
Length 440 pages
Overview
Author George Albert Wentworth
Publisher Ginn & company, 1898
Length 440 pages
Overview
An Introductory Logic
An introductory logic
Author James Edwin Creighton
Publisher The Macmillan company, 1909
Length 520 pages
Overview
Author James Edwin Creighton
Publisher The Macmillan company, 1909
Length 520 pages
Overview
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Wentworth & Hill's Examination Manual, Issue 1(Arithmetic)/Google Books
No answer booklet, just test. Appears to cover elementary school and early middle school mathematics, and probably proceeds, School Arithmetics(Grades 7 and 8).
Wentworth & Hill's examination manuals, Issue 1
Authors George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill
Publisher Ginn & Co., 1894
Overview
Wentworth & Hill's examination manuals, Issue 1
Authors George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill
Publisher Ginn & Co., 1894
Overview
School Arithmetics(Grades 7 and 8)/Google Books
School arithmetics
Wentworth-Smith mathematical series
School Arithmetics, George Albert Wentworth
Book 3 of School arithmetics: book one-three
Authors George Albert Wentworth, David Eugene Smith
Publisher Ginn, 1920
Overview
Wentworth-Smith mathematical series
School Arithmetics, George Albert Wentworth
Book 3 of School arithmetics: book one-three
Authors George Albert Wentworth, David Eugene Smith
Publisher Ginn, 1920
Overview
School Algebra(Grades 5 and 6) + Teacher's Copy/Google books
Wentworth-Smith mathematical series
School Arithmetics, George Albert Wentworth
Book 2 of School arithmetics: book one-three
Authors George Albert Wentworth, David Eugene Smith
Publisher Ginn, 1920
Overview
School algebra: teachers' edition
Book 2 of School Algebra, George Albert Wentworth
Wentworth-Smith mathematical series
Author George Albert Wentworth
Publisher Ginn and Company, 1913
Overview
School Arithmetics, George Albert Wentworth
Book 2 of School arithmetics: book one-three
Authors George Albert Wentworth, David Eugene Smith
Publisher Ginn, 1920
Overview
School algebra: teachers' edition
Book 2 of School Algebra, George Albert Wentworth
Wentworth-Smith mathematical series
Author George Albert Wentworth
Publisher Ginn and Company, 1913
Overview
Solid Geometry/Google Books
Solid geometry
Wentworth-Smith mathematical series
Authors George Albert Wentworth, David Eugene Smith
Publisher Ginn and Company, 1913
Length 191 pages
Overview
Wentworth-Smith mathematical series
Authors George Albert Wentworth, David Eugene Smith
Publisher Ginn and Company, 1913
Length 191 pages
Overview
Elementary geometry, plane and solid: for use in high schools and academies/Google Books
Elementary geometry, plane and solid: for use in high schools and academies
Author Thomas Franklin Holgate
Publisher The Macmillan company, 1901
Length 440 pages
Overview
Author Thomas Franklin Holgate
Publisher The Macmillan company, 1901
Length 440 pages
Overview
Friday, December 25, 2009
Gulliver's Travels into Some Remote Countries/Google books
Gulliver's Travels rewritten for younger children.
Gulliver's travels into some remote countries
Authors Jonathan Swift, James Baldwin
Publisher American Book Co., 1908
Length 172 pages
Overview
Gulliver's travels into some remote countries
Authors Jonathan Swift, James Baldwin
Publisher American Book Co., 1908
Length 172 pages
Overview
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
A Guide to Systematic Readings in the Encyclopedia Britannica
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Winston Readers, The Primer/Google Books
The Winston readers
The Winston Readers, Ethel Maltby Gehres
Authors Sidney Grant Firman, Ethel Maltby Gehres
Publisher J.C. Winston, 1918
Overview
Teacher's manual
The Winston Readers, Ethel Maltby Gehres
Authors Sidney Grant Firman, Ethel Maltby Gehres
Publisher J.C. Winston, 1918
Overview
Teacher's manual
Reading Literature, Second Grade Reader/Google Books
Reading literature
The Reading-literature series, Harriette Taylor Treadwell
Authors Harriette Taylor Treadwell, Margaret Free
Publisher Row, Peterson and Co., 1912
Overview
The Reading-literature series, Harriette Taylor Treadwell
Authors Harriette Taylor Treadwell, Margaret Free
Publisher Row, Peterson and Co., 1912
Overview
Friday, December 18, 2009
The Trees and Plants Mentioned in the Bible/Google Books
The trees and plants mentioned in the Bible
Publisher Religious Tract Society, 1895
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Length 235 pages
Overview
Publisher Religious Tract Society, 1895
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Length 235 pages
Overview
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
The Children of the Cold(Eskimos)/Google Books
The children of the cold
Author Frederick Schwatka
Publisher Educational Pub. Co., 1899
Length 212 pages
Overview
Author Frederick Schwatka
Publisher Educational Pub. Co., 1899
Length 212 pages
Overview
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Saint Nicholas Cooking Club/Google Books
Saint Nicholas Cooking Club, 1908. Vintage recipes for children to prepare with parents. Pages 250-251
Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern/Google Books
Christmas carols, ancient and modern
Author John Camden Hotten
Publisher A.Wessels Company, 1905
Length 140 pages
Overview
Author John Camden Hotten
Publisher A.Wessels Company, 1905
Length 140 pages
Overview
Friday, December 11, 2009
Education by Plays and Games/Google Books
Ages 0-15.
