The Orient
Hillyer and Huey
1966
Submitter: While cleaning up the children’s section, we have been finding some out of date histories and wording with several books. Such as this one…Time to ship this one off to the recycling bin.
Holly: Waaaaiiiit a minute. I’ve seen this cover before. Yup – here it is.
I mean…the map below is for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. That alone makes it weed-worthy.
Geo-Whiz
National Geographic Society
Tejada
1988
Another choice from my Swedish Death Cleaning Project.
I am assuming by the publication date this was a book given to one or both of my kids. Both of my kids were science nerds, so it does make sense that we might have something like this. We were library users so we really didn’t buy books for the kids that often.
Since my kids are now 28 and 30, I doubt they want to hang on to this. Frankly, we still have so much of their stuff, it will have to be a part 2 (of many parts) of my death cleaning project. Even though it is in good shape, I am going to give it the big heave ho. What I am NOT going to do is donate to my local public library.
Earthsearch : A Kids’ Geography Museum in a Book Cassidy 1994 Submitter: This book is a fun hands on exploration of the earth’s geography. The book has been well used and loved based on its current state. There are several
Discover Michigan
McConnell
1981
My Story of Michigan Geography
Callahan
1937-1941
Revised 1951
January 26, 2013 is Michigan’s Statehood Day, or as the kids will be calling it, Michigan’s 176th birthday. In preparation for our program, I was pulling materials. Tucked away in the 977s were these ancient books. Usually, I can’t get enough of this kind of material, since every 3rd grader in the state is studying all sorts of Michigan topics like cities, the Great Lakes, and of course, the Mackinac Bridge. Neither of the above books has circulated much. For today’s kids these are duds. (The second one was published before the Big Mac was built, which automatically discounts its value).
