Record Added: 1/18/2019 Series McGuffey Readers Setting  United States Topic ABC's, 123's, School Read Publisher American Book Company ISBN 0442235666 Year 1921 Age 9-12 Pages 350 Description Printed binding
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McGuffey Readers were a series of graded primers, including grade levels 1-6, widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, and are still used today in some private schools and in homeschooling. While McGuffey compiled the first four readers (1836-1837 edition), the fifth and sixth were created by his brother Alexander during the 1840's. The series consisted of stories, poems, essays and speeches.
The advanced Readers contained excerpts from the works of well-regarded English and American writers and politicians such as John Milton, Lord Byron and Daniel Webster. The revised Readers were compiled to meet the needs of national unity and the dream of an American melting pot for the world's oppressed masses. |
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Sixth Reader
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