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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

 

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