In "Home Geography for Primary Grades," C. C. Long masterfully introduces young learners to the fundamental concepts of geography through a child-centered approach. The book employs clear, engaging prose and illustrative examples, making abstract geographical notions accessible and relatable for children. Long balances educational rigor with a storytelling style, encouraging curiosity about the world around them. The text not only aligns with educational standards of the early 20th century...

Fiction. Cows falling from the sky, whales exploding, magical shaman masks, boys becoming sasquatches, an earthquake shaking the Space Needle, the myth of the gun that Kurt Cobain killed himself with, and an albino man-child who could be the next coming are just some of the images in these wild and imaginary stories, all of which take place in the gray and watery arabesque of the Pacific Northwest known as Puget Sound. "These stories," Flux Magazine writes, "burn with an atmosphere of subt...

TO THE TEACHER I.--POSITION II.--HOW THE SUN SHOWS DIRECTION III.--HOW THE STARS SHOW DIRECTION IV.--HOW THE COMPASS SHOWS DIRECTION V.--QUESTIONS ON DIRECTION VI.--WHAT THE WINDS BRING (POEM) VII.--HOW TO TELL DISTANCE VIII.--PICTURES AND PLANS IX.--WRITTEN EXERCISE X.--GOD MADE THEM ALL (POEM) XI.--PLAINS XII.--HILLS, MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS XIII.--RAIN, WIND, AND SNOW XIV.--HOW WATER IS CHANGED TO VAPOR XV.--HOW VAPOR IS CHANGED TO WATER XVI.--DEW, CLOUDS, AND RAIN XVII.--THE FAIRY ARTIST (P...

Home Geography For Primary Grades by C. C. Long.

Geography may be divided into the geography of the home and the geography of the world at large. A knowledge of the home must be obtained by direct observation; of the rest of the world, through the imagination assisted by information. Ideas acquired by direct observation form a basis for imagining those things which are distant and unknown. The first work, then, in geographical instruction, is to study that small part of the earth's surface lying just at our doors. All around are ...

A popular homeschooling resource for many generations now. Geography may be divided into the geography of the home and the geography of the world at large. A knowledge of the home must be obtained by direct observation; of the rest of the world, through the imagination assisted by information. Ideas acquired by direct observation form a basis for imagining those things which are distant and unknown.The first work, then, in geographical instruction, is to study that small part of ...

After spending her life bouncing from one disaster to the next, Vanessa began to crave a normal life. Once she is back home, she is finding out that normal is hard to come by. With the lives of her loved ones evolving around her, she finds herself in the middle of a world she knows nothing about, but Vanessa Riggs is a quick study. As she is beginning to discover herself, she is also learning that those around her are finding themselves as well.

Lessons and exercises for young children, exploring map and compass, mountains and rivers, trees and flowers, wind and rain, and more.