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The Elson Readers: 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.
242 pages, Paperback
First published June 10, 2005
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June 29, 2024
The second part of reader books that I found at my granny’s house. Very old compilation of stories, poems and songs.
October 6, 2024
I read a very dingy, beat-up, 104-year-old copy of this second reader, having never seen this series of readers. A friend found it in the library sale, where we were volunteering, and asked me if she should throw it away. I told her I'd take it off her hands and then went home and read it. It's like stepping into a time machine or opening a time capsule. So cool.
The first story is about Baby Ray. First, the animals come to tell him it's time to wake up, but he stays asleep. Then, his mama goes outside to pump some water for his bath, fetch some wood to warm the water, milk the cow for milk to go with Baby Ray's breakfast, etc. I haven't thought about the fact that people had to go pump water or draw it from a well for a long time. And, the illustrations are beautiful, stained as they may be.
Another story I loved was one about 2 children in France during the aftermath of the Great War. Their town has been almost entirely flattened. Joan is living in a cellar but she has a nice new coat and cap and she's being fed well. Pierre is hungry and cold. Joan takes him to one of the few buildings standing, where the American Junior Red Cross is offering warm clothing and food. There were some classic tales, fables, poems, and even plays. I would love