Books with title The Story of Wellington

Excerpt from The Story of WashingtonInborn craving could be met by boobs, framed in language of sucb limited vocabulary and construction tbat tbe cbild in tbe second and tbird years of scbool could understand, and of sucb intrinsic interest tbat bis attention would constantly be invited to tbe story ratber tban to tbe form of print, a valuable tool would be offered. Rapidity in learning to read depends upon tbe quantity of material read and upon tbe guicbness witb wbicb tbe cbild's attention sball be drawn to tbe substance by wbicb tbe firocess is made more or less an unconscious one. T be mar bet sufifily of sucb boobs is painfully weab. Tbose tbat we bave are cbiefi'y tbe result of tbe attempt of some adult to project bimself into tbe mind and vocabulary of a cbild,~and sucb attempts bave not been fruitful of.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Story of WashingtonBoohs. S he wan ts stories of intrinsic in ter est to children, wh ich may be either read or related, for the purpose of introducing the children to literature, myth, history, and science. When he has reached his fifth school year, and generally not until then, under present rates of progress, the child is able to read such stories for himself. To meet this need, the morhet now ofers a liberal assortment of serviceable boohs. But between the first-year period and this later period, there exists at present a gap, both in the child' s ability to read and in the mar het supply of boohs which he can read. The child, during these years, is hungering for stories, especially for true stories, and some mothers and teachers try to meet the demand by reading and telling. This is well and good, but it is clear that if this.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.