Classic American Readers offer children a treasury of fiction and nonfiction selections that represent the heart of our cultural heritage. Not only are these selections from old readers just as enjoyable na dinformative as they were over 100 years ago – they also can help improve reading skills. Jeanne S. Chall, noted reading authority and editor of the series, provides specific instructional suggestions for the stories and articles.
This volume contains four selections from colonial times and seven from the 1800s.
- Franklin His Own Teacher
- Child Life in Colonial Days
- An Old-Fashioned School
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- The Star Spangled Banner
- The Flood
- Nathan and the Bear
- How Rollo Learned to Work
- Try, Try Again
- Brownie
- The Little Shoeblack
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