Flying Sails of My Bookhouse

By Olive Beaupré Miller

Book Overview

Flying Sails of My Bookhouse is a collection of classic stories and poems compiled by Olive Beaupre Miller. The book is part of the My Bookhouse series, which was designed to introduce children to literature from around the world. The stories and poems in Flying Sails of My Bookhouse are organized around the theme of travel and adventure, and include works by authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, and Edgar Allan Poe. The book is illustrated with black and white drawings, and includes a variety of reading levels, making it suitable for children of different ages and abilities. Overall, Flying Sails of My Bookhouse is a timeless collection of literature that will inspire children to explore the world around them and to imagine the possibilities of adventure.1920. The publishing company, The Bookhouse for Children, was the brainchild of author, and editor Olive Beaupre Miller. She created a collection of children�������s literature that delighted both children and their parents. Miller was constantly seeking appropriate children�������s literature to read to her daughter. She considered stories proper if they fit three criteria: They had to be well written, make a positive ethical statement, and be graded to fit the developmental age of the child. If she was unable to find a story or poem that met all three requirements, she wrote one herself. Some of the stories and poems in this volume include: The Booms; David Copperfield and Little Em�������ly; The Adventures of General Tom Thumb; The Gossamer Spider; Little Gulliver; Meg Merrilies; The Merman; The Sandpiper; A Song of Drake�������s Men; The Sugar Camp; Thor; Venice; and others. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141793591X
• ISBN13: 9781417935918
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"