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Famous Stories Every Child Should Know: A Selection of the Best Stories of All Time for Young People
By Hamilton Wright Mabie, Kate Stephens
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, 1907
300 pagesTuesday, February 17, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The children's picture-book of good and great men/Google Books
Thursday, February 12, 2009
At the Back of the North Wind/Google Books
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At the Back of the North Wind
By George MacDonald, Jessie Willcox Smith
Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
Published by D. McKay, 1919
342 pages
Review:
"The book tells the story of a young country boy named Diamond. He is a very sweet little boy who makes joy everywhere he goes. He fights despair and gloom and brings peace to his family. One night, as he is trying to sleep in the loft, Diamond plugs up several holes in the barn wall in order to stop the wind from blowing in. However, he soon finds out that this is stopping the North Wind from going on her routes. Diamonds befriends her, and North Wind lets him ride on her back, taking him on several adventures.
Though North Wind does goods deeds and helps people, she is also does terrible things. In one of her mischievous acts, she sinks a ship. Yet everything bad leads to something good. North Wind seems to be a representation of Pain and Death working according to God's will for something good.
On their adventures, North Wind brings Diamond to the country she lives in; a country without pain and death.Yet, he is brought only in a shadow of the real country at the back of the North Wind. The real country is open for him only after his death. At the end of the book, Diamond dies, finally able to see the country.
In this book, MacDonald touches many theological and philosophical questions, especially concerning theodicy[A vindication of God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil.]. Today, it is considered one of his masterpieces."
Appropriate for later elementary and up. A good read aloud for younger children.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The Children's Picture-book of Quadrupeds and Other Mammalia/Google Books
Beginning zoology for early middle school.
Note: Chapter on "Man" is Biblical, and no Evolution Theory is mentioned. Many nice illustrations.
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The Children's Picture-book of Quadrupeds: And Other Mammalia
By John George Wood, William Harvey
Illustrated by William Harvey
Published by Harper, 1861
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Feb 13, 2008
276 pages
Monday, February 9, 2009
Scenes in Africa/Google Books
This is a fascinating children's book Published in 1824 about North Africa, Central Africa, and South Africa. Of course, times have changed, and if read, should be read with an understanding that it is a glimpse back into old Africa. The style of writing reminds me of historical fiction written for children, so it's comfortably read even if out of date in regards to people and places. There is nothing dry or boring about this book, yet a lot of information and pictures are packed into each chapter.
I skimmed the initial section on North Africa and did not see anything written in a disrespectful manner. The author, a Christian minister writes as many Quaker authors would in that time period, without negative regard to race or religion. The book is mislabeled by Google as a book about America instead of Africa. The slave trade, abolished in Rev. Taylor's native England is described in detail and condemned.
Scenes in Africa: For the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-home Travellers
By Rev. Isaac Taylor
Published by John Harris, 1824(England)
120 pages
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Age of Fable and The Age Chivalry /Google Books
Description at Dover Publications, "Bulfinch's Mythology is a classic retelling of the great myths and legends, from ancient Greece and Rome to the time of Charlemagne. The second volume, reprinted here, focuses on Arthurian legends, and covers such notables as Sir Gawin, Launcelot, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Tristan and Isolde, Robin Hood, and much more." ages 14 and Up. Note: Bulfinch comes at these fables from a Christian viewpoint.
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Friday, February 6, 2009
The Orange Seed(Christian)/Google Books
A gentle Christian girl's tale roughly for ages 9-12.
This is a nicely written, pleasant storyline for children, teaching them the morality of living through your soul rather than through the flesh. The story is free of any obvious denominational theology.
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This is a nicely written, pleasant storyline for children, teaching them the morality of living through your soul rather than through the flesh. The story is free of any obvious denominational theology.
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The Orange Seed
By Sarah Schoonmaker Baker
Published by A.D.F. Randolph, 1863
103 pagesThursday, February 5, 2009
Tom, the Boater, A Tale of English Canal Life (Christian)/Google Books
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Wreck of the Golden Fleece: The Story of a North Sea Fisher-boy/Google Books
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools/Google Books
I found these volumes to be a bit dry and very academic, but to a serious scholar/lover of ancient history it should be very edifying.
Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools, Volume One
Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools, Volume Two
Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools, Volume One
Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools, Volume Two
Monday, February 2, 2009
An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls/Google Books
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An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls, by H. E. Marshall, with Pictures by A. S. Forrest
By Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Published by Frederick A. Stokes company, 1920
557 pagesSunday, February 1, 2009
Life of Don Bosco(Saint John Bosco)/Google Books
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
England's Story: A History for Grammar and High Schools/Google Books
The Jolly Book of Playcraft / Google Books
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Chinese Fairy Book/Google Books
Monday, January 26, 2009
Pioneer Women of the West/Google Books
Friday, January 23, 2009
The Japanese Fairy Book/Google Books
A High-school Astronomy /Google Books
Hand-loom Weaving/Google Books
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