MA books available from Living Books Press
For those shopping directly from Living Books press, this page includes a list of books used in the Mater Amabilis levels that are currently published by Living Books Press. Using the links here or within the syllabi help support the upkeep of the website
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General resource/ parent reading
Charlotte Mason Education Series
Home Education Mason, Charlotte M.
Parents and Children – Mason, Charlotte M.
School Education Mason, Charlotte M.
Ourselves Mason, Charlotte M.
Formation of Character Mason, Charlotte M.
A Philosophy of Education – Gradient Mason, Charlotte M.
Books of Centuries (Level 2 and up)
A Book of Centuries (BC.AD)
A Book of Centuries (CE/BCE)
Charlotte Mason Book of Centuries
General Geography/Science resources
Home Geography for Primary Grades Long, C.C.
The Story Book of Science Fabre, Jean Henri
Handbook of Nature Study
(new reprints with color photos, some may prefer to the original HONS for smaller size and color photography)
Handbook of Nature Study, Introduction – Color Comstock, Anna B.
Handbook of Nature Study, Birds – Color Comstock, Anna B.
Handbook of Nature Study, Earth and Sky – Color Comstock, Anna B.
Handbook of Nature Study, Fish, Reptiles, Ambhibians, Invertebrates – Color Comstock, Anna B.
Handbook of Nature Study, Insects – Color Comstock, Anna B.
Handbook of Nature Study, Mammals, Flowerless Plants – Color Comstock, Anna B.
Handbook of Nature Study, Trees, Garden Flowers – Color Comstock, Anna B.
Handbook of Nature Study, Wildflowers, Weeds, Crops – Color Comstock, Anna B.
Level 1:
This Country of Ours – B&W Marshall, H.E.
This Country of Ours – Color Marshall, H.E.
The Burgess Bird book with new images – Color Burgess, Thornton
The Burgess Bird Book for Children Burgess, Thornton
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Sidney, Margaret
Pollyanna Porter, Eleanor H.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers Nesbit, Edith
English Fairy Tales Jacobs, Joseph
The Blue Fairy Book Lang, Andrew
The Red Fairy Book Lang, Andrew
Level 2:
Our Island Story – B&W Marshall, H.E.
Our Island Story – Color Marshall, H.E.
(alternate title) The Story of the Greeks Guerber, Helene A.
(alternate title) The Story of the Romans Guerber, Helene A.
Literature options/ Shakespeare retelling options
Beautiful Stories of Shakespeare Nesbit, Edith
Tales from Shakespeare Lamb, Charles & Mary
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls Church, Alfred J.
The Princess and Curdie MacDonald, George
The Princess and the Goblin MacDonald, George
The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson
Level 3/4
Books of Marvels:
Marvels of the Occident Halliburton, Richard
Marvels of the Orient Halliburton, Richard
Paul Fleisher’s Secrets of the Universe:
Liquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics Fleisher, Paul
Matter and Energy: Principles of Matter and Thermodynamics Fleisher, Paul
Objects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics Fleisher, Paul
Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Principles of Modern Physics Fleisher, Paul
Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity and Magnetism Fleisher, Paul
Literature/ Tales
Robinson Crusoe Dafoe, Daniel
(provisional tales option) Australian Legendary Tales Parker, K. Langloh
