Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (MP3 audio dramatization)
Today, wrapping up our week of “Living Books for the Ears” programs from our sister site, HomeschoolRadioShows.com, we have this excellent hour-long adaptation of the classic (and at least partially autobiographical) book “Little Women” — complete with Katherine Hepburn as Jo! Enjoy this vintage radio dramatization!
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One of the 28th by G. A. Henty (MP3 audio dramatization)
Here’s yet another rare and wonderful find for your listening pleasure, again courtesy of our sister site, HomeschoolRadioShows.com — a great dramatization of master story-teller G. A. Henty’s classic book of pirates and the War of 1812, “One of the 28th”. Follow the adventures of young Ralph Conway as he becomes the captive of “King of the Sea” Captain Kelly, aboard the deadly pirate ship “Belle Marie”.
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DAVID COPPERFIELD (MP3 audio dramatization)
Here’s a great dramatization of what is possibly Dickens’ most famous novel, in an excellent hour long program from the days of old time radio, courtesy of our sister site, HomeschoolRadioShows.com. Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens’ own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels. It was also Dickens’ “favourite child” — ie. his favorite book. This version of Charles Dickens’ classic book stars Boris Karloff with a great performance as the wicked Micawber. Enjoy!
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The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder (MP3 audio dramatization)
Today’s resource, courtesy of our sister site HomeshoolRadioShows.com, is this fine audio dramatization of one of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s best “Little House” books, “The Long Winter”. This Ingalls family is quite different than the one you saw on TV, but it is a very faithful adaptation of the book, and is quite entertaining. It is the ONLY “old time radio” adaptation of any of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, and if you love those stories, you’ll treasure this.
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Bonus! Here’s a PDF Listening Guide for “The Long Winter”! RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer.
THE PURITAN’S HOMESCHOOL CURRICULUM
Wow! Here’s an amazingly large and in-depth collection of homeschool curriculum all coming from a reformed Biblical perspective. There are over 100 full length texts in history, government, home economics, science & technology, literature, art and much more — all downloadable in PDF format.
Click here to go to today’s resource!
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DRAWING COURSE (1899) (PDF ebook)
Here’s what they used to teach drawing to students in the 2nd & 3rd grades back in great, great grandma’s day! Lots of simple drawing assignments to help develop the drawing basics in this fully illustrated little workbook!
To download this PDF ebook, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer
…plus we have two more vintage drawing guides for you today!
“Willie’s First Drawing Lessons” (PDF ebook)
Young Willie learns that there are only two kinds of lines in nature
- curved and straight – and how they can be used in drawing just about anything. This is a lovely little (50+ pages) book with a sweet narrative and many line art illustrations. If your kids enjoy drawing and nature, they will love this book. Enjoy!
To download this PDF ebook, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer
And here’s a repeat of a popular drawing book we’ve featured in the past, just in case you missed it:
What to Draw & How to Draw it by E. G. Lutz (PDF ebook)
A wonderful “how to” drawing book originally published in 1913, which shows young artists, step-by-step, how to create all sorts of characters, animals, buildings & other fanciful cartoons & designs. It is a delight, and many of you will have to pry your kids away from this one. Check it out!
To download this PDF ebook, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer
…we’ll have it on the site too. Who wants some hot chocolate? 
VINTAGE COUNTRY PROJECT PLANS!
Looking for some hands-on projects to develop your kids’ manual skills? We’ve got dozens of great vintage “hands on” building projects for you today!
Click here for the “kids’ projects” – periscopes, ironing boards, falling blocks (a WAY COOL project!), folk toys, chess set, hydroplane and more.
Click here for the bigger projects meant for teens and adult construction, including instruments, playground equipment, tables, boats, scooters, out-buildings and much much more. Note: Use the index links on the left hand side of the page to go through the dozens of projects you’ll find here.
25 Ways to Save Money Without Using Coupons by Crystal Paine (PDF excerpt)
Would you like to lower your grocery bill but you don’t have time to clip or organize coupons? Our good friend Crystal Paine, well-known blogger from MoneySavingMom.com, has just written a new book called The Money Saving Mom®’s Budget. Today she’s giving us an exclusive free chapter from the book that covers “25 Ways to Save Money Without Using Coupons”. Lots of great money-saving advice in here. (The rest of the book looks great too. Check it out!)
Click here to go to the download page. Note: The download link for the freebie chapter is at the bottom of the left hand column.
LITTLE BUSYBODIES (PDF ebook)
The life of crickets, ants, bees, beetles and other creepy-crawly “busybodies”.
Story-told natural science for little listeners… fun reading, loads of illustrations!
Get it in one of these formats:
To download the PDF version, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer.
To download the kindle version, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer.
To download the e-pub version, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer.
To just view this book in your browser and not download it, click here.