Junior Great Books (Series 3) - First Semester

by Great Books Foundation

Book by Various Authors, Charles Perrault, Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Joan Grant, Natalie Savage Carlson, Flora Annie Steel, Barbara Walker, Robert Graves, Arthur Ransome

Genres: Fiction

221 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Kidsbookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are absolutely wonderful stories! They must be, as Jr. Great Books has been around for over 50 years. This is how reading anthologies in school used to be.

The stories are delightful, well developed, interesting, and full of complex sentence structure and rich vocabulary.

There are workbooks with just the right amount of higher level thinking questions, too.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an excellent vehicle with which I could deliver reading instruction to my below grade level reluctant readers. We used the shared inquiry method, which they loved! The stories are "discussion rich" and really had the students thinking. This is the 5th grade Level I book that I used for my 6th grade class.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm actually going to start using this book at class meetings later in the spring once we finish reading Jerry Pinkney's Aesop's Fables. I think that's how I see Socratic seminar fitting into our day... Pretty excited to see what the reaction is!

[Colleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG I have never forgotten the title of these books I was required to read in school during the early 80s. Although I can picture the gold and white cover of the series, I can't find here, but am grateful for the tangible memories here!

[Vincent · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book has some storys that can make you laugh, cry, and make you smile.

vincent

[Troy Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane -1897
"The Aeneid" by Vergil -70 BC
"The Overcoat" by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol -1835 AD

[Delaney]

series 2 semester 2

[Aisley Faust · Rating 2 out of 5]

This fun collection of stories contains The Red Balloon, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Devoted Friend, Allah Will Provide, Vasilissa The Beautiful, and The Story Of Doctor Dolittle. From these stories you can learn many beautiful messages including the meaning of friendship, being truthful, and so much more. I would read this book again because of all the wonderful messages that it contains and because it has some of my favorite stories.

[Annabelle Anh]

I like this book