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 Courtship 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 Publishing 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 Ship, 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.