R is for Arthur Ransome and childhood

ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND HIS TIMES

Arthur Ransome was born in 1884 in England. He lived through two world wars and the hippie era, making his life an amazing span across a tremendous shift in culture and technology. He was an active author and even suspected by MI5 of being a spy for a time.

As a child I read his Swallows and Amazons series and for a time, “lived” in those amazing outdoor adventures of the children of the story. The story is a chronicle of the adventures of a group of children between 1929 and 1934. This book series is one of the reasons I love the outdoors so much.

If you have never read the series, it is definitely worth picking up and reading with your kids. You will be transported to a slower, gentler time and sail with the children in the story around England, Scotland, and even as far as the Caribbean and the South China Sea.

ADVENTURES THAT ARTHUR RANSOME WROTE FOR CHILDREN

1. Swallows and Amazons
2. Swallowdale
3. Peter Duck
4. Winter Holiday
5. Coot Club
6. Pigeon Post
7. We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea
8. Secret Water
9. The Big Six
10. Missee Lee
11. The Picts And The Martyrs: or Not Welcome At All
12. Great Northern
13. Coots in the North 

AND NOW, THE LINK PARTY!

FIRST, MY WONDERFUL CO-HOSTS:

AMANDA HOPKINS AT HOPKINS HOMESCHOOL

CHRISTINE HOWARD AT LIFE’S SPECIAL NECESSITIES

DAWN PELUSO AT SCHOOLIN’ SWAG

JENNIFER KING AT A PEACE OF MIND

KIMBERLEY LINKLETTER AT VINTAGE BLUE SUITCASE

KRISTEN HEIDER AT A MOM’S QUEST TO TEACH

LORI HOOTEN AT AT HOME: WHERE LIFE HAPPENS

WENDY ROSS AT LIFE ON CHICKADEE LANE

YVONNE BILLIAN AT THE LIFE WE BUILD

NOW, THE RULES (DON’T WORRY, THEY ARE REALLY SIMPLE):

1. Write a blog post and then hop over to the linkup and add your post!
2. Grab a blog button for your post.

Blogging Through The Alphabet Link Party

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Together we can help each other increase our traffic, read some interesting tips and ideas, and spread some good cheer that will help us start off our weekend!

FINALLY, THE POSTS!