The Standard School Library
(Each Volume, cloth, 50 cents. Sold singly or in sets.)
This volume is the outgrowth of “observation lessons.” The book is based upon the idea that the proper way to begin the study of plants is by means of plants instead of formal ideals or definitions. Instead of a definition as a model telling what is to be seen, the plant shows what there is to be seen, and the definition follows.
Fourteen spirited tales of the gallant defenders of the Chesapeake, the Wasp, the Vixen, Old Ironsides, and other heroes of the Naval War of 1812.
Nine old-fashioned fairy stories in a modern setting.
Nine essays on culture considered in its broadest sense. The title is justified not so much from the point of view of giving many details for self-culture, as of giving an impulse to practice.
These letters throw much light on our recent history. The story of our “Expansion” is well told, and the problems which are its outgrowth are treated with clearness and insight.
The history of self-governing clubs, with directions for their organization and management. The author has had many years’ experience as organizer and adviser of self-governing clubs in New York City and the vicinity.
The authorized edition of these children’s classics. They have recently been reprinted from new type and new cuts made from the original wood blocks.
CHURCH. THE STORY OF THE ILIAD. By Rev. A. J. Church. vii + 314 pages.
CHURCH. THE STORY OF THE ODYSSEY. By Rev. A. J. Church. vii + 306 pages.
The two great epics are retold in prose by one of the best of story-tellers. The Greek atmosphere is remarkably well preserved.
A story of pioneer life in Tennessee at the time of the Cherokee uprising in 1760. The frontier fort serves as a background to this picture of Indian craft and guile and pioneer pleasures and hardships.
CROCKETT. RED CAP TALES. By S. R. Crockett. 8vo. Illustrated. xii + 413 pages.
The volume consists of a number of tales told in succession from four of Scott’s novels—“Waverley,” “Guy Mannering,” “Rob Roy,” and “The Antiquary”; with a break here and there while the children to whom they are told discuss the story just told from their own point of view. No better introduction to Scott’s novels could be imagined or contrived. Half a dozen or more tales are given from each book.
The story is laid in the time of Cromwell, and the captive lad is a cavalier, full of the pride of his caste. The plot develops around the child’s relations to his Puritan relatives. It is a well-told story, with plenty of action, and is a faithful picture of the times.
Forty-seven stories illustrating the heroism of those brave Americans who fought on the losing side in the Civil War. Humor and pathos are found side by side in these pages which bear evidence of absolute truth.
ELSON. SIDE LIGHTS ON AMERICAN HISTORY.
This volume takes a contemporary view of the leading events in the history of the country from the period of the Declaration of Independence to the close of the Spanish-American War. The result is a very valuable series of studies in many respects more interesting and informing than consecutive history.
A readable account of plants and how they live and grow. It is as free as possible from technicalities and well adapted to young people.
A story of American life and character illustrated in the personal heroism and manliness of an American boy. It is well told, and the lessons in morals and character are such as will appeal to every honest instinct.
This is one of the best one-volume biographies of Lincoln, and a faithful picture of the strong character of the great President, not only when he was at the head of the nation, but also as a boy and a young man, making his way in the world.
Not the semi-mythical Washington of some biographers, but a clear, comprehensive account of the man as he really appeared in camp, in the field, in the councils of his country, at home, and in society. Whenever possible the narrative is given in the words of contemporaries, in extracts from letters, journals, and the publications of the time. There are reproductions of the four most famous portraits of Washington, and several facsimiles of pages from his journal and other writings.
The purpose of the author is to introduce Shakespeare to such of his readers as find the intricacies of the plots of the dramas somewhat difficult to manage. The stories which constitute the main plots are given, and are interspersed with the dramatic dialogue in such a manner as to make tale and verse interpret each other.
An attractive and convenient edition of this great story of life at Rugby. It is a book that appeals to boys everywhere and which makes for manliness and high ideals. The lively and spirited account of the English school-boy’s daily life, with its vivid descriptions of sports, games, and occasional “scrapes,” is as delightful to read as on its first publication. The sympathetic and imaginative illustrations of Arthur Hughes are retained.
Besides the purely geological matter, there are entertaining chapters on “Mountains and Men,” “Mountain Plants and Animals,” and “Sunshine and Storm on the Mountain.” The entire subject-matter of the book is diversified by anecdote and quotation.
“A clear account of the geological formation of mountains and their various methods of origin in language so clear and untechnical that it will not confuse even the most unscientific.”—Boston Evening Transcript.
A record of the procession of the months from midway in September to midway in May. The observations on Nature are accurate and sympathetic, and they are interspersed with glimpses of a charming home life and bits of cheerful philosophy.
Studies and stories of the gray squirrel, the puma, the coyote, the badger, and other burrowers, the porcupine, the skunk, the woodchuck, and the raccoon.
A story of pioneer life in Kansas in the late sixties. Adventures with wild animals and skirmishes with Indians add interest to the narrative.
A well-edited edition of this classic. The one effort has been to bring the book to readable proportions without excluding any really essential incident or detail, and at the same time to make the text unobjectionable and wholesome.
The cardinal facts of American History are grasped in such a way as to show clearly the orderly development of national life.
The book is divided into nine chapters, called “The Æsir,” “How Thor went to Jötunheim,” “Frey,” “The Wanderings of Freyja,” “Iduna’s Apples,” “Baldur,” “The Binding of Fenrir,” “The Punishment of Loki,” “Ragnarök.”
