Books published by publisher Living Book Press

Although first published in eighteen sixty-nine, Charles Kingsley's Madam How and Lady Why remains a classic book on earth science. Presented as a series of easy conversations dealing with natural phenomenon like earthquakes, volcanoes, coral reefs etc, it gives readers a basic understanding of geologic and earth knowledge. This edition is presented complete and unabridged, including all of the intricate illustrations featured in the original publication.

From the foreword- “THESE STORIES are true. Although I have left the strict line of historical truth in many places, the animals in this book were all real characters. They lived the lives I have depicted, and showed the stamp of heroism and personality more strongly by far than it has been in the power of my pen to tell…"Such a collection of histories naturally suggests a common thought a moral it would have been called in the last century. No doubt each different mind will find a moral to its taste, but I hope some will herein find emphasized a moral as old as Scripture: we and the beasts are kin. Man has nothing that the animals have not at least a vestige of, the animals have nothing that man does not in some degree share.”

‘I wish you would write Scotland’s Story for littler children like me,’ asked a young friend of H.E. Marshall, causing the celebrated author to give Scotland the same treatment as previously dedicated to the England in Our Island Story. Starting with the legend of Prince Gathelus and ending with King George the IV this book features many tales, including those of Macbeth, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and the Stewart kings.This edition features all the original images.

Join in the adventures of Linda nd Barry as they journey to the Kingdom of Grammar and meet the quaint little people who lie at the roots of our language.Some of the fascinating characters met in this book include:Sir Pronoun - the obliging stand in for little Miss Noun.Madam Adjective - with her infinitely changing moods.Master Verb - who is always being hauled into the Grammar court on the charge of irregularity.Small Boy Preposition - who with Miss Noun fills in when Lady Adverb and Madam Adjective are too busy (or too lazy) to appear in person.Wee Baby Conjunction - King Speech’s favourite little handmaiden who guides him smoothly over all the rocky places.And many more...The delicacy and imagination that distinguish The Little Grammar People make it a book for all children who have a dream in their hearts; and teachers will find it invaluable in helping young pupils to understand and respect their own language. Celeste Mass’s illustrations, individual and finely drawn, are the perfect accompaniment to the book’s text.

"There are two books," says Sir Thomas Browne, in his Religio Medici, "from whence I collect my divinity; besides that written one of God, another of his servant, Nature-that universal and public manuscript that lies expanded unto the eyes of all: those that never saw Him in the one have discovered Him in the other."Each timeless story uses nature to reveal God in a beautiful way.This edition of Parables From Nature collects the first four series of Margaret Gatty's collection and re-orders them to fit in with the Ambleside Online homeschool curriculum.

This edition of Joseph Jacobs English Fairy Tales has been carefully reformatted with all the original illustrations.The 43 included tales cover both well-known classics like ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘The Three Bears’ and ‘The Three Little Pigs’ and will also introduce the reader to fantastic new stories from the well of folklore that has helped shape our cultural history.

These three greek legends were been retold by the incomparable Charles Kingsley for his own children, and now you can share them with yours.Follow along as Perseus with his winged sandals travels the world to defeat the Gorgon Medusa, and saves Andromeda from the sea monster Cretus...Join the Argonauts who face many trials as they travel with Jason to find the Golden Fleece...Accompany Theseus as he enters the labyrinth to meet the terrible Minotaur…This edition is presented complete and unabridged with 56 beautiful illustrations.

Written for students but loved by all ages, Marvels of the Orient takes you on a journey to some of the marvels of our world. Visit wonders both natural and man-made, places you’ve heard about, and others you won’t believe you didn’t know about before.In this book you will- • Climb the Great Pyramid • Search for the Ark of the Covenant beneath Jerusalem • Fly a Prince over Iraq • Hide in the Taj Mahal for the night • Climb Mount Fuji • Explore lost cities ...and so much more!

Calvert is thirteen when he sets forth for the New World with his father and several servants. King Charles has given the family a tract of land westward from the settlements at Plymouth and Boston. The land Calvert inherits is full of surprises and amazing escapades. Based on actual accounts.From Calvert of Maryland. . .“AS OF COURSE YOU KNOW, the family name of the Baltimores is Calvert, and the old lord was George of that line; but there are so many Georges in this world that no one could have picked me out from a crowd simply by hearing my name, whereas, when a person calls another ‘Calvert,’ people prick up their ears, wondering whether it be one of the Baltimores who is addressed, which is much to my liking.”The purpose of the stories in The Colonial America Series is to show children the home life of the colonists with whom they meet in their books, while describing the daily life of those people who conquered the wilderness whether for conscience sake or gain.

Even though The Wonderland of Nature has been written and produced in Australia for Australian children it is sure to be loved by all, no matter where in the world they are from. It presents the fascinating facts of Nature and Science in a simple, friendly style, with a profusion of illustrations, and with reference to the Australian scene.Children are endlessly enthralled by Nature—by the countless little things that they observe and pick up in their wanderings along bush-track and seashore. They are eager to know all about these things—and here is a book that tells them.It has been specially designed for two purposes—for children's enjoyment, and for their practical school needs. As well as dealing with Plants, Insects, Shells, Minerals, Air, Weather, etc., it also explains such things as Light, Sound, Magnetism and Electricity.After going through several previous editions, including being printed in braille, this new edition has been revised and updated to reflect current understanding, and expanded to teach new advances in science.A unique and timely publication in Australia, this books meets the school syllabus, drawing its references from our own everyday surroundings—and delighting while it teaches.