Education by plays and games
Author George Ellsworth Johnson
Publisher Ginn & company, 1907
Length 234 pages
Overview
Education by plays and games
Author George Ellsworth Johnson
Publisher Ginn & company, 1907
Length 234 pages
Overview
Christmas Themed Children's Literature/Google Books & More
Post bumped up from last year.
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories
The Birds' Christmas Carol
Little Peter: a Christmas morality for children of any age
Stories for Every Holiday
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Describes the life of Santa Claus from birth through old age and into immortality.
Santa Claus
Twas the Night Before Christmas 1912 edition by C. Clement Moore.
The Story of Santa Klaus: Told for Children of All Ages
Yule-tide Stories: A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular Tales & Traditions
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events
Childrens' Holidays, The Christmas Tree
Old Christmas by Washington Irving,Randolph Caldecott
A Dog of Flanders
By Ouida, easy reading
Fifty Christmas Poems for Children, read only.
The Spirit of Christmas by Henry Van Dyke
The Christmas Rose, Good Stories for Great Holidays By Frances Jenkins Olcott
A Christmas child By Molesworth
The First Christmas Tree By Henry Van Dyke, Howard Pyle(high school)
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories
Little Peter: A Christmas Morality for Children of Any Age
Little Blossom's Reward: A Christmas Book for Children
An Old Fashioned Christmas Eve(Scandinavian)
The Christmas Porringer by Evaleen Stein
Christmas in Legend and Story by Elva S. Smith
Primer - The Little Christmas Tree(beginning reader)
Holyday Tales
Why the Chimes Rang
First Grade Reader, Christmas with the Grandparents.
Comprehensive list of Christmas stories at the Baldwin Project.
In the child's world: morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary
Primary Education - lesson plans, stories, art, music, etc., 1926. Numerous pages, begins here.
Reindeer cut-out and nursery rhyme.
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories
The Birds' Christmas Carol
Little Peter: a Christmas morality for children of any age
Stories for Every Holiday
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Describes the life of Santa Claus from birth through old age and into immortality.
Santa Claus
Twas the Night Before Christmas 1912 edition by C. Clement Moore.
The Story of Santa Klaus: Told for Children of All Ages
Yule-tide Stories: A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular Tales & Traditions
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations: Together with Its Historical Events
Childrens' Holidays, The Christmas Tree
Old Christmas by Washington Irving,Randolph Caldecott
A Dog of Flanders
By Ouida, easy reading
Fifty Christmas Poems for Children, read only.
The Spirit of Christmas by Henry Van Dyke
The Christmas Rose, Good Stories for Great Holidays By Frances Jenkins Olcott
A Christmas child By Molesworth
The First Christmas Tree By Henry Van Dyke, Howard Pyle(high school)
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories
Little Peter: A Christmas Morality for Children of Any Age
Little Blossom's Reward: A Christmas Book for Children
An Old Fashioned Christmas Eve(Scandinavian)
The Christmas Porringer by Evaleen Stein
Christmas in Legend and Story by Elva S. Smith
Primer - The Little Christmas Tree(beginning reader)
Holyday Tales
Why the Chimes Rang
First Grade Reader, Christmas with the Grandparents.
Comprehensive list of Christmas stories at the Baldwin Project.
In the child's world: morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary
Primary Education - lesson plans, stories, art, music, etc., 1926. Numerous pages, begins here.
Reindeer cut-out and nursery rhyme.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Geographical Readers for Elementary School/Google Books, Internet Archives & Project Gutenberg
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Good English, Oral and Written, Books 1-3/Google Books
Meant for third and fourth grades per Introduction.
Good English, oral and written,Volume 1
Volume 1 of Good English, Oral and Written, Clara E. Lynch
Good English, Oral and Written, Book One-three, Clara E. Lynch
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch, George Linaeus Marsh
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1920
Overview
Meant for fifth and sixth grades per Introduction.
Good English, oral and written, Volume 2
Good English, Oral and Written, Book One-three, Clara E. Lynch
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch, George Linaeus Marsh
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1921
Overview
Meant for seventh and eight grades per Introduction.
Good English, oral and written, Volume 3
Good English, Oral and Written, Book One-three, Clara E. Lynch
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch, George Linaeus Marsh
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1918
Overview
Good English, oral and written,Volume 1
Volume 1 of Good English, Oral and Written, Clara E. Lynch
Good English, Oral and Written, Book One-three, Clara E. Lynch
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch, George Linaeus Marsh
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1920
Overview
Meant for fifth and sixth grades per Introduction.
