Kid's Treasury: 99 Classic Children's Books to Enlighten and Educate surveys the capacious educational imagination of children's literature, bringing together moral tales, folklore, adventure narratives, animal studies, historical retellings, poetry, drama, and popular fiction. Its range moves from domestic realism and cautionary fantasy to natural-history writing and inherited classical traditions. Enduring story-worlds, instructive animal portraits, and adaptations of epic, biblical, and...

Right in the very heart of Christmas-tree Land there was a forest of firs that pointed to the sky as straight as steeples. A hush lay over the forest, as if there were something very wonderful there, that might be meant for you if you were quiet and waited for it to come. Perhaps you have felt like that when you walked down the aisle of a church, with the sun shining through the lovely glass in the windows. Men have often called the woods temples; so there is, after all, nothing so very st...

Bird Stories by Edith M. Patch is a charming collection of tales that brings the world of birds to life for young readers. Written in a narrative style, the book focuses on the lives and behaviors of various bird species, offering both factual information and imaginative stories. Patch aims to spark a sense of wonder and appreciation for nature in children, using the birds as characters to explore themes of survival, migration, and the natural environment.The book is filled with delightful...

This classic text by Edith Patch tells a number of interesting fictitious tales of bird lives. Included in the avian lineup are stories about a diverse set of bird species such as the crow and the osprey.In addition to Patch's quaint tales of avian adventure are several non-fiction articles about real birds.This rich volume will surely prove a welcome addition to any collection of nature publications

I CHICK, D.D. Right in the very heart of Christmas-tree Land there was a forest of firs that pointed to the sky as straight as steeples. A hush lay over the forest, as if there were something very wonderful there, that might be meant for you if you were quiet and waited for it to come. Perhaps you have felt like that when you walked down the aisle of a church, with the sun shining through the lovely glass in the windows. Men have often called the woods "temples"; so there is, after all, no...

**OVER 140 MILLION COPIES SOLDThe beloved classic story about a young prince's travels through space—a profound tale about loneliness and loss, and love and friendship.**A pilot crashes in the Sahara Deser and encounters a strange young boy who calls himself the Little Prince. The Little Prince has traveled there from his home on a lonely, distant asteroid with a single rose. The story that follows is a beautiful and at times heartbreaking meditation on human nature.

This book targets classroom teachers, homeschoolers, and primary students. The author chose 20 of Aesops fables that contain lessons that underscore the importance of engaging in appropriate behavior and developing desirable character traits. Each fable was written at three different levels addressing the variety of individual differences found in all classrooms. Visit www.apluslearningmaterials.net to find out how you can purchase response booklets for each fable.

A fantastic collection of very readable fairy tales collected and told by L. Frank Baum, the creator of The Wizard of Oz.

Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle — one of the classics of children's literature.Doctor Dolittle first saw light in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle...

This is the illustrated edition including beautiful drawings by John R. Neill. This is a tale of life beneath the sea, of mermaids and sea serpents and other strange inhabitants of the ocean depths. A little girl named Trot and Cap'n Bill, an old sailor, are invited by several mermaids to come and visit their under-water home. Baum wrote this story in the hope of interesting his readers in something other than Oz; in the preface he writes: "I hope my readers who have so long followed Dorot...

A British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle — one of the classics of children's literature.Includes an active table of contents so you can use your NOOK's GOTO CHAPTER feature to easily navigate to each book.The Story of Doctor Dolittle-A queer old doctor who loves animals more than the "best people" turns his attention to curing their diseases and goes to Africa to check an epidemic among the monkeys. Much droll humor. ...