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The Elson Readers, Book Two

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About Book Two

The reading adventure started with Primer and Book One continues with Book Two, giving children the tools they need for a lifetime of reading full of pleasure, adventure, and knowledge. In this volume will be found treasured stories from our past—tales and lessons from Aesop; classics like “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and “The Three Pigs;” folk tales from Italy, India, Norway, Greece, Russia, and Japan; stories from great childrens’ authors like Eudora Bumstead, Robert Louis Stevenson, Hans Christian Andersen, Christina Rossetti, and the Grimm brothers, among others.

Illustrated by L. Kate Deal, the charming pictures in this volume provide offer clues to the stories and hold the reader’s attention.

Literature/Youth, ISBN 1-890623-16-4, Softcover, 244 pages, Ages 7-8/Second Grade, Illustrated, Word List, 500L, Trim Size 5.5" x 8.5"


About the Teacher’s Guide
In this  guide to Book Two, exercises have been developed for each story, and worksheets are provided that the parent or teacher may copy and hand out to their students.

At the beginning of this guide will be found a list of “Objectives” which the lessons are designed to help the child accomplish. At the end of this book will be found the same “Word List” found in Book Two.

Literature/Youth, ISBN 1-890623-26-1, Softcover, 168 pages, Ages 7-8/Second Grade, Illustrated, Word List, Trim Size 8.25" x 11"

By William H. Elson

Lura Runkel

SRP $16.95

 

By Cynthia Keel Landen

Lorrie Driggers Phillips

SRP $16.95