Children's Non-fiction
- Engaging Histories for Young Minds
- Exploring Nature and History
- Inspiring Lives for Young Readers
- Nature's Wonders for Young Minds
Historical Tales
Volume IV of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fourth volume covers …
Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them
You will find many interesting games and craft projects for children here. If you hear something interesting, following the link in the low…
A Child's Life of St. Joan of Arc
A biography of Saint Joan of Arc, geared towards children, but also can easily be enjoyed by adults.
The Wonders of the Jungle
How do elephants drink? What is the Law of the Jungle at the water hole? How does an elephant baby learn to feed and learn to swim? How do t…
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies
These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run fr…
Cats by the Way
Between these pages you will find only the good, old-fashioned, every-day cat. No Angora or thoroughbred has been entered here, unless it be…
Through Magic Glasses and Other Lectures
"The present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, The Fairyland of Science. …
The Woodpeckers
The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, …
Bird World
Bird World is a children's guide to New England Birds. It explores the characteristics, habitat, and songs of native birds. - Summary by Jen…
Really So Stories
These stories for young people are Really So; they are not made up stories about bears or witches. These are short educational sketches abo…
The Tree-Dwellers
Katharine E. Dopp was well-known as a teacher and writer of children's textbooks at the turn of the 20th Century. She was among the first e…
A Book of English Martyrs
This volume is a simple narrative suited to children's understanding of the thrilling times when English Catholics suffered for the Faith in…
Plow Stories
This book tells of the important role of the plow, starting from its humble beginnings and how the plow has changed over time. This is achi…
When They Were Girls
Jane Addams, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Frances Burnett, Julia Howe, Hellen Keller, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are some of the influenc…
The Latch Key of My Bookhouse
This is the final book in a six volume set of the "My Bookhouse" books. This final title in the series leaves off the format of th…
Travel Stories Retold
St. Nicholas was a popular magazine aimed at young folks in the late nineteenth – early twentieth century. Its articles were usually well-w…
On The Trail
Lina and Adelia Beard, co-founders of the first American girls' scouting group, originally called the Girl Scout Society, then the Girl Pion…
A Young Girl's Diary
The diary of an upper middle class Austrian girl, this book describes her life between the ages of eleven and fourteen. It's a coming of age…
Insect Adventures
This book is composed of selections from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos’ Translation of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques,” retold for childre…
Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now
A children’s book that describes the life of ten boys in different historical time periods. The book shows the reader what the daily life of…