Another letter to my students' parents:
Dear Parents,
Here are a few free ebooks I would recommend to get your kids started. They can read them online using their Chromebook (html), or you can download them onto a tablet.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/19722 A Child's Garden of Verses by Stevenson (beautiful children's poems)
https://rangerrick.org/ freedigital/?fbclid=IwAR1K_ WTkGwXoCPrYc9DeJQC2TSFGp9uErAZ YOvPNlBc-tWbNGIms0jIkHn0 Free Ranger Rick digital subscription and other products from NWF
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/19154 With Lee in Virginia by Henty (about the Civil War)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/29756 The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Henty
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/1874 The Railway Children by E. Nesbitt (a delightful story about a family that has to move due to dire circumstances)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/770 The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbitt (another great story)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/45 Anne of Green Gables by Montgomery
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/37106 Little Women by Alcott
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/2788 Little Men by Alcott
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/11757 The Velveteen Rabbit by Williams
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/20781 Heidi by Spyri
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/708 The Princess and the Goblin by MacDonald
http://www.gutenberg.org/ files/709/709-h/709-h.htm The Princess and Curdi by MacDonald
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/18614 At the Back of the North Wind by MacDonald (simplified)
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/289 The Wind in the Willows by Grahame
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/11 Alice's Adventures in Wonderful by Carroll
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/113 The Secret Garden by Burnett
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/16 Peter Pan by Barrie
http://www.gutenberg.org/ ebooks/55 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/ Children%27s_Picture_Books_( Bookshelf)#Beatrix_Potter.2C_ 1866-1943 All of the Beatrix Potter books.
A List of other children's books that are worth reading: http://www.gutenberg. org/wiki/Children%27s_ Literature_(Bookshelf)
A whole library of history books for children http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/ Children%27s_History_( Bookshelf)
Librivox.org has several of these stories and more in audio format.
Have fun reading!
~Mrs. Larson
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