The Bookshelf For Boys And Girls (Ten-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
A treasured cornerstone of mid-century childhood education, The Bookshelf for Boys and Girls is a magnificent nine-volume encyclopedia of childhood wonder, accompanied by a Parents' Guide, that presents a carefully curated world of stories, songs, activities, and knowledge for young minds. This landmark series chronicles the full breadth of a child's imaginative and intellectual universe, spanning nursery favorites, folk songs, fairy tales, nature and science, art and music, bookland classics, and the great events and famous people that shaped history. Each volume is a world unto itself — from Happy Hours in Storyland and Stories from Fairy Lands to Things to Make and Things to Do — offering children both the joy of storytelling and the thrill of discovery. Compiled and published by The University Society, this series represents the gold standard of home educational libraries, designed to nurture literacy, creativity, and curiosity from the earliest years through adolescence. The inclusion of a dedicated Parents' Guide and an index volume illustrates the series' commitment to making learning a shared family experience, structured yet richly imaginative. With its distinguished blue-and-gold cloth bindings and encyclopedic scope, this set stands as a testament to a time when the home bookshelf was considered the foundation of a child's intellectual life — leaving one to wonder just how many lifelong readers first found their love of learning within these very pages.
Author: -
Format: Hardback
Published: 1963, The University Society
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
A treasured cornerstone of mid-century childhood education, The Bookshelf for Boys and Girls is a magnificent nine-volume encyclopedia of childhood wonder, accompanied by a Parents' Guide, that presents a carefully curated world of stories, songs, activities, and knowledge for young minds. This landmark series chronicles the full breadth of a child's imaginative and intellectual universe, spanning nursery favorites, folk songs, fairy tales, nature and science, art and music, bookland classics, and the great events and famous people that shaped history. Each volume is a world unto itself — from Happy Hours in Storyland and Stories from Fairy Lands to Things to Make and Things to Do — offering children both the joy of storytelling and the thrill of discovery. Compiled and published by The University Society, this series represents the gold standard of home educational libraries, designed to nurture literacy, creativity, and curiosity from the earliest years through adolescence. The inclusion of a dedicated Parents' Guide and an index volume illustrates the series' commitment to making learning a shared family experience, structured yet richly imaginative. With its distinguished blue-and-gold cloth bindings and encyclopedic scope, this set stands as a testament to a time when the home bookshelf was considered the foundation of a child's intellectual life — leaving one to wonder just how many lifelong readers first found their love of learning within these very pages.