Good English, oral and written, Volume 2
Good English, Oral and Written, Book One-three, Clara E. Lynch
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch, George Linaeus Marsh
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1921
Overview
Meant for seventh and eight grades per Introduction.
Good English, oral and written, Volume 3
Good English, Oral and Written, Book One-three, Clara E. Lynch
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel, Clara E. Lynch, George Linaeus Marsh
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1918
Overview
Friday, December 4, 2009
Intermediate History of the United States: for Use in the Fifth and Sixth Grades of Catholic Schools/Google books
Intermediate history of the United States: for use in the fifth and sixth grades of Catholic schools
Volume 1270 of Harvard social studies textbooks preservation microfilm project
Authors Frank X. Sadlier, William H. Sadlier
Publisher William H. Sadlier, 1915
Length 301 pages
Overview.
Volume 1270 of Harvard social studies textbooks preservation microfilm project
Authors Frank X. Sadlier, William H. Sadlier
Publisher William H. Sadlier, 1915
Length 301 pages
Overview.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Three Hundred Things a Bright Girl Can Do /Google Books
Three hundred things a bright girl can do
Author Lilla Elizabeth Kelley
Publisher D. Estes & company, 1903
Length 630 pages
Overview
Author Lilla Elizabeth Kelley
Publisher D. Estes & company, 1903
Length 630 pages
Overview
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Christmas in Legend and Story: a Book for Boys and Girls/Google Books
Christmas in legend and story: a book for boys and girls
Author Elva Sophronia Smith
Compiled by Elva Sophronia Smith, Alice Isabel Hazeltine
Publisher Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1915
Length 283 pages
Overview
Author Elva Sophronia Smith
Compiled by Elva Sophronia Smith, Alice Isabel Hazeltine
Publisher Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1915
Length 283 pages
Overview
A Budget of Christmas Tales/Google Books
A Budget of Christmas tales
The Christian Herald library
Authors Charles Dickens, Julia Thompson von Stosch Schayer, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. Molesworth, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Herbert Winslow Collingwood, Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
Publisher The Christian Herald, 1895
Length 299 pages
Overview
The Christian Herald library
Authors Charles Dickens, Julia Thompson von Stosch Schayer, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. Molesworth, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Herbert Winslow Collingwood, Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
Publisher The Christian Herald, 1895
Length 299 pages
Overview
Introduction to Fiction/MIT OpenCourseWare
A college level class from MIT.
21L.003 Introduction to Fiction
Also see:
21L.003 Reading Fiction
21L.420 Literary Studies: The Legacy of England
21L.471 Major English Novels
More here.
I have not reviewed these materials, so I'm not sure of the content. Please let me know what you think if you use these classes for high school students.
21L.003 Introduction to Fiction
Also see:
21L.003 Reading Fiction
21L.420 Literary Studies: The Legacy of England
21L.471 Major English Novels
More here.
I have not reviewed these materials, so I'm not sure of the content. Please let me know what you think if you use these classes for high school students.
Friday, November 27, 2009
High School Christmas Readings/Google Books & Project Gutenberg
Christmas: its origin and associations, together with its historical events and festive celebrations during nineteen centuries: ...
Author William Francis Dawson
Publisher E. Stock, 1902
Original from Pennsylvania State University
Length 366 pages
Overview(High School)
Yule-Tide in Many Lands(Project Gutenberg)(High School)
Author William Francis Dawson
Publisher E. Stock, 1902
Original from Pennsylvania State University
Length 366 pages
Overview(High School)
Yule-Tide in Many Lands(Project Gutenberg)(High School)
A History of the United States for Catholic Schools/Google Books
A history of the United States for Catholic schools
Author Franciscan Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration (La Crosse, Wis.)
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1914
Length 673 pages
Overview
Author Franciscan Sisters of the Perpetual Adoration (La Crosse, Wis.)
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1914
Length 673 pages
Overview
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
The Storied West Indies/Google Books
The Storied West Indies
Appletons' home reading books
Author Frederick Albion Ober
Publisher D. Appleton and company, 1900
Length 291 pages
Overview
Appletons' home reading books
Author Frederick Albion Ober
Publisher D. Appleton and company, 1900
Length 291 pages
Overview
Monday, November 23, 2009
Outlines for Kindergarten and Primary Classes in the Study of Nature and Related Subjects: Arranged by Months
Outlines for kindergarten and primary classes in the study of nature and related subjects: Arranged by months
Authors E. Maud Cannell, Margaret E. Wise
Publisher E.L. Kellogg & co., 1897
Length 162 pages
Overview
Authors E. Maud Cannell, Margaret E. Wise
Publisher E.L. Kellogg & co., 1897
Length 162 pages
Overview
Handicraft for Handy Girls: Practical Plans for Work and Play/Google Books
Handicraft for handy girls: practical plans for work and play
Authors Albert Neely Hall, Dorothy Perkins
Publisher Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1916
Length 413 pages
Overview
Authors Albert Neely Hall, Dorothy Perkins
Publisher Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1916
Length 413 pages
Overview
The Language-speller/Google Books
Language work with spelling, probably for mid-elementary school.
