SEASONABLE READING May always be obtained at low cost by making a judicious selection from these School Classics SINGLE COPIES, SEVEN CENTS. FIVE OR MORE, FIVE CENTS EACH. ' Same as above, containing the Two Frogs, The Battle of the Birds and Beasts, The Lark and Her Young Ones, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Lion and the Mouse, The Boy and the Nettle, The Little Mouse, No. 12. SELECTIONS FROM ESOP. II. Same as above, containing The Blind Man and the Lame Man, The Wind and the Sun, The Arab and the Camel, The Crabs, The Wolf and the Lamb, The Rat and the Elephant, The Fly and the Horse. No. 73. BUDS, STEMS AND ROOTS. A little Nature Reader about the various kinds of buds. Illustrated. No. 74. WHAT ANNIE SAW. Nature Stories, telling of a Snail, Blackbird, Beetle, a Kitty, Mrs. Mouse, Rabbits, and other familiar animals. No. 77. FLOWER FRIENDS. I. Another delightful nature reader, telling about the early spring flowers, in simple language. No. 109. THE BUTTERFLY BABY. Containing the story, Mother Butterfly's Baby, by Kate Parch, and the story, What the Grasshopper Said to Annie, The Katydid. A charming little reader. No. 110. PLANT BABIES. Stories of the Peach Baby, Melon Babies, and other richly illustrated stories. No. 143. BABES OF THE WOOD. Still another nature reader, large, clear type, telling about the oak tree's babies, the walnuts, horse chestnuts, hazel nut, Brazil nut, nuts with wings, pine cones, Mrs. Sumac's babies, golden rod, etc. No. 144. NATURE STORIES. Telling about cranberries, beans, peas, and other plants and vegetables. No. 215. THE BUTTERFLY'S HOME. Similar to No. 109. Second Grade. No. 7. LITTLE Red Riding HOOD. The Story of Little Red Riding Hood, told in simple form. Illustrated, large type. No. 8. JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. Always interesting to children, told in simple form. No. 75. ROOTS AND STEMS. Nature Stories for second grade. Large, clear type. Illustrated. No. 76. BIRD FRIENDS. Stories about the Woodpecker, Flicker, Purple Finch, The Cuckoo, Red-eyed Vireo, Black and Yellow Warbler, The Bank Swallow. Full-page illustrations. No. 78. FLOWER FRIENDS. II. Nature Stories along the same line as No. 77. Fully illustrated. No. 79. FLOWER FRIENDS. III. No. 87. LEGENDS OF THE SPRINGTIME. Being the story of the Sleeping Beauty, English version, and the story of Siegfried and Brunhilde, Ger man version. No. 185. ROBINSON CRUSOE. PART I. No. 189. CHILDREN OF HISTORY. I. The Story of the life of Washington, Franklin, Fulton, S. F. B. Morse, Eli Whitney, Edison, told in simple language. Large, clear type No. 190. CHILDREN OF HISTORY. II. The story of Irving, Cooper, Audubon, Webster, Emerson, Bryant. No. 196. LEGENDS OF THE SPRINGTIME. II. How the Summer Came (Indian Legend), Idun and the Apples (Norse Legend). No. 198. THE FLOWER WORLD. Containing many stories and legends about flowers; also many designs for brush work. No. I. Third Grade. GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES. I. Adapted by Mara L. Pratt for the third grade children. Contains the following stories: The Princess and Her Servant, The Golden Goose, The Frog Prince. No. 4. GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES. II. Uniform with No 1. Hans in Luck, Jack of all Trades, The Brother and Sister. No. 13. SELECTIONS FROM GRIMM. I. Uniform with 1 and 4. The Three Little Men in the Wood, Hansel and Gretel. No. 14. SELECTIONS FROM GRIMM. II. Same as 13. The White Serpent, Mother Holle, The Musicians. No. 9. THE STORY OF BRYANT. No. 71. IRVING. No. 20. STORIES FROM GARDEN.ND FIELD. 1. Contains 15 short stories that first appeared in Primary Education. No. 21. STORIES FROM GARDEN AND FIELD. II. Contains 14 stories about pansies, ferns, etc. No. 45. STORIES OF THE PILGRIMS. In simple form, the story of the Pilgrim Fathers. No. 46. STORY OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY. Besides the story of the tea party, the book contains words and music of two songs," Revolutionary Tea" and "The Origin of Yankee Doodle.' No. 68. STORY OF THE NORSEMEN. A story in simple form, by Mrs. S. E. Dawes, of how the brave Norse Eric discovered America. No. 69. PusS IN BOOTS. Old yet always of interest to boys and girls is the