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Available
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Series
Collection
Publication
American Book Company (2000), Edition: Revised, Hardcover, 256 pages
Description
Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Fourth Eclectic Reader includes "Try, Try Again," "Robinson Crusoe's House," and "The Wreck of the Hesperus."
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LibraryThing member DarthDeverell
These reproductions of McGuffey's readers are useful volumes for those interested in the history of education in America. The content is faithful to the original and the binding is sturdy. I work at a living history museum and we use these in our 19th century schoolhouse to demonstrate how children
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learned to read. This volume works well in demonstrating late-elementary/early-middle school reading and visitors to the museum often find it interesting that students had access to such a wide range of topics. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1836
Physical description
256 p.
ISBN
0442335644 / 9780442335649