The language-speller
Author Elizabeth Hill Spalding
Publisher Richardson, Smith & Company, 1899
Overview
The language-speller
Author Elizabeth Hill Spalding
Publisher Richardson, Smith & Company, 1899
Overview
Friday, November 20, 2009
Eskimo Reading Resources and Supplements
Coloring page at left - click to enlarge and print.
Eskimo finger plays for preschool.
Eskimo sand table
An Artic Scene
Eskimo boy paper doll
Original 1922 Lucy Perkins The Twins Series paper dolls
Igloo coloring page
As supplements to:
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
The Twins Series - Eskimo(grade 2)/Project Gutenberg
Perkins, Lucy Fitch, 1865-1937
Around the world with the children(We Go to Cold Lands)
More reading here from my library.
Eskimo finger plays for preschool.
Eskimo sand table
An Artic Scene
Eskimo boy paper doll
Original 1922 Lucy Perkins The Twins Series paper dolls
Igloo coloring page
As supplements to:
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
The Twins Series - Eskimo(grade 2)/Project Gutenberg
Perkins, Lucy Fitch, 1865-1937
Around the world with the children(We Go to Cold Lands)
More reading here from my library.
Cut Out Paper Dolls/Google Books
Public school methods, Volume 1(Kindergarten).
Main page.
School arts, Volume 19 Red Cross and American Indian dolls and boy scout, camp fire girl, and little Mary.
Main page.
Homes for Paper Dolls, Harper's Bazaar .
Main page.
Industrial art text-books(dolls, clothes, furniture, and rooms) Pages 30-40.
Main page.
What shall we do now?: Five hundred games and pastimes, Paper dolls Pages 258-262. Doll house furniture, pages 243-257 .
Main page.
Taylor First Grade Reader with story and dolls. Pages 42-43(house), and pages 72-74, pages 76-78.
Godey's Magazine - numerous. Scroll down to images of select pages.
Easy steps in housekeeping; or, Mary Frances' adventures among the doll people - doll furniture and story book.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Pictures That Every Child Should Know: a Selection of the World's Art/Google Books
Pictures that every child should know: a selection of the world's art masterpieces for young people
Author Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
Publisher Doubleday, Page & Company, 1908
Length 387 pages
Overview
Water Wonders Every Child Should Know: Little Studies of Dew, Frost, Snow, Ice, and Rain/Google Books
Water wonders every child should know: little studies of dew, frost, snow, ice and rain
Author Jean May Thompson
Publisher Doubleday, Page & company, 1907
Original from Cornell University
Length 233 pages
Overview
Author Jean May Thompson
Publisher Doubleday, Page & company, 1907
Original from Cornell University
Length 233 pages
Overview
Monday, November 16, 2009
Appletons' Chart-primer: Exercises in Reading at Sight, and Language and Color Lessons for Beginners/Google Books
Appletons' chart-primer: exercises in reading at sight, and language and color lessons for beginners
Author Rebecca D. Rickoff
Publisher American Book Company, 1884
Length 48 pages
Overview
Author Rebecca D. Rickoff
Publisher American Book Company, 1884
Length 48 pages
Overview
The Nursery Lesson Book/Google Books
FIFTY EASY LESSONS, EACH LESSON COMBINING SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE INSTRUCTION IN READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC, DRAWING, AND SINGING. More like an activity book as the lessons go quickly, and the material is very general. This is definitely not a mastery approach. 16 songs with music scores included as well.
The nursery lesson book: a guide for mothers in teaching young children
Author Philip Gengembre Hubert
Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1889
Length 74 pages
The nursery lesson book: a guide for mothers in teaching young children
Author Philip Gengembre Hubert
Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1889
Length 74 pages
Wood wanderings
Nature reader for middle school and up.