tale of Puss in Boots, No. 95. STORIES OF REVOLUTION. I. Story of Lexington and Concord in simple form: No. 101. STORIES OF REVOLUTION. III. Story written by Mrs. S. E. Dawes, also contains the complete poem, beginning "There was tumult in the City, In the quaint old Quaker town.” 10 Cent Readers GRADE II. STORIES OF FAMOUS PICTURES. I. The King of The Golden River JOHN RUSION GRADE III. A short biography of 32 pages, suitable to the understanding of third grade children. Our third grade list RUSKIN'S KING of the GOLDEN RIVER. contains biographies of twenty-five noted men and women. Teachers will find this set invaluable to have on their desk so as to have at hand a short yet complete history of the following: Edited for young children by ELOISE MCVAY. SEWELL'S BLACK BEAUTY. STORY OF LANDSEER. (Illus.) GRADE IV. 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TIMELY GEOGRAPHICAL READING Children of the Palm Lands Robinson Crusoe for Young Folks 24 full-page half-tones and many smaller ones. 187 pp. Cloth. Price, 50 cents. From start to finish, a book on life and products in hot countries could not well be made in print and binding, in illustration and narrative, more acceptable and enjoy. able for young or old than this Children of the Palm Lands. Miss Allen's facile pen discloses just what the young most desire to know, and the dusky children and their elders, with the various products, are living realities in the illustrations and in the story. Illustrated. 159 pp. Cloth. Price, 50 cents. This greatest of English Classics for children, as many claim, has absorbed the attention of generations of boys and girls while they riveted their eyes upon the succession of adventures of this historic castaway upon his desert island. Miss Godolphin's adaptation is a masterly one and well deserves the gratitude it has secured from the teachers and pupils of the lower grades. We are told of bananas, ginger, tea, coffee, Story of Little Konrad, the Swiss Boy chocolate, dates, nutmegs, cinnamon, etc. Beautiful half-tone on each page. Cloth. Price, 25 cents. The sixty striking pictures of Swiss scenery, the attractive style of the narrative, sketching the life and habits of a brave, independent, mountain-loving people, whose traditions, whose heroic struggles, sacrifices, and triumphs have been the theme of poets, artists, travelers, and romance writers of all nations, render this little book especially interesting to all boys and girls. Children of the World Their Homes, Their Schools, Their Playgrounds Many full-page and smaller original illustrations. 254 pp. Small qto. Cloth. Price, $1.00. Abundant and rich in illustrations which happily supplement a text that relates all the most interesting things that the boys and girls want to know about the everyday life, and customs, and surroundings of these all-over-the-world children. Child life at home, at school, on the play-ground, is told and pictured in detail for every country of Europe, and for most of the countries of Asia, Africa, and America. The make-up of the book is fine and artistic, and expense has not been spared in giving the Children of the World a beautiful setting. cities, homes, tea gardens, talk- Home Geography ing of customs, employments, Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard Stories About Tea, Coffee, Rice, etc. 22 full-page and smaller half-tone illustrations. Cloth. Price, 40 cents. With singular skill and delightful art the authors take up one by one the common contents of the Corner Cupboard and beguile the child with wonder words into an accurate knowledge of these articles of food and of the countries in which they are found. Fully illustrated. 8 vo. 236 pp. Cloth. Price, 60 cents. This new Home Geography may be said to be the first conscious looking around of the children upon their surroundings. Though the first stepping-store to real Geography, it is also Nature study of the real kind. In easy reading, interest is awakened in the soil and how it is made, in the needs of plants, in the seasons, water, winds, ocean, climate, mountains, minerals, our homes, occupations of man, trade and commerce, products of industry, etc. One of the most popular books the publishers have issued for primary grade work. |