Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Pathways in Nature and Literature: A Second Reader/Google Books


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Pathways in Nature and Literature: A Second Reader
By Sarah Row Christy, Edward Richard Shaw
Published by University Pub. Co., 1903
112 pages

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Objects for the Microscope(Christian)/Google Books


Scripture interlaced with nature study and microscope preparation/viewing directions.

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Objects for the Microscope: Being a Popular Description of the Most Instructive and Beautiful Subjects for Exhibition
By Louisa Lane Clarke
Published by Groombridge, 1863
248 pages

An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope/Google Books


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An elementary text-book of the microscope: Including a Description of the Methods of Preparing & Mounting Objects
By John William Griffith
Published by Voorst, 1864
197 pages

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Back to regular postings...

next week, I Promise! I've taken a little break over December, and I've got family visiting next week. Until then, happy reading. : )

A Practical Grammar of the English Language /Google Books

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A Practical Grammar of the English Language
By Thomas Wadleigh Harvey
Published by American Book Company, 1878
272 pages

First Lessons in the English Language/Google Books


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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
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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