Wood wanderings
Author Winthrop Packard
Publisher Small, Maynard and company, 1910
Length 220 pages
Overview
Wood wanderings
Author Winthrop Packard
Publisher Small, Maynard and company, 1910
Length 220 pages
Overview
Thursday, November 12, 2009
When Mother Lets Us Cut Out Pictures
When mother lets us cut out pictures
Author Ida Estelle Boyd
Publisher Moffat, Yard and Company, 1912
Length 94 pages
Overview
Author Ida Estelle Boyd
Publisher Moffat, Yard and Company, 1912
Length 94 pages
Overview
The Anatomy of the Frog
The anatomy of the frog
Volume 2 of Translations of foreign biological memoirs
Authors Alexander Ecker, George Haslam
Translated by George Haslam
Publisher Clarendon Press, 1889
Length 449 pages
Overview
Volume 2 of Translations of foreign biological memoirs
Authors Alexander Ecker, George Haslam
Translated by George Haslam
Publisher Clarendon Press, 1889
Length 449 pages
Overview
History of Ancient Egypt , Art, & Atlas /Google Books
Ancient Egypt
The story of the nations
Authors George Rawlinson, Arthur Gilman
Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902
Length 408 pages
Overview
An atlas of ancient Egypt
Art in Egypt
The story of the nations
Authors George Rawlinson, Arthur Gilman
Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902
Length 408 pages
Overview
An atlas of ancient Egypt
Art in Egypt
Monday, November 9, 2009
Reading--literature: The Primer/Google Books
Reading--literature: the primer
Volume 2411 of Harvard reading textbooks preservation microfilm project
Authors Harriette Taylor Treadwell, Margaret Free
Publisher Row, Peterson & Company, 1910
Length 120 pages
Overview
Includes The Gingerbread Boy, The Little Red Hen, and Three Billy Goats Gruff .
Volume 2411 of Harvard reading textbooks preservation microfilm project
Authors Harriette Taylor Treadwell, Margaret Free
Publisher Row, Peterson & Company, 1910
Length 120 pages
Overview
Includes The Gingerbread Boy, The Little Red Hen, and Three Billy Goats Gruff .
Elson-Runkel Primer and Teacher's Copy/Google Books
Elson-Runkel primer
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1914
Length 128 pages
Manual for the Elson-Runkel primer
Authors William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel
Publisher Scott, Foresman and company, 1914
Length 128 pages
Manual for the Elson-Runkel primer
Bold and Brave by Horatio Alger/Project Gutenburg
For about 4th through sixth grades. Click here.
From HoratioAlgerJr.com"
What does the Horatio Alger "Strive and Succeed" philosophy consist of? Are there contemporary versions of it?
There are several elements in the Horatio Alger "Strive and Succeed" Philosophy:
* hard work
* study (informal rather than formal)
* loyalty to superiors and subordinates
* abstaining from alcohol
* frugal living
* importance of dress and personal grooming
* personal integrity
* speaking and writing effectively
* non-credal religious values (Unitarian)
* avoidance of violence and revenge
* speaking the whole truth
* brotherhood of males (family without a mother)
* obligation to help and protect the weak and unfortunate
* duty to mother and/or sisters
* courtesy to all
* accepting the success of others
* emphasis on a secure home
* accept assistance of benefactors
* expectation of own success, acceptance
* eschew class hatred
The Alger success formula seems very like what one finds in _The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin_. Alger's code is less pragmatic and more altruitstic than Poor Richard's. Alger's code imposes significant personal obligations, but it is not at all individualistic. The Alger code does not seem to have much in common with those individuals labeled "Horatio Alger success stories."
From HoratioAlgerJr.com"
What does the Horatio Alger "Strive and Succeed" philosophy consist of? Are there contemporary versions of it?
There are several elements in the Horatio Alger "Strive and Succeed" Philosophy:
* hard work
* study (informal rather than formal)
* loyalty to superiors and subordinates
* abstaining from alcohol
* frugal living
* importance of dress and personal grooming
* personal integrity
* speaking and writing effectively
* non-credal religious values (Unitarian)
* avoidance of violence and revenge
* speaking the whole truth
* brotherhood of males (family without a mother)
* obligation to help and protect the weak and unfortunate
* duty to mother and/or sisters
* courtesy to all
* accepting the success of others
* emphasis on a secure home
* accept assistance of benefactors
* expectation of own success, acceptance
* eschew class hatred
The Alger success formula seems very like what one finds in _The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin_. Alger's code is less pragmatic and more altruitstic than Poor Richard's. Alger's code imposes significant personal obligations, but it is not at all individualistic. The Alger code does not seem to have much in common with those individuals labeled "Horatio Alger success stories."
Friday, November 6, 2009
Healthful Living, Based on the Essentials of Physiology: for High School Pupils/Google Books
Healthful living, based on the essentials of physiology: for high school pupils
Author Jesse Feiring Williams
Publisher Macmillan, 1919
Length 431 pages
Overview
Author Jesse Feiring Williams
Publisher Macmillan, 1919
Length 431 pages
Overview
Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Bee-man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales/Google books
The bee-man of orn and other fanciful tales
Author Frank Richard Stockton
Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919
Length 193 pages
Overview
Middle school and up.
Includes Old Pipes and the Dryad
Author Frank Richard Stockton
Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919
Length 193 pages
Overview
Middle school and up.
Includes Old Pipes and the Dryad
Boy's Adventure Novel: The Aztec Treasure-house/Google Books
We haven't read this one, but did see it recommended for the seventh grade in this old children's resource bibliography.
Book overview from Google Books:
"The narrator travels in Mexico with a party including a Franciscan monk and an Indian youth, to find a lost race of Aztecs and a hidden treasure of gold, jewels and writings."
