Tag: John Newbery
Ye Olde Science
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Ye-Olde-Science.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 3/29/2005 Ye Olde Science Transcript When John Newbery published the first books specifically designed for children in the mid-1700’s the books had a dual purpose: to both amuse and instruct. Many of the books were imaginative literature, but some were non-fiction and some of […]
A Pretty Little Pocket Book
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/A-Pretty-Little-Pocket-Book.mp3 Author Rita Smith Air Date 6/19/2000 A Pretty Little Pocket Book Transcript On June 18, 1744, the following advertisement appeared in the London Penny Morning Post: [Published] According to [an] Act of Parliament: a Little Pretty Pocket Book, intended for the instruction and amusement of little Master Tommy and […]