A story based upon the Spanish and Portuguese accounts of the attempted conquest by the armada which sailed under De Soto in 1538 to subdue this country. Miss King gives a most entertaining history of the invaders’ struggles and of their final demoralized rout; while her account of the native tribes is a most attractive feature of the narrative.
Madam How and Lady Why are two fairies who teach the how and why of things in nature. There are chapters on Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Coral Reefs, Glaciers, etc., told in an interesting manner. The book is intended to lead children to use their eyes and ears.
One of the best children’s stories ever written; it has deservedly become a classic.
A strong plea for the protection of birds. Methods and devices for their encouragement are given, also a bibliography of helpful literature, and material for Bird Day.
The eight stories in this volume give many facts that travelers wish to know, that historical readers seek, and that young students enjoy. The book puts the reader in close touch with Roman life.
McFARLAND. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE TREES. By J. Horace McFarland. 8vo. Illustrated. xi + 241 pages.
A charmingly written series of tree essays. They are not scientific but popular, and are the outcome of the author’s desire that others should share the rest and comfort that have come to him through acquaintance with trees.
A collection of good bear stories with a live boy for the hero. The scene is laid in the early days of Indiana.
A story of the time of Charles the First. Some of the characters are historical personages.
True accounts of some of the men and women who made the history of South Carolina, and correct pictures of the conditions under which these men and women labored.
A popular presentation of the subject of man’s origin. The various significant facts that have been discovered since Darwin’s time are given, as well as certain lines of evidence never before presented in this connection.
Here are given entire thirteen episodes from the “Chronicles” of Sir John Froissart. The text is modernized sufficiently to make it intelligible to young readers. Separated narratives are dovetailed, and new translations have been made where necessary to make the narrative complete and easily readable.
A story of girl life at an army post on the frontier. The plot is an absorbing one, and the interest of the reader is held to the end.
This collection contains 168 selections—songs, narratives, descriptive or reflective pieces of a lyrical quality, all suited to the taste and understanding of children.
A collection of sixty characteristic stories from Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Babylonian, Arabian, Hindu, Greek, Roman, German, Scandinavian, Celtic, Russian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Anglo-Saxon, English, Finnish, and American Indian sources.
Forty sketches and short stories dealing with the lights and shadows of life in the slums of New York City, told just as they came to the writer, fresh from the life of the people.
A book which will delight every normal boy. Jim is a city lad who learns from an older cousin all the lore of outdoor life—trapping, shooting, fishing, camping, swimming, and canoeing. The author is a well-known writer on outdoor subjects.
Twenty-two stories illustrating the early conditions and the romantic history of California and the subsequent development of the state.
Bab, the “youngest girl,” was only eleven and the pet of five brothers. Her ups and downs in a strange boarding school make an interesting story.
The author has chosen to tell our history by selecting the one man at various periods of our affairs who was master of the situation and about whom events naturally grouped themselves. The characters thus selected number twelve, as “Samuel Adams, the man of the town meeting”; “Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution”; “Hamilton, the advocate of stronger government,” etc., etc.
Under this title are gathered two hundred and fifty selections. The arrangement is most intelligent, as shown in the proportions assigned to different authors and periods. Much prominence is given to purely imaginative writers. The preliminary essay, “A Short Talk to Children about Poetry,” is full of suggestion.
Eighteen letters on habits, education, business, recreation, and kindred subjects.
In these pages are described by an enthusiastic student of entomology such changes as may often be seen in an insect’s form, and which mark the progress of its life. He shows how very wide a field of interesting facts is within reach of any one who has the patience to collect these little creatures.
A collection of fifty delightful jingles and nonsense verses. The illustrations by Oliver Herford do justice to the text.
Descriptions of homes and household customs of all ages and countries, studies of materials and industries, glimpses of the homes of literature, and articles on various household subjects.
Stories grouped about the greatest men and the most striking events in our country’s history. The readings run by months, beginning with September.
Ninety half-tone reproductions from celebrated paintings both old and modern, accompanied by appropriate readings from the poets. All schools of art are represented.
This volume comprises “Stories of Plants and Animals,” “Stories of Earth and Sky,” and “Stories of Birds and Beasts,” usually published in three volumes and known as “The Heart of Nature Series.” It is a delightful combination of story and nature study, the author’s name being a sufficient warrant for its interest and fidelity to nature.
An animal book in story form. The scene shifts from farm to woods, and back to an old room, fitted as a sort of winter camp, where vivid stories of the birds and beasts which cannot be seen at home are told by the campfire,—the sailor who has hunted the sea, the woodman, the mining engineer, and wandering scientist, each taking his turn. A useful family tree of North American Mammals is added.
“Dogtown” was a neighborhood so named because so many people loved and kept dogs. For it is a story of people as well as of dogs, and several of the people as well as the dogs are old friends, having been met in Mrs. Wright’s other books.
An interesting and ingenious introduction to geography. In her dreams Lucy visits the children of various lands and thus learns much of the habits and customs of these countries.
A story of the captivity of Mary Queen of Scots, told in the author’s best vein.
Footnotes
1 Asa—the singular of Æsir.
2 Asyniur—Goddesses.
3 Ving-Thor—Winged-Thor.
4 Ryme—the Frost Giant.
5 Vala—a prophetess.