The Aztec treasure-house: a romance of contemporaneous antiquity
Author Thomas Allibone Janvier
Publisher Harper, 1890
Length 446 pages
Overview
Book overview from Google Books:
"The narrator travels in Mexico with a party including a Franciscan monk and an Indian youth, to find a lost race of Aztecs and a hidden treasure of gold, jewels and writings."
The Aztec treasure-house: a romance of contemporaneous antiquity
Author Thomas Allibone Janvier
Publisher Harper, 1890
Length 446 pages
Overview
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A Companion(Study Guide) to the Iliad, for English Readers/Google Books
A companion to the Iliad, for English readers
Author Walter Leaf
Publisher Macmillan and co., 1892
Length 411 pages
Overview
Author Walter Leaf
Publisher Macmillan and co., 1892
Length 411 pages
Overview
The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, Volume 24/Google Books
The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information
Click here.
Click here.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Want Not, Waste Not/Google Books
Didactic character training for ages 7-10(approximate).
Waste not, want not: or, Two strings to your bow
Author Maria Edgeworth
Publisher G. Routledge and Sons, 1883
Length 127 pages
Overview
Waste not, want not: or, Two strings to your bow
Author Maria Edgeworth
Publisher G. Routledge and Sons, 1883
Length 127 pages
Overview
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Stepping Stones to Literature(First Grade) Reader/Google Books
Beautifully illustrated first grade reader.
Stepping Stones to Literature
Authors Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert
Publisher Silver, Burdett and company, 1902
Length 128 pages
Overview
Stepping Stones to Literature
Authors Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert
Publisher Silver, Burdett and company, 1902
Length 128 pages
Overview
Fanciful Tales by Frank Richard Stockton/Gooogle Books
Fanciful Tales
Authors Frank Richard Stockton, Julia Elizabeth Langworthy
Editor Julia Elizabeth Langworthy
Publisher C. Scribner's Sons, 1904
Length 135 pages
As recommended by Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics, 1904. Recommended for fourth grade, but great for read aloud for younger and older elementary aged children.
Authors Frank Richard Stockton, Julia Elizabeth Langworthy
Editor Julia Elizabeth Langworthy
Publisher C. Scribner's Sons, 1904
Length 135 pages
As recommended by Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics, 1904. Recommended for fourth grade, but great for read aloud for younger and older elementary aged children.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics/Google Books
A general study guide for fourth through eighth grade students.
Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics in the Grades of the Common School
Author Charles Alexander McMurry
Publisher Macmillan, 1904
Length 254 pages
Overview
Chapter Three is most useful followed by the list of books.
Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics in the Grades of the Common School
Author Charles Alexander McMurry
Publisher Macmillan, 1904
Length 254 pages
Overview
Chapter Three is most useful followed by the list of books.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Peter and Polly Readers/Google Books
There is no mention of grade, but I think it may be advanced second grade, early third. These books are free to read online, download, or print(right click on image of page). Pages are printable as long as you have them set on HTML(bottom of Google Book pages). I've linked the pages defaulted to HTML. The standard mode allows scrolling through the pages, but excludes printable pages.
Peter and Polly in Autumn by Rose Lucia
American Book Co., 1918
Length 176 pages
Also see:
Peter and Polly in Winter
Peter and Polly in Spring
Peter and Polly in Summer
Peter and Polly Dolls, not related, but cute vintage craft activity for the lower grades.
Peter and Polly in Autumn by Rose Lucia
American Book Co., 1918
Length 176 pages
Also see:
Peter and Polly in Winter
Peter and Polly in Spring
Peter and Polly in Summer
Peter and Polly Dolls, not related, but cute vintage craft activity for the lower grades.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Biology/Other
First year college Biology book here.
The Online Biology Book is hosted by Estrella Mountain Community College.
The Online Biology Book is hosted by Estrella Mountain Community College.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Google Books Blocking Download Helpers
If you are using a download helper for downloading books at Google Books, you may receive a temporary ban(24 hours) from downloading. Spidering is against the terms of service, and download helpers appear to trigger blocking. I'll be taking down the link for the free download helper. It's a shame because this was a very handy way for me to download books a little at a time with my slow connection.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Reading Selections on Fish Migration
These free public domain resources were used to develop an essay with leveled reading selections from multiple grades(third through eighth grade).
Sharing here.
Sharing here.
Penelope's Irish Experiences/Google Books
Penelope's Irish Experiences
Publisher Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1901
Length 327 pages
Overview
Publisher Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1901
Length 327 pages
Overview
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Story of a Nodding Donkey/Google books
The story of a nodding donkey
Author Laura Lee Hope
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap, 1921
Length 120 pages
Overview
Author Laura Lee Hope
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap, 1921
Length 120 pages
Overview
Monday, October 12, 2009
Everyday Birds: Elementary Studies
Everyday Birds: Elementary Studies
Author Bradford Torrey
Publisher Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1901
Length 106 pages
Overview
Author Bradford Torrey
Publisher Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1901
Length 106 pages
Overview
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A Short History of the Catholic Church
A Short History of the Catholic Church
Authors Hermann Wedewer, Joseph McSorley
Publisher B. Herder Book Co., 1916
Length 357 pages
Overview.
