Wild Animals I Have Known (Yesterday's Classics)8 reviews Ernest Thompson Seton Yesterday's Classics, 2007 must read book to raise compassionate kids + I like Silverspot the best. + Happy Reencounter! + Wild Animals I Have Known             The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child, Volume 4: The Modern Age: From Victoria's Empire to ...12 reviews S. Wise Bauer W. W. Norton & Company, 2005 Great Book + Lots of information... + Story of the World Vol. 4 + An Excellent World History Primer + History for children             Oliver Twist (Oxford World's Classics)138 reviews Charles Dickens Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted ... + Oliver Twist + Citizens of Victorian England + A powerful story. One of my favorite classics. + Now it's worth a read             The Age of Fables Thomas Bulfinch Quiet Vision Pub, 2005 Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) was the son of Charles Bulfinch, the architect of the Capitol building in Washington, DC. Thomas Bulfinch is considered to be an American historian and reteller of myths and legends even though he worked on his book during intervals in his banking career. His works - "The Age of Fables" (1855), "The Age of Chivalry" (1858), and " The Legends of Charlemagne" ...             The Story of Mankind28 reviews Hendrik Willem Van Loon Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1999 A Nostalgic Great + The Story of Mankind Review I first read this book when I was in the second grade, and everytime I read it, it gets better and better. The stories are well written and easy to read, and it covers all the topics essential for a young child to know. Even though it is over 400 pages long, the book goes by as quick as a Dr. ...             What Everyone Should Know About the 20th Century: 200 Events That Shaped the World2 reviews Alan Axelrod, Charles Phillips Adams Media Corporation, 1995 An Australian perspective! + I rediscovered the 20th century with this book! What do Leo Hendrik Baekeland, Frank X McNamara and George Kennan have in common? Along with Hitler, Stalin and Mao they have been some of the most influential people of the twentieth century. Leo, Frank and George win mentions in this book, subtitled `200 Events That Shaped the World'. Another ...             Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology: The Age of Fable (Dover Thrift Editions)7 reviews Thomas Bulfinch Dover Publications, 2000 Makes the Obscure Become Meaningful - and Fun to Read + bulfinch mythology + Stimulating bedtime stories + A Mastery of Myth             Our Island Story (Yesterday's Classics)6 reviews H. E. Marshall Yesterday's Classics, 2006 loved this book.... + Great for Home Schoolers + Keeps kids interest + Outstanding British history for kids! + Wonderful stories             The Fairy-Land of Science (Yesterday's Classics) Arabella Buckley Yesterday's Classics, 2006 Introduction to the wonders of the physical world: sunbeams and the work they do, the aerial ocean in which we live, a drop of water on its travels, the two great sculptors-water and ice, the voices of nature and how we hear them, the life of a primrose, the history of a piece of coal, bees in the hive, and bees and flowers. Suitable for ages 10 and up.             The Age of Fable: The Illustrated Bulfinch's Mythology1 review Thomas Bulfinch Macmillan General Reference, 1997 Mythology comes alive I personally find mythology pretty fascinating. On some levels it is an attempt to explain the human psyche. On others, it is an attempt to answer "why." This text is inferior to no other in its stories of myth and legend. With a twist, the author explains many of the verses and dialogue in ...             Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book 5 (Christian Liberty Nature Readers) Worthington Hooker, Michael McHugh Christian Liberty Press, 1992 This supplemental reader teaches students about the wonders of the human body. They learn about how and why God created the systems of sight, hearing, breathing, touching, and thinking. Each concept is beautifully illustrated, and each lesson contains helpful comprehension questions. (Christian Liberty Press) Grade: 5th             A Passion for the Impossible5 reviews MIRIAM HUFFMAN ROCKNESS Discovery House Publishers, 2003 Christian artists and creative types will love this book + Amazing pioneer missionary + This Biography of Lilias Trotter is Unique and Definitive + A real life of faithfulness + An intriguing and thought provoking story, a good read.             The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (Signet Classics)17 reviews Howard Pyle Signet Classics, 1986 This doth be an exceedingly good book! + ONE YOU REALLY NEED TO ADD TO YOUR READING LIST OR LIBRARY! + Nice Copy + Not the traditional tale, but very good...             Kim (Barnes & Noble Classics)6 reviews Rudyard Kipling Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003 A British Huckleberry Finn + kim Kipling's tale has been compared to Huckleberry Finn since it is a story about boyish adventures with an older man of a different race. Most of the story's characters have mildly hostile criticisms against other people different from themselves. The characters vacillate between hostility and ...             Richard Halliburton's Complete Book of Marvels: Occident & Orient1 review Richard Halliburton Bobbs-Merrill, 1960 The Quintessential Old-Time Explorer He doesn't just transit the Panama canal; he actually swims it, braving crocodiles and sharks along the way. At the Rock of Gibraltar, he gains special permission from the British military to examine secret tunnels loaded with heavy gunnery -- only to be arrested later on charges of international ...             Abraham Lincoln's World, Expanded Edition4 reviews Genevieve Foster Beautiful Feet Books, 2003 Abraham Lincoln's WORLD + Abraham Lincoln's World is a great book + Connections This book is not about Abraham Lincoln alone, but about the world in which he lived. If you want a biography of Lincoln, this is not the book. BUT if you want to know what was happening in the world that shaped the events that affected his life(and others), this is the book.             Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics)138 reviews Charles Dickens Penguin Classics, 2003 Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted ... + Oliver Twist + Citizens of Victorian England + A powerful story. One of my favorite classics. + Now it's worth a read             Oliver Twist (Everyman's Library)138 reviews Charles Dickens Everyman's Library, 1992 Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted ... + Oliver Twist + Citizens of Victorian England + A powerful story. One of my favorite classics. + Now it's worth a read             This Country of Ours (Yesterday's Classics)11 reviews H. E. Marshall Yesterday's Classics, 2006 This Country of Ours + Wonderfully interesting! Wonderful history resource for American History. Great stories, fairly short chapters for independent readers. Homeschool mom, Amy in TN             Physics Lab in a Housewares Store (Physical Science Labs) Robert Friedhoffer Franklin Watts, 1997 Explores such topics in physics as levers, friction, heat transmission, and density with experiments using common household utensils.