A second reader by Frank E. Spaulding and Catherine T. Bryce
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"A Second Reader" by Frank E. Spaulding and Catherine T. Bryce is an educational reader written in the early 20th century. This book is designed for young children to enhance their reading skills through engaging stories and poems. It utilizes a structured method to teach reading mechanics while ensuring that the content remains interesting and age-appropriate for children. The opening portion introduces the reader to various stories, fables, and poems that feature
animal characters and moral lessons. For example, one story features a clever old cat who attempts to trick birds into letting him in under the guise of being a doctor, only to be outsmarted and driven away. Another tale focuses on a raven who learns to appreciate his own black feathers instead of envying a white swan. These initial narratives establish the educational tone of the reader, aiming to instill valuable life lessons alongside basic reading skills in young learners. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Spaulding, Frank E. (Frank Ellsworth), 1866-1960 |
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| Author | Bryce, Catherine T. (Catherine Turner), 1871-1951 |
| Illustrator | Webb, Margaret Ely, 1877-1965 |
| Title | A second reader |
| Original Publication | United States: Newson & Company,1907. |
| Series Title | The Aldine readers |
| Credits | hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 94.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PE: Language and Literatures: English |
| Subject | Readers |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 68545 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-68545-8 |
| Release Date | Jul 17, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 590 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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