Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Child
Jane Andrews · 2024
78/100
👍 Worth It
Jane Andrews wraps genuine natural science — geology, botany, entomology, marine life — in warm storytelling that still holds up after 130 years, especially for Charlotte Mason families who value living books. Victorian prose will need a patient adult reader alongside younger children, and a few scientific details have aged out, but the curiosity it sparks is real. Freely available through Project Gutenberg makes this an easy add.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance74
craft72
originality78
accuracy65
hype85
age-fit74
human-eye76
Penny’s verdict78
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