Children's Non-fiction
- Engaging Histories for Young Minds
- Exploring Nature and History
- Inspiring Lives for Young Readers
- Nature's Wonders for Young Minds
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 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…
How to Be a Man
I wish to see the youth of my country come forward upon the stage of life, models of excellence, with characters formed for the times in whi…
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…
Scotland's Story
Scotland's Story: A History Of Scotland For Boys And Girls is both a history of Scotland as well as delving into some of its legends. Writte…
Good Morning, Boys and Girls!
Forty simple, delightful sermons for children. The stories cover a full school year, all Sundays and a few holydays in between. Under such …
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, …
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…
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…
The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book
Mary Frances is a little girl whose Aunt Maria intends to teach her to knit and crochet, but she's very strict and demanding. It's a good th…
Star Stories for Little Folks
Gertrude Chandler Warner, known mainly for her "Boxcar Children" series of mystery books, published this small book of Astronomy, …
The Principles of the Christian Religion
The little verses now before the reader were written at the desire of my most worthy and honoured friend, the Reverend Mr. Clark of St. Alba…
Wood Folk at School
The unique merit of this nature student rests in his fascinating style of writing, which invariably interests young and old; for without thi…
Harper's Young People
Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction an…
Our Little Austrian Cousin
In this volume I have endeavored to give my young readers a clearer and a more intimate knowledge than is usually possessed of the vast terr…
Carpenter's World Travels
A travelogue through the countries of France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden for young and old alike. Interesting big cities a…
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…
Keep-Well Stories for Little Folks
"The child's mind dwells constantly in the realm of imagination; dry facts are too prosaic to enter this realm. The "Land of Story…
Romulus
Jacob Abbott wrote many historical books for children. He was careful to ensure historical accuracy, and as he said himself in the preface t…
Little Wanderers
This book discusses a great variety of plants and their seeds in a simple, yet interesting way that children will enjoy. As the books says, …