Authors Hermann Wedewer, Joseph McSorley
Publisher B. Herder Book Co., 1916
Length 357 pages
Overview.
The Scottish Chiefs/Google Books
First published in England in 1809, The Scottish Chiefs became enormously popular throughout all of Europe. This sweeping epic depicts the 1296-1305 rebellion of the Scots against the tyrannical King Edward, a rebellion led by the gallant Sir William Wallace, Edward's "equal in all things but crown and his superior in being true to unblemished honor." The heroic adventures of Wallace as he fights to return the throne of Scotland and restore peace to his homeland will enthrall a new generation of readers. ~ Lamp Post Books(Beautiful Feet Books)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Down the Snow Stairs/Google Books
Down the snow stairs; or, From good-night to good-morning
Author Alice Corkran
Publisher Scribner and Welford, 1887
Length 257 pages
Overview here.
"On Christmas Eve, eight-year-old Kitty cannot sleep, knowing that her beloved little brother is critically ill due to her own disobedience. Traveling in a dream to Naughty Children Land, she meets many strange people, including Daddy Coax and Lady Love. Kitty longs to return to the Path of Obedience but can she resist the many temptations she faces? Will she nd her way home in time for Christmas? An imaginative and delightful read-aloud for the whole family!" from Salem Ridge Books.
Author Alice Corkran
Publisher Scribner and Welford, 1887
Length 257 pages
Overview here.
"On Christmas Eve, eight-year-old Kitty cannot sleep, knowing that her beloved little brother is critically ill due to her own disobedience. Traveling in a dream to Naughty Children Land, she meets many strange people, including Daddy Coax and Lady Love. Kitty longs to return to the Path of Obedience but can she resist the many temptations she faces? Will she nd her way home in time for Christmas? An imaginative and delightful read-aloud for the whole family!" from Salem Ridge Books.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wonderful Tales from Denmark/Google Books
Wonderful tales from Denmark
Author Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher James Miller, 1864
Length 314 pages
Overview
Author Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher James Miller, 1864
Length 314 pages
Overview
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A Guide to the Study of the History and the Constitution of the United States
A guide to the study of the history and the Constitution of the United States
Author William Whitehead Rupert
Publisher Ginn & Company, 1888
Length 130 pages
Overview here.
Author William Whitehead Rupert
Publisher Ginn & Company, 1888
Length 130 pages
Overview here.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Calculus/ MIT OpenCourseWare
"Published in 1991 and still in print from Wellesley-Cambridge Press, the book is a useful resource for educators and self-learners alike. It is well organized, covers single variable and multivariable calculus in depth, and is rich with applications. There is also an online Instructor's Manual and a student Study Guide."
Click here.
Click here.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The Beginner's Latin Book/Google Books
The Beginner's Latin Book
Authors William Coe Collar, Moses Grant Daniell, Ginn and Company
Publisher Ginn & Company, 1893
Length 283 pages
Overview here.
Authors William Coe Collar, Moses Grant Daniell, Ginn and Company
Publisher Ginn & Company, 1893
Length 283 pages
Overview here.
Ginn & Company's Classical Atlas/Google Books
Ginn & Company's classical atlas: in twenty-three coloured maps, with complete index
Authors Ginn and Company, Alexander Keith Johnston
Publisher Ginn, 1910
Length 43 pages
Overview here.
Authors Ginn and Company, Alexander Keith Johnston
Publisher Ginn, 1910
Length 43 pages
Overview here.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The Story of the American Flag/ Google Books
The story of the American flag
Author Wayne Whipple
Publisher Altemus, 1910
Length 125 pages
Overview here.
Author Wayne Whipple
Publisher Altemus, 1910
Length 125 pages
Overview here.
A Text-book of Geometry /Google Books
A text-book of geometry
Author George Albert Wentworth
Publisher Ginn & Co., 1890
Length 437 pages
Overview here.
Author George Albert Wentworth
Publisher Ginn & Co., 1890
Length 437 pages
Overview here.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Short Sermons for Children
Title Short sermons for children
Author Elizabeth Rumsey
Publisher Wertheim, Macintosh, and Hunt, 24, Paternoster-Row, and 23, Holles-Street, Cavendish-Square, 1859
Overview here.
Author Elizabeth Rumsey
Publisher Wertheim, Macintosh, and Hunt, 24, Paternoster-Row, and 23, Holles-Street, Cavendish-Square, 1859
Overview here.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
A Child's History of Ireland/Google Books
A Child's History of Ireland
Author Patrick Weston Joyce
Publisher Longmans, Green, 1897
Length 507 pages
Overview here.
