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PAST ISSUES
Our past issues are listed below in the order they were published, with the most recent at the top of the list. Click on the titles to open the PDF file in your browser window, or right-click and select "Save Target As . . . " to save it to your computer. Note: If you are having difficulties viewing the magazines online, please dowload the magazine to your computer to view.
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- Fears & Frights -- October 2008
In honor of Halloween, literature featuring spooky events and frightening situations. Authors featured include James Whitcomb Riley, Walter de la Mare, Eugene Field, and Lucy Maud Montgomery. Also, frightfully fun activities and more. - Jobs & Professions -- September 2008
Selections highlighting a variety of jobs and professions, including works by Christopher Morley, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and A. A. Milne. Plus, a history of Labor Day and more. - Adventures -- August 2008
Adventurous literature perfect for summer reading, including works by authors such as John Keats, Edward Lear, Robert Louis Stevenson, and E. Nesbit. - In Freedom We'll Live -- July 2008
Patrotic literature celebrating freedom, including Francis Scott Key's "The Star-Spangled Banner," the text of the "Declaration of Independence," and more. - Sweet Treats -- June 2008
An issue devoted to sweet foods, including a poem by Eugene Field, and excerpts from the classic children's storybook Raggedy Andy and Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables. Plus, recipes and more sweet fun! - The Civil War -- May 2008
Civil War-era folksongs, poetry by John Greenleaf Whittier and Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address", and much more on the topic of the Civil War. - April Showers -- April 2008
An issue celebrating rain, featuring authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and A. A. Milne. Plus, a Native American myth and a discussion of Native American rain dances. - Dance With Me in Ireland -- March 2008
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, an issue featuring Irish and Irish-American literature, with authors such as William Butler Yeats and Thomas More, plus traditional Irish and Irish-American literature. - Writing and Poetry -- February 2008
An issue celebrating writing and poetry, from the perspective of writers and poets themselves. Features works by Alexander Pope, Anne Bradstreet, O. Henry, A. A. Milne, and more. - Wintry Weather -- January 2008
Features poetry and prose celebrating snow and winter weather, including works by Thomas Hardy, Robert Frost, Robert Bridges, and Kenneth Grahame. - Sing We Now of Christmas -- December 2007
Our special holiday issue for 2007, with pieces about the music of Christmas. Includes works by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Sarah Orne Jewett, plus traditional carols, ideas for a caroling party, and more seasonal fun. - Early America -- November 2007
Selections about the pilgrims, Native Americans, and life in early America, including an excerpt from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha." Plus, Thanksgiving activities and more. - Legends and Superstitions -- October 2007
Part One: Introduction and Short Selections
A classic ballad, plus poetry by Walter de la Mare, Edgar Allen Poe, Alfred Noyes, and more.Part Two: Long Selection, Historical Connection, Activity, and Book Review.
Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, plus our regular features. - Knights and Ladies -- September 2007
Classic poetry about knights and ladies feature authors such as Sir Walter Scott, Alfred Tennyson, and John Keats. Plus, the first three chapters of Don Quixote and more information about chivalry and courtly romance. - Around the Campfire -- August 2007
Features four classic campfire songs, a story from O. Henry, campfire-side activities and more camping fun - By the Shore -- July 2007
Poetry, song, and story about river, lakes, and the sea. Authors include Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, and E. Nesbit. - Summer Pastimes -- June 2007
Literature focusing on favorite summer pastimes, such as bicycling and spending time outdoors. Authors include P. G. Wodehouse and William Allingham. - Foreign Lands -- May 2007
Poems, non-fiction, and stories featuring faraway places, including authors such as Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mark Twain. - How Does Your Garden Grow? -- April 2007
Poems and non-fiction about flowers and gardening, featuring Robert Louis Stevenson, William Wordsworth, and traditional favorites. Plus, our new format and new regular features. - Fairy-Folk -- March 2007
Poetry, stories, and non-fiction about fairies and their ilk, featuring E. Nesbit's adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and an excerpt from Andrew Lang's A Tale of Fairyland: The Princess Nobody. - Love and Romance -- February 2007
Classic poetry featuring authors such as William Shakespeare, Robert Burns, George Gordon Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, plus an excerpt from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. - Around the Year -- January 2007
Poetry celebrating the months of the year, the four seasons, and the seasonal changes of nature. Authors include Christina Rossetti, William Blake, and more. - A Victorian Christmas -- December 2006
Seasonal literature from the Victorian time period, including Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol in a read-aloud format condensed by the great author himself. - Home and Family -- November 2006
Classic stories and poetry about home, family, and Thanksgiving. Authors featured include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kate Greenaway, and Mary Lamb. - A Jolly Halloween -- Special Issue
A special issue made jointly with our sister site, Halfway Down the Stairs. Features fun, activities, and some spooky poems and nursery rhymes for Halloween. - Ghosts and Hauntings -- October 2006
Stories, poems, and folk songs featuring ghosts and hauntings. Includes Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven," the complete text of Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost" and more! - Books and School -- September 2006
Selections about books, reading, and school life, covering various forms of education through history. Authors include Louisa May Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and Kate Douglas Wiggins.- Travel by Train -- August 2006
Selections about trains and train travel, with historical background on the American Transcontinental Railroad. Features works by Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, and others.- The American Revolution -- July 2006
Selections on the American Revolutionary War, including poetry, songs, and stories by classic American authors such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving. - Travel by Train -- August 2006