Sunday, December 14, 2008

South America, A Geography Reader/Google Books

No grade level mentioned, but I'm guessing this is appropriate for grade five or six.

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South America: A Geography Reader
By Isaiah Bowman
Published by Rand, McNally & company, 1915
354 pages

Monday, December 8, 2008

The Young Reader/Google Books

The Young Reader By John Pierpont, published in 1839, stories to teach morals. No grade assigned but looks to be advanced third - fourth grade.

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Stepping Stones to Literature Fourth Grade/Google books

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Modern Science Reader/Google Books

Introduction mentions that this text is for "college men"; however it appears appropriate for high school students.

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The World's Story An Outline of Universal History/Google Books

Suitable for high school, or useful as a teacher's guide.

The World's Story: A History of the World in Story, Song and Art, Ed. by Eva March Tappan, published by Houghton Mifflin company, 1914

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The Birds' Christmas Carol/Google Books

By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916
69 pages
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Positive Review.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Mary of Plymouth/Google Books


Mary of Plymouth: A Story of the Pilgrim Settlement
By James Otis
Published by American Book Company, 1910
156 pages
Ages 8-12.

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Review and summary at The Lost Classics.

Thanksgiving

Pilgrim Stories/Google Books


Pilgrim Stories by Margaret Blanche Pumphrey, Lucy Fitch Perkins, Rand McNally and Company
Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins
Published by Rand McNally & Company, 1910
256 pages
Ages 8-10.

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HT to Pawpaw Holler Home.

Thanksgiving

Monday, November 10, 2008

A-Z Literature & Authors

An organized website with free classic literature grouped by the origins of literature, themes, genres, and subjects. "Also, find out about periods and movements, as well as theory and criticism. Read about literature and authors from around the world." Click here.