At one of our ADE at Home conferences, I gave a brief meditation on sowing and reaping. Just as “the feast” is a great analogy for the Charlotte Mason curriculum, gardening is also apt, especially as relates to the teacher. Remember Miss Mason’s reference to Ecclesiastes, “In the morning sow your seed, and in the… Read More Reading: Compost for Composition, or, Sow a Book, Reap a Composition
The First Book of Electricity by Sam & Beryl Epstein, is another science book in the First Book of series that Living Library Press is bringing back into print. Although first published in the 1950’s the information contained in the volume is timeless. The book conveys a basic understanding of the principles of electricity and it… Read More New Living Library Press Release
We wanted to let our visitors know that we are out of the office for two weeks–August 7-21. If you are needing a book that we publish before we get back to work on August 22nd, we recommend you purchase it on Amazon.com to avoid the delay. We hope you are all having a wonderful… Read More Vacation Leave
The Year Round is the newest offering from Living Library Press. This paperback reprint of a 1932 nature guide, written and illustrated by Clarence Hylander, is an excellent adjunct to a student’s nature studies. Mr. Hylander states that his purpose in writing the book is to assist not only the student, but the parent or… Read More Introducing: The Year Round
Living Library Press is pleased to announce the release of our newest reprint: Cardboard Modelling by William Heaton. This Hardcover book is twice the length of the introductory Paper Modelling at 176 pages. Cardboard Modelling is the second book that Charlotte Mason used in her schools to teach the art of Sloyd, the Swedish handicraft… Read More Cardboard Modelling is Available!
In our continuing tradition of re-publishing living science books we have added The First Book of Sound by David C. Knight. This is intended for Form II (grades 4-6) and explains the principles of sound and the science of acoustics. The book is full of illustrations that are dated to the 1950s but continue to be relevant… Read More Newest Living Library Press Release
Strangers in the Forest by Carol Ryrie Brink. In preparation for a long trip out west, (my first time ever to California), I packed up some books to travel with me. Perhaps the highlight of my trip was a day ferrying across the bay from Fisherman’s Wharf to head to John Muir Woods. The redwoods… Read More Books I Finished with the Summer
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr. This was a reread in order to review information for a podcast recording on the relationship between reading and electronics. After a five year lapse, I found the research and examples to be even more compelling than when I first read this… Read More Books Finished in July, 2018
My summer self-indulgence has been to read a good number of children’s books. This is a refreshing breather in my busy season and helps me keep my balance. I have read several novels by old and beloved author friends of mine, some gems of theirs I have not read before. Hilda van Stockum, of course,… Read More Summer Goody: The Bantry Bay Series
My summer diversion this year is to look for unread titles by some of my favorite children’s authors. I came to know Gary D. Schmidt three years ago and devoured The Wednesday Wars, Okay for Now, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, and Orbiting Jupiter in rapid succession, truly excited to read worthwhile young adult… Read More Summer Goody: Poetry for Young People, Robert Frost