Category Archives: Literature
Free Book Collections: Kindle Store
Free Book Collections: Kindle Store – If you own a Kindle, this page has a whole list of places you can get free books, including instruction about how to download them.
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Survival & primitive skills book list
Wildwood Survival – Book List – Survival & Primitive Skills. Books about survival, living in the wilds, shelters, hunting, plants for food/medicine, animals for food, flint knapping, tanning, boats & canoes and more.
Living books for math
Reader Lists. Arranged by topic, this is a compilation of literature (stories vs. textbook) that teach math.
Posted in Arithmetic, Book Lists, Charlotte Mason, Literature, Living Books, Logic, Math, Math Fun & Games, Methods
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Read picture books online
Lookybook. An outstanding site and very user-friendly. The books here are new books (as opposed to classics in the public domain, written before th 1920′s).
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Picture books with character themes, organized by character trait
Character Education Literature List – Picture books with character themes, organized by character trait.
Posted in Book Lists, Character, Literature, Spiritual Formation
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100 books every child should read
100 books every child should read – Part 1 is for the early years. Part 2 is for the middle years and Part 3 is for the early teen years. Compiled by the Telegraph (UK).
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Share what you are reading and see what others are reading
Welcome to Goodreads. “Goodreads is a free website for book lovers. Imagine it as a large library that you can wander through and see everyone’s bookshelves, their reviews, and their ratings. You can also post your own reviews and catalog what you have read, are currently reading, and plan to read in the future.”
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Online alphabet books from the early 1800′s to the early 1900′s
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Classical Education Rhetoric Stage (grades 9-12) recommended reading list
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Why to use “living books” instead of textbooks for learning
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Book lists for each of the 50 States
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Read classic & contemporary short stories online
short stories at east of the web. Stories are rated and reviewed
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Online version of the classic, The Elements of Style by William Strunk
Strunk, William, Jr. 1918. The Elements of Style “…this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.”
List of children’s picture books sorted by keyword
Search the Children’s Picture Book Database If you’d like to find a list of books to go along with a particular topic and your child enjoys picture books, check this site out. Search by keyword, topic or subject name and get a list of books. Lots of books included here!
Posted in Book Lists, Literature, Literature-Based, Methods, Units & Themes
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Book reviews, suggestions and book lists by topic or subject
Expanded Table of Contents for Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site Carol Hurst’s site has a wealth of valuable information about children’s lit. She reviews books and indicates her ratings by stars. She also includes supplemental resources and ideas ideal for literature-based learning. There are author and illustrator biographies, book ideas for unit studies and much more.
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1000 Good Books List
1000 Good Books List. A great resource organized by reading level and author.
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College bound reading list
College Bound Reading List. Organized by subject.