Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics Part 19

The Foot-path Way (Torrey). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Attractive and inspiring nature study.

Birddom (Keyser). Lothrop & Co.

Excellent style and treatment of bird life.

News from the Birds (Keyser). D. Appleton & Co.

Very pleasing studies and stimulating to teachers.

Greek Life and Story (Church). G. P. Putnam's Sons.

A good series of pictures from the chief episodes of Greek history.

Counsel upon the Reading of Books (Van d.y.k.e). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Excellent.

The Odyssey (Butcher and Lang). The Macmillan Co.

SIXTH GRADE

1. BOOKS FOR REGULAR READING LESSONS

The Sketch-Book (Irving). Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; Macmillan Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Educational Pub. Co.; University Pub. Co.

Rip Van Winkle and other American essays. One of the best books for sixth grade. Used also in fifth and seventh grades.

The Courts.h.i.+p of Miles Standish (Longfellow). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Excellent in many ways for sixth-grade children. A dramatized edition is also published. Used sometimes in seventh grade.

The Christmas Carol (d.i.c.kens). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; Educational Publis.h.i.+ng Co.

Excellent as literature and for variety of style in cla.s.s work.

Used also in seventh grade.

Hunting of the Deer (Warner). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Including also How I Killed a Bear, and other admirable stories, in which the humor and sentiment are fine. Used also in seventh grade.

Snow-Bound and Songs of Labor (Whittier). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

One of the best American poems for children. Used also in seventh and eighth grades.

Coming of Arthur and Pa.s.sing of Arthur. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.

In the fine, poetic style of Tennyson, but simple. Suited also for seventh grade.

The Gentle Boy and Other Tales (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A pathetic story of the Quaker persecutions in New England.

Tales of the White Hills and Sketches (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

The Great Stone Face in this series is one of the choicest stories for children in English.

Plutarch's Alexander the Great. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A good biography for children and serves well as an introduction to Plutarch.

Grandfather's Chair (Hawthorne). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

The best stories we have of early and colonial New England history. Good also for seventh grade.

Children's Hour, Paul Revere, and other papers (Longfellow). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

This contains also the Birds of Killingworth, and other of Longfellow's best short poems.

Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and other papers (Burroughs). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Also for seventh grade.

These are among the best of Burroughs's books for children.

Cla.s.sic in style and choice in matter.

Hawthorne's Biographical Stories. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Seven American Cla.s.sics (Swinton). American Book Co.

A good collection of American cla.s.sics suited to this grade.

Three Outdoor Papers (Higginson). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Interesting studies of nature in choice style.

Giles Corey (Longfellow). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A drama of the Salem witchcraft, with directions for its representation on the stage.

The Building of the s.h.i.+p, The Masque of Pandora, and other poems (Longfellow). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Excellent. The Masque of Pandora could be rendered in dramatic form by children. Also for seventh grade.

Mabel Martin and other poems (Whittier). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

A choice collection of poems from Whittier. A good picture of New England life. Used also in seventh and eighth grades.

Baby Bell, The Little Violinist, and other prose and verse (Aldrich). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.

Very choice poems and stories.