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100 Best Books for Children ~ Lamb

23 Mar 202323 Mar 2023
Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare is number 66 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Charles Lamb was an English essayist who along with his sister…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Stevenson

16 Mar 202316 Mar 2023
Now we need to diverge a bit from our original list, which lists "Eliot's Poetry for Children" as the next entry. This may refer to Charles Eliot, former president of…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Hunt Jackson

9 Mar 202310 Mar 2023
Bits of Talk for Young People by "H. H." is number 64 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. It is a book of poetry…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Andrews

2 Mar 20232 Mar 2023
Those familiar with the Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling may already be familiar with The Seven Little Sisters by Miss Jane Andrews — number 63 on The Hundred Best Books…
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Things to Do: March ~ Updated

27 Feb 202327 Feb 2023
We have updated our March learning calendar for 2023. In March we look forward to getting outside a bit more. This month's "things to do" include: 32 favorite finds. 29…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Dodge

23 Feb 202323 Feb 2023
The children's classic Hans Brinker; or the Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge is number 62 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Mary Elizabeth…
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The Wright Brothers ~ Free eBook

20 Feb 202320 Feb 2023
The Wright Brothers by Fred C. Kelly is the biography authorized by Orville Wright after his brother's death. Fred C. Kelly was a journalist and friend of the Wrights. Kelly…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Church

16 Feb 202316 Feb 2023
Alfred J. Church was a classical scholar and Latin professor born in 1829. After becoming the headmaster of a grammar school he began rewriting the classics for young people. Church's…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Scudder

9 Feb 202310 Feb 2023
Horace E. Scudder was the author of a series of 8 books known as the Bodley Books about a family's travels. This series in addition to Scudder's Book of Folk…
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Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

6 Feb 20236 Feb 2023
We are currently working through writer and educator James Baldwin's list of 100 Best Books for Children. Many will be familiar with Baldwin's own works such as Fifty Famous Stories…
The Library

100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

2 Feb 20235 Feb 2023
Evenings at Home is a collection of children's stories by John Aikin and his sister and number 51 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover.…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Edgeworth

26 Jan 20235 Feb 2023
The Parent's Assistant is a collection of children's stories by Maria Edgeworth and number 50 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. The book contains…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Yonge

19 Jan 20235 Feb 2023
In keeping with the history theme, the next 6 books on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are histories by Charlotte Marie Yonge. Charlotte Yonge…
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The Child’s Illuminated Prayer Book ~ Free

17 Jan 202317 Jan 2023
This really is a beautiful book! Published in 1846, the copy we have access to shows its age a bit. But we have included retouched images that hopefully will help…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Dickens

12 Jan 20235 Feb 2023
The next book on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover is another history. A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens was originally written as…
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Now We Are Six ~ Free eBook

9 Jan 202310 Jan 2023
January 2023 brings another A.A. Milne work into the public domain in the U.S. Now we Are Six is a book of 35 poems. Many deal with Christopher Robin, and…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Abbott’s Histories

5 Jan 20235 Feb 2023
A series of histories by Jacob Abbott is next on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Jacob Abbott was an extremely prolific writer of children's…
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Things to Do: January 2023

29 Dec 20223 Jan 2023
Happy New Year! We have updated our January learning calendar for 2023. This month's "things to do" include: 26 free eBooks (including Winnie-the-Pooh). 10 Bible reading plans for the new…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Scott

15 Dec 20225 Feb 2023
Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe is number 12 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover. Sir Walter Scott came from a large family in Scotland. When…
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The Children’s Book of Christmas Stories ~ Free

12 Dec 20229 Dec 2022
Just in time for Christmas, The Children's Book of Christmas Stories edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner provides 35 Christmas tales for you to read aloud. Many…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Lanier

8 Dec 20225 Feb 2023
Numbers 10 and 11 on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are children's versions of King Arthur and Percy by Sidney Lanier. While Sidney…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Kingsley

1 Dec 20225 Feb 2023
Numbers 7, 8, and 9 on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are classics by author Charles Kingsley: The Heroes, The Water-Babies, and Madame…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Hawthorne

17 Nov 20225 Feb 2023
Number five and six on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are classic retellings of the Greek myths by Nathaniel Hawthorne. A Wonder Book…
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Golden Numbers Book of Verse ~ Free eBook

14 Nov 202215 Nov 2022
Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is a free poetry book aimed at young readers. It was compiled in the early 1900s by Nora Archibald Smith and Kate…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Wyss

10 Nov 20225 Feb 2023
Continuing our adventure theme, number four on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover is The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss. The Swiss Family…
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100 Best Books for Children ~ Defoe

3 Nov 20225 Feb 2023
Number three on Baldwin's The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover is Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe…

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100 Best Books for Children ~ Lamb

100 Best Books for Children ~ Lamb

Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare is number 66 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover.

23 Mar 202323 Mar 2023
Free Civics Studies ~ Updated

Free Civics Studies ~ Updated

Updated free civics studies ~16 free lessons: An introduction to the government of the United States for all ages told in story form.

21 Mar 202314 Mar 2023
100 Best Books for Children ~ Stevenson

100 Best Books for Children ~ Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses, number 65 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover.

16 Mar 202316 Mar 2023
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