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Child's World Volumes 1954

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I am going to apologize upfront and let you know this blog post is super image heavy.  I just wanted to share a homeschool update of our year and let you know about this amazing resource!  I feel like this is not your average anthology set since it is packed full of living stories that make learning literature, geography, history and science truly beautiful.  The problem is that the six volumes are not readily available since it has been out of print forever, but if you can keep your eye on websites and estate sales you may find your needle in the haystack!  ( Thriftbooks is a great place to keep looking! ) This set has been in our family for close to 60 years.  My grandma (mom's mom) bought it for my mom and it also was heavily used in my childhood with me and my brothers pouring over Volume 1!  It is a shame that none of us really spent time in the other volumes, but as I planned out our school year in 1st and 3rd grade I knew I wanted to utilize the stories in each