Author Patrick Weston Joyce
Publisher Longmans, Green, 1897
Length 507 pages
Overview here.
The Book of Knowledge/Google books
The book of knowledge: or, An explanation of words and things connected with all the arts and sciences
By George Crabb
Publisher Leavitt & Allen
Original from the New York Public Library
Length 368 pages
Overview here.
By George Crabb
Publisher Leavitt & Allen
Original from the New York Public Library
Length 368 pages
Overview here.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Famous Men of Modern Times
"This easy to read text will be not only be a delight for your child to read, but also provide a great insight to the foundations of the modern world. You can experience the adventurous times of the birth of the modern era through the eyes of such men as Lorenzo de Medici, Christopher Columbus, Galileo, Newton, Napoleon, Gladstone, and George Washington."
Overview here.
Authors John Henry Haaren, Addison B. Poland
Publisher American Book Co., 1909
Length 352 pages
Overview here.
Authors John Henry Haaren, Addison B. Poland
Publisher American Book Co., 1909
Length 352 pages
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Hero Tales from History
Book overview provided by Google Books:
"Here are mighty men of the world and makers of modern American. Some of the men chosen as the heroes of these stories were great figures in world history and were selected because they are among the foremost heroes of our own country and our own culture. Hero Tales from History are told with the thought of the mental development of the children. Each story has a hero, full of action and written in a clear and simple language.The history of the past can never become a vital thing to us or to those whom we teach until the men of the past are live, flesh and blood men."
Hero tales from history
Author Smith Burnham
Edition illustrated
Publisher The John C. Winston company, 1922
Overview here.
"Here are mighty men of the world and makers of modern American. Some of the men chosen as the heroes of these stories were great figures in world history and were selected because they are among the foremost heroes of our own country and our own culture. Hero Tales from History are told with the thought of the mental development of the children. Each story has a hero, full of action and written in a clear and simple language.The history of the past can never become a vital thing to us or to those whom we teach until the men of the past are live, flesh and blood men."
Hero tales from history
Author Smith Burnham
Edition illustrated
Publisher The John C. Winston company, 1922
Overview here.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Black American History/Google Books
The Negro in Our History
Author Carter Godwin Woodson
Publisher Associated Publishers, 1922
Overview here.
Author Carter Godwin Woodson
Publisher Associated Publishers, 1922
Overview here.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
The Story Book of Science/Google Books
Click here for overview.
The story-book of science
Authors Jean-Henri Fabre, Florence Constable Bicknell
Translated by Florence Constable Bicknell
Publisher The Century Co., 1917
The story-book of science
Authors Jean-Henri Fabre, Florence Constable Bicknell
Translated by Florence Constable Bicknell
Publisher The Century Co., 1917
Monday, August 17, 2009
Great Inventors and Their Inventions/Google Books
Overview
Great Inventors and Their Inventions
Author Frank Puterbaugh Bachman
Publisher American Book Company, 1918
Length 304 pages
Great Inventors and Their Inventions
Author Frank Puterbaugh Bachman
Publisher American Book Company, 1918
Length 304 pages
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Alexander the Great/Goggle Books
Overview
Alexander the Great
Makers of history, Jacob Abbott
Author Jacob Abbott
Publisher Harper, 1901
Length 278 pages
Alexander the Great
Makers of history, Jacob Abbott
Author Jacob Abbott
Publisher Harper, 1901
Length 278 pages
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The Classic Myths in English Literature/Google Books
Overview
The Classic Myths in English Literature
by Charles Mills Gayley, Thomas Bulfinch.
Publisher Ginn, 1893
Length 539 pages
The Classic Myths in English Literature
by Charles Mills Gayley, Thomas Bulfinch.
Publisher Ginn, 1893
Length 539 pages
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Elements of Geology / Google Books
Overview
The Elements of Geology
Author William Harmon Norton
Publisher Ginn & company, 1905
Length 461 pages
The Elements of Geology
Author William Harmon Norton
Publisher Ginn & company, 1905
Length 461 pages
Friday, August 7, 2009
Free E-Book: Embracing the E-Book Revolution
I'm not sure how long this PDF download will be free, but it is helpful for those wanting to learn more about using E-books for homeschooling.
Click here.
HT to Denese.
Click here.
HT to Denese.
Primary Word Studies/Google Books
Overview
Word studies: Primary book and Advanced book
Author Edwin Samuels Sheppe
Publisher B.F. Johnson Publishing Co., 1905
Length242 pages
Word studies: Primary book and Advanced book
Author Edwin Samuels Sheppe
Publisher B.F. Johnson Publishing Co., 1905
Length242 pages
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Practical English for High Schools/Google Books
Overview
Practical English for High Schools
Authors William Dodge Lewis, James Fleming Hosic
Publisher American Book Co., 1916
Length 415 pages
Practical English for High Schools
Authors William Dodge Lewis, James Fleming Hosic
Publisher American Book Co., 1916
Length 415 pages
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
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