Browse

Science - Chemistry Genre

default book cover image

Books in the Science - Chemistry genre:

The Deserts of Southern France (1894)

A travel book on Southern France covering a region that for many hundred years belonged to England. It is in two volumes. Read for free online at HathiTrust: Volume I, Volume II.... View More

Author(s): S. Baring-Gould
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford
S. Hutton
Et al

The Story of Bread (1927)

This book about the history of bread baking was part of a series of books associated the the City and Country School in New York. The dust jacket is by Lois Lenski.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty
Lois Lenski

The Story of Textiles (1928)

A brief history of cloth, written in collaboration with the City and Country School in New York.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

The Story Book of Clothes (1933)

An illustrated book about the clothes we wear and where they come from. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Story Book of Coal (1935)

A book about coal and its many uses.

Read online at archive.org.

The Story Book of Earth’s Treasures (1935)

An omnibus containing The Story Books of Gold, Coal, Oil, and Iron and Steel.... View More
Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1935

The Story Book of Gold (1935)

A short exposition of gold and its place in society.

The Story Book of Iron and Steel (1935)

A book about the history of the refining of iron and production of steel. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Story Book of Oil (1935)

The story of man’s use of oil: animal, vegetable and mineral.

The Story Book of Foods from the Field (1936)

An omnibus including Story Books of Wheat, Corn, Rice and Sugar.... View More
Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

The Story Book of Rice (1936)

The story of the world’s most popular grain.

The Story Book of Sugar (1936)

The story of sugar and other sweet things.

Sweet Land (1937)

The story of a cross-country auto trip in the 1930's.  Very practical advice.

 

Author(s): Lewis Gannett
Illustrator(s): Ruth Chrisman Gannett

As True as the Barnacle Tree (1939)

A study of medicinal herbs. Frontispiece is by the Petershams.

The Story Book of Cotton (1939)

A look at how cotton is grown and used.

The Story Book of Rayon (1939)

The story of the development of artificial silk made from cellulose or wood pulp.

The Story Book of Wool (1939)

Where it comes from, how we process it, why we wear it.

Read online at archive.org. 

The Story Book of Coal and Oil (1948)

An anthology containing The Story Book of Coal and The Story Book of Oil.

Water, Water Everywhere! (1953)

Basic information about water and our world.

Author(s): Mary Regina Walsh
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Sign up for our free book-of-the-week email!

Looking for updates from the Treasury of Great Children's books? Look no further, our Book-of-the-Week email is free and will keep you informed of the latest happenings!

Please fill out the form to subscribe:

* indicates required