Journeys Through Bookland: A New and Original Plan for Reading Applied to the World's Best Literature for Children, Volume 1An anthology composed of selections of graduated reading difficulty that includes nursery rhymes, fables, fairy tales, poems, folk tales, short stories, historical accounts, biographical profiles, excerpts from longer works, and a usage guide designed to assist with the development of reading programs. |
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Page 62
... Applied to the World's Best Literature for Children Charles Herbert Sylvester. The world is so full of a number of things , I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings . -Stevenson . SO THE BOYS AND THE FROGS OME boys were one.
... Applied to the World's Best Literature for Children Charles Herbert Sylvester. The world is so full of a number of things , I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings . -Stevenson . SO THE BOYS AND THE FROGS OME boys were one.
Page 85
... happy . You see we have no children , and the house is very lonely . Why , if I could have one boy , even if he were no bigger than his father's thumb , I should be the happiest creature in the world . " The idea pleased Merlin greatly ...
... happy . You see we have no children , and the house is very lonely . Why , if I could have one boy , even if he were no bigger than his father's thumb , I should be the happiest creature in the world . " The idea pleased Merlin greatly ...
Page 101
... happy . Each had a pot for his own porridge : a little pot for the Little , Small , Wee Bear ; a mid- dle - sized pot for the Middle - Sized Bear , and a great pot for the Great , Big , Huge Bear . And each had a chair to sit in : a ...
... happy . Each had a pot for his own porridge : a little pot for the Little , Small , Wee Bear ; a mid- dle - sized pot for the Middle - Sized Bear , and a great pot for the Great , Big , Huge Bear . And each had a chair to sit in : a ...
Page 116
... and eating at the same time , they all together told how frightened they had been in the woods , and how Hop - o ' - my - thumb had led them safely home . It was a happy evening , and the joy of 116 HOP - O ' - MY - THUMB.
... and eating at the same time , they all together told how frightened they had been in the woods , and how Hop - o ' - my - thumb had led them safely home . It was a happy evening , and the joy of 116 HOP - O ' - MY - THUMB.
Page 117
... happy evening , and the joy of the family lasted until the money was exhausted and they found themselves near starving again . By degrees the parents came again to think of leaving the children in the woods , and this time they intended ...
... happy evening , and the joy of the family lasted until the money was exhausted and they found themselves near starving again . By degrees the parents came again to think of leaving the children in the woods , and this time they intended ...
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