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.

Penelope's Irish Experiences/Google Books

Penelope's Irish Experiences
Publisher Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1901
Length 327 pages

Overview

Monday, October 12, 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

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.

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.

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.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Well-Known Piano Solos, How to Play Them/Google Books

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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

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.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Black American History/Google Books

The Negro in Our History
Author Carter Godwin Woodson
Publisher Associated Publishers, 1922
Overview here.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Famous Men of Rome/Google Books


Overview

Famous Men of Rome
Author John Haaren
Publisher Wilder Publications, 1904
Length 120 pages

Friday, July 31, 2009

The Elements of Geology/Google Books

Overview

The Elements of Geology
William Harmon Norton
Publisher Ginn & company, 1905
Length 461 pages

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Pinneo's Primary Grammar of the English Language: for Beginners

Overview

Pinneo's primary grammar of the English language: for beginners
Author Timothy Stone Pinneo
Edition revised
Publisher W.B. Smith, 1854
Length 160 pages

Friday, July 24, 2009

Camping For Boys/Project Gutenburg

Camping For Boys by Henry William Gibson
ASSOCIATION PRESS
NEW YORK
1913

Click here.

Vacation Camping for Girls/Google Books

Click here.

Hints for Camping and Walking/Google Books


Overview

The Fishing-rod and How to Use It /Google Books

Overview

The Fishing-rod and how to Use it: A Treatise on the Various Arts of Angling, Trolling, Spinning, and Fly-fishing
Author Glenfin
Publisher Baily Brothers, 1860
Length 87 pages

The Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen/Google Books

Overview

The complete manual for young sportsmen: with directions for handling the gun, the rifle, and the rod; the art of shooting on the wing; the breaking, management, and hunting of the dog; the varieties and habits of game; river, lake, and sea fishing, etc
Author Frank Forester
Publisher W.A. Townsend, 1864
Length 477 pages

Monday, July 20, 2009

Uncle Wiggily/Google Books


Overview

Title Uncle Wiggily Longears: Complete in Two Parts. Fifty-two Stories, One for Each Week of the Year ...
Author Howard Roger Garis
Publisher R.F. Fenno, 1915
Length 200 pages

Sunday, July 19, 2009

How to Study/Google Books

Overview

How to Study
Author George Fillmore Swain
Publisher McGraw-Hill book company, inc, 1917
Length 65 pages

Computing Tables and Mathematical Formulas/Google Books


Overview

Computing Tables and Mathematical Formulas: Arranged for the Use of High Schools and Colleges
Author Eugene Henry Barker
Publisher Ginn and company, 1913
Length 88 pages