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Anonymous - Young Girl's Diary

The diary of an upper middle class Austrian girl, this book describes her life between the ages of eleven and fourteen. It's a coming of age story full of angst, boys, and questions. (Summary by KHand)

KHand 7 hours 13 minutes

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Joaquin Miller - True Bear Stories

Joaquin Miller dedicated this book to «my dear little daughter...for whose pleasure and instruction I have many times dug up the most of these stories from out the days of my boyhood.» In his preface he claims to...

Greg Giordano and 9 more 4 hours 24 minutes

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Edith Horton - Frozen North

The Frozen North offers short sketches of the first men who bravely took great risks to explore the unknown polar regions and unlock the mysteries held there. — Summary by Laura Victoria

Laura Victoria 4 hours 15 minutes

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Nathaniel Hawthorne - True Stories from History and Biography

In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such a form and style, that the YOUNG might make acquaintance with them of their...

Susan Morin 11 hours 39 minutes

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H. A. Guerber - Story of the Romans

A collection of short stories and histories of Rome, from its beginning to its end. (Ann Boulais)

twalter8 and 34 more 7 hours 31 minutes

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Dhan Gopal Mukerji - Kari the Elephant

The adventures of an Indian boy and his beloved elephant. Born near Calcutta, Mukerji won the Newbury Medal for children's fiction. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

Adrian Praetzellis 2 hours 25 minutes

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Knights of Art - Stories of the Italian Painters

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Amy Steedman - Knights of Art - Stories of the Italian Painters

A children's version of the Lives of Artists by Vassari with many Illustrations. Of course we won't be able to show the paintings but the descriptions and the anecdotes are interesting and may lead a child to further...

Susan Morin 6 hours 29 minutes

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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall - This Country of Ours, Part 7

Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall's book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow...

Kara Shallenberg 5 hours 39 minutes This Country of Ours - All Seven Volumes

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Jennie Irene Mix - Mighty Animals

A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers. (Summary by Guero)

Ann Boulais and 7 more 1 hour 58 minutes

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Hallam Hawksworth - Adventures of a Grain of Dust

This charming book for children is full of interesting facts about all sorts of plants, insects, birds and animals and how they all help to enrich the soil for farmers — each in its own special way. Join our...

J. M. Smallheer 5 hours 9 minutes

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Charles R. Gibson - Autobiography of an Electron

«While many scientific men now understand our place in the universe, we electrons are anxious that every person should know the very important part which we play in the workaday world. It was for this reason that my...

Laura Victoria 2 hours 31 minutes

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J. Walker McSpadden - Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers

These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the soldier —to trace his career up from boyhood through the formative years. Such...

Maria Therese and 7 more 6 hours 6 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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