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The Elson Readers, Book 5 by Elson, William H., Keck, Christine M.
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A word from our supporters: File extension SIG | OUR COUNTRY AND ITS FLAG The Land of Liberty (Author Unknown) The Flag of Our Country Charles Sumner The Name of Old Glory James Whitcomb Riley The Star-Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key The Boyhood of Lincoln Elbridge S. Brooks Washington with Braddock Elbridge S. Brooks SERVICE Somebody's Mother (Author Unknown) The Leak in the Dike Phoebe Cary Casablanca Felicia Hemans Tubal Cain Charles Mackay The Inchcape Rock Robert Southey My Boyhood on the Prairie Hamlin Garland Woodman, Spare That Tree George P. Morris The American Boy Theodore Roosevelt A Backward Look PART II STORIES OF ADVENTURE A Forward Look STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS Aladdin, or The Wonderful Lamp Ali Baba and the Open Sesame Sindbad The Sailor Robin Hood Joseph Walker McSpadden Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe A Backward Look PART III GREAT AMERICAN AUTHORS A Forward Look BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Biography The Whistle An Ax to Grind WILLIAM GULLEN BRYANT Biography The Yellow Violet The Gladness of Nature JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Biography The Huskers The Corn-Song WASHINGTON IRVING Biography Capturing the Wild Horse The Adventure of the Mason HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW Biography The Arrow and the Song The Children's Hour The Song of Hiawatha NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE Biography The Paradise of Children The Golden Touch A Backward Look SUGGESTIONS FOR AN ORDER OF READING In The Elson Readers selections are grouped according to theme or authorship. Such an arrangement enables the pupil to see the dominant ideas of the book as a whole. This purpose is further aided by A Forward Look, or introduction, and A Backward Look, or review, for each main group. The book, therefore, emphasizes certain fundamental ideals, making them stand out clearly in the mind of the pupil. This result can best be accomplished by reading all the selections of a group in the order given, before taking up those of a different group. The order of the groups, however, may be varied to suit school conditions or preferences. |