Sunday, January 4, 2009

First Lessons in the English Language/Google Books


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Main page.

First Lessons in the English Language
By Thomas Wadleigh Harvey
Published by Van Antwerp, Bragg, & Co., 1875
80 pages

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Old Celtic Romances: Translated from the Gaelic/Google Books

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Old Celtic Romances: Translated from the Gaelic by P. W. Joyce
By Patrick Weston Joyce
Translated by Patrick Weston Joyce
Published by D. Nutt, 1894
446 pages

Friday, January 2, 2009

History Reader/Google Books


About a third grade reading level. Click here.

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History Reader
By Lucy Langdon Williams Wilson
Published by The Macmillan Company, 1918

Monday, December 29, 2008

Golden Numbers: Poems for Children and Young People/Google Books

Daily poetry for night and day, throughout the year. Click here.

Golden Numbers: Poems for Children and Young People
By Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith
Compiled by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith
Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1902
686 pages

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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Books for High Schools/Google Books

Nice reference book for finding free online texts. Click here.

Books for High Schools
By Martha Wilson
Compiled by Martha Wilson
Published by American library assoc., 1914
150 pages
Main page

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

Friday, November 14, 2008