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 63
... side of a pond , and whenever a Frog lifted its head from the water , the boys would pelt it with stones . " Boys , " said a Frog , " this may be fun for you , but it is death for us . " The old fables were written to teach a lesson of ...
... side of a pond , and whenever a Frog lifted its head from the water , the boys would pelt it with stones . " Boys , " said a Frog , " this may be fun for you , but it is death for us . " The old fables were written to teach a lesson of ...
Page 68
... side of the earth . Stevenson was a grown man when he wrote this poem , but he remembered very clearly how interested he was when a child in the other little children far away in the strange , " upside - down " parts of the world ...
... side of the earth . Stevenson was a grown man when he wrote this poem , but he remembered very clearly how interested he was when a child in the other little children far away in the strange , " upside - down " parts of the world ...
Page 74
... sides of the vessel . " A fine dinner we have had ! " said the Stork . " You need not apologize , " replied the Fox . UDGEN THE FOX COULD NOT REACH THE MEAT THE LION AND THE MOUSE Do know than stod , 74 THE FOX AND THE STORK.
... sides of the vessel . " A fine dinner we have had ! " said the Stork . " You need not apologize , " replied the Fox . UDGEN THE FOX COULD NOT REACH THE MEAT THE LION AND THE MOUSE Do know than stod , 74 THE FOX AND THE STORK.
Page 92
... side of a high rock , shouting at the top of his voice " Wolf ! Wolf ! " and swinging his arms wildly about . The shepherds saw and heard him and came run- ning to the spot , where they found nothing but the lively boy , laughing ...
... side of a high rock , shouting at the top of his voice " Wolf ! Wolf ! " and swinging his arms wildly about . The shepherds saw and heard him and came run- ning to the spot , where they found nothing but the lively boy , laughing ...
Page 105
... side of the bed , she tumbled herself out on the other . Then the Great , Big , Huge Bear growled out , in his great , rough , gruff voice : " LET'S EAT HER ! " And the Middle - Sized Bear cried out , in his middle - sized voice ...
... side of the bed , she tumbled herself out on the other . Then the Great , Big , Huge Bear growled out , in his great , rough , gruff voice : " LET'S EAT HER ! " And the Middle - Sized Bear cried out , in his middle - sized voice ...
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