Old Fashioned Education

Among the People Series The 1st book in the Among the People series by Clara Dillingham Pierson. An introduction for children to the animals, birds...

Among the People Series The 3rd book in the Among the People series by Clara Dillingham Pierson. An introduction for children to the animals of the...

Among the People Series The 2nd book in the Among the People series by Clara Dill-ingham Pierson. An introduction for children to the animals of th...

Time-Honored Stories Intended as an introduction to famous stories from Western history and lore for young children.  Famous stories such as King A...

Among the People Series The 4th book in the Among the People series by Clara Dillingham Pierson. An introduction for children to the animals and in...

Among the People Series The 5th book in the Among the People series by Clara Dillingham Pierson. An introduction for children to the animals of the...

The Burgess Bird Book for Children Peter Rabbit learns about his avian friends in this classic nature book designed to introduce children to the su...

For Primary Grades An introductory geography book for primary grade students. The book covers topics such as direction, distance, rivers, maps, hil...

Tuck-Me-In Tales This Series of animal stories for children from four to eight years old, illuminates the adventures of the winged creatures of our...

Origin Stories For Children First published in 1902, Just So Stories for Little Children is a collection of origin stories by British author Rudyar...

The Burgess Animal Book For Children Peter Rabbit is back to learn about his animal friends in this classic nature book intended to introduce child...

A Child’s History of England Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall’s history of England starting from the time of the Roman Empire through World War I. The ...

The Story of Science for Children The narrator, “Uncle Paul,” teaches his nieces and nephews about a wide range of scientific topics. The topics co...

Fairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the firs...

The Tale of a Puppet The story about a mischievous marionette named Pinocchio and his poor, woodcarver father named Geppetto. Originally published ...

The Story of the United States Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall’s history of North America for children. Starting with the Viking exploration and brief...

Tom Swift Series Tom Swift lives in fictional Shopton, New York with his father Barton Swift, the founder of Swift Construction Company. Tom is kno...

The Bobbsey Twins Series Come join in on the haps and mishaps of this matchless double set of twins: Bert and Nan, who are 12 years old, and Flossi...

From This World, To That Which is to Come Cited as the first novel written in English, The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most important works of...

Der Schweizerische Robinson The story of a Swiss family that is shipwrecked on an island in the East Indies.  Soon, the family must construct shelt...

From City to Farm Elizabeth Ann, an orphan, lives a sheltered city life with her father’s Aunt Harriet and Cousin Frances. Her life is turned upsid...

For Children A classic retelling of Shakespeare’s plays intended to be more accessible to children. Mary Lamb was responsible for the retelling of ...

An Autobiography The autobiography of the American educator, Booker T. Washington. Washington chronicles more than forty years of his life covering...

Bulfinch’s Mythology The recounting of myths and stories from antiquity including the Greeks, Romans, and others. Written for a general audience, t...

Penny Whistles A collection of poetry for children by Scottish poet Robert Louis Stevenson.  The poems were first published under the title Penny W...

Fairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the seco...

A Story of Life In Holland
 The story of Hans Brinker, a Dutch boy, who hopes to enter an ice skating race in order to win the grand prize: silver ...

For Children and Those That Love Children The story of an orphaned young girl who goes to live with her grandfather in a small village in the Swiss...

Sunnybrook Farm The story of Rebecca Rowena Randall who is sent to the fictional town of Riverboro, Maine to live with her two aunts after the deat...

Sleepy-Time Tales This Series of animal stories for children from four to eight years old, illuminates the adventures of the four-footed creatures ...

The Jungle Book A collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling about the jungles of India. Many of the characters are animals such as Baloo the bear an...

Robinson Crusoe The story of Robinson Crusoe and his adventures during his time at sea including shipwrecks, pirates, mutineers, and cannibals.  On...

Wood Folk Series Book III in a series of nature books which describe the life, habitat, and behaviors of various woodland creatures by naturalist a...

“I hope,” he snapped, “you don't take me for a yearling. Just because I’m a pony—and small—you needn't think I'm an infant. Why, I'm five years old...

La Vie des Araignées French naturalist and entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre’s scientific and literary classic about the fascinating world of the spide...

“No!” said their mother. “We're well rid of him. He has been more trouble to me than all the rest of you.... To tell the truth, I never liked him v...

A Romance A historical fiction novel based in England during the Middle Ages. One of Sir Walter Scott’s most popular works, it has been credited wi...

A Tale For Young People of All Ages Set in 1547 in England, the novel tells a story of two young boys who were born on the same day and are identic...

Alice In Wonderland One of the best-known and most popular English novels authored by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. T...

Bulfinch’s Mythology The recounting of myths and stories from early British history during the reign of King Arthur. Written for a general audience...

Life at Plumfield with Jo’s Boys A sequel to Little Women, Little Men recounts the life of Jo Bhaer, her husband, and the various children at Plumf...

The Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker The story of Rip Van Winkle, a villager in colonial America who who meets mysterious Dutchmen, imbibes their ...

The Headless Horseman A Gothic story set in the countryside of Tarry Town whose secluded glen is known for it’s ghosts and haunting atmosphere.  Ic...

Travels Into Several Remote Nations Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift's best known work and a classic of English literature. The book satir...

The Age of Exploration An overview of the great explorers, leaders, and religious figures during the Age of Discovery in North America. Covering su...

Robin Hood and His Merry Men The story of Robin Hood and his Merry Men and their adventures in Nottinghamshire.  Robin Hood is an English outlaw wh...

Fairy Tales A selection of fairy tales collected and edited by Scottish author Andrew Lang and his wife, Leonora Blanche Lang. The book is the thir...

The Psammead After moving from London to the countryside of Kent, a group of five siblings chance upon a Psammead while playing in a gravel pit. Th...