Kids love pictures in books… we all do. Are you ready to publish a public domain product for children? What about an entire series of of books about the Animal Kingdom filled with photos, drawings and paintings?
Why would you want to grab this public domain book series on animals?
You could appeal to an animal niche by creating smaller books for children about a particular animal species for example a book on mammals, a book on reptiles and so forth.
The images could also be used to create posters, coloring pages, coffee table books, and printer friendly images.
If your niche is more narrow than ‘animals’ and perhaps you have a business devoted to Lobster then the images can be used to create fantastic pictures, calendars, and even lobster classification postcards, place-mats and other novelties.
The books are also packed with valuable scientific information so they can be reprinted as is, perhaps polished up with new covers and some more pictures, and marketed to budding zoologists, biologists, and even veterinarians.
The book of the animal kingdom (1910)
Westell, William Percival, 1874-1937
“Mammals of Australia, by Charles Barrett”: p. 174-212
This volume includes 14 colored & 260 plain plates chiefly from photographs of the living animals.
From the author:
“Filled with info about Natural History including a ton of content about animals you would find in the zoo.
It is hoped, aided by the comprehensive collection of colored pictures and photographs, not only appeal to our young folks in the Homeland, the United States, and in Britain beyond the seas, but also to grown-up people who are desirous of acquiring a knowledge of animals without having to resort to bulky and expensive tomes.
The story I have told in these pages is set out in a popular, and I hope understandable way, and whilst scientific accuracy has not been sacrificed, it has been my constant aim to eschew dry and uninviting definitions, and to attract all those who read this volume to the fascinating study of animal life. Each section deals more or less with a distinct set of mammals.”
Into pre-historic content? You will find some fantastic drawings in this book has that as well.
The animal kingdom, arranged after its organization : forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy – Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832
Sadly – this book only has one color image.
The book is filled with at least 100 drawings of humans (variety of nationality and animals).
The content is dry – I mean “put you to sleep dry”…
Excerpt:
“As a general, perhaps universal rule obtaining in consecutive groups when sufficiently extensive, the summit of the inferior displays a higher organization than the terminal members of the superior and this sometimes in a very’ remarkable degree, as shown in the present instance. A sort of parallelism may also frequently be observed between such members of two different ordinal types as are of a corresponding degree of elevation in the scale of being : thus, the Shrews present certain characters of the Rodentia, without linking with them. It is on this principle, we suspect, that transitions appear to occur in some instances, from one great type of structure to another; and a key is hereby supplied to the proper understanding of much that seems otherwise inexplicable.”
Unless you are targeting the scholastic industry… I would avoid trying to “rewrite” this type of content.
Reptiles, amphibia, fishes, insects, worms, molluscs, zoophytes, &c. : with 91 colored plates, including about 850 figures, and numerous additional illustrations in the text (1889)
This book contains easy to edit content as well as colorful images.
Excerpt about Lepidoptera (including butterfly’s):
“The Lepidoptera have a long body , a spiral tube through which they suck their food, and which is placed between the movable palpi, and four large
wings , covered with scales , and of varied colours and markings. The antennre are moderately long, and of different shapes. The eyes are large, and
ocelli , or simple eyes , are also frequently present. There are six legs, sometimes unequally developed. They feed chiefly on the honey of flowers. They
only live a short time , and many are destroyed by birds and bats.
Lepidoptera lay eggs, which produce caterpillars provided with from S to 8 pairs of legs. Caterpillars may be smooth, hairy, bristly, or spiny &c. They
feed on leaves, and are often very destructive. The pupa is incapable of movement or feeding.”
Okay, what if don’t want to focus on the animals that inhabit land?
The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization (Vol 3)(1834)
The third volume is packed with images – shell and sea creatures galore.
Crabs, lobsters, and a bevy of mollusks and shellfish fill the pages of this gorgeous book.
The plates could make for a fantastic seashore lifestyles niche product.
Spider fanatics will shiver when they see the image collection in the third volume.
Imagine how fantastic little boys might find a picture book or poster with creepy crawly spider pictures!
If you’re looking for amazing animal graphics or cater to the animal lover niche then checking out this public domain book series is a must.
About The Author:
 Debra Conrad is an online entrepreneur, information publisher, and author that has been using Public Domain material to create profitable products and businesses since 2007. She is also co-author of "The Public Domain Treasure Hunter's Survival Kit" available here. For more info Debra, click here. |
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I’m beginning to like you Miz Conrad. This is some great information that you are sharing. Grabbed your crash course on PD. Thanks.
Cheers,
CS