Stories and Poems

Childcraft - The How and Why Library 1982-1990 #3

by Childcraft International

Stories and Poems: Childcraft - The How and Why Library, #3 1988.

Stories and Poems contains 27 stories and 91 poems for you to enjoy. Here is your chance to go adventuring in many times and places: ancient Greece and China, colonial America, and modern-day California, Florida, and New York. You can raise an orphan crow or a baby owl, sail a pirate ship to safety, or weave an enchantment that saves a town.

Genres: Classics

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

“Character training, discipline guidance, and habit formation are processes in your child’s development that cause you serious concern. You want your child to develop habits and traits of character that are admirable and worthwhile—habits and traits that will ensure happiness and success in life.”

These are words of introduction from the inaugural 1934 Parent Guide Supplement to Childcraft, a 15-volume annual series launched as a home instructional and educational resource for parents. Childcraft remained a mainstay within American households over 7 decades, sold door-to-door, direct to parents.

Childcraft was succeeded by Discovery and Discovery Science. Discovery and Discovery Science are multivolume print and digital reference resources for elementary readers.

The iconic Childcraft brand remains in the public domain as an Annual Update to owners of an original Childcraft set and is displayed each year at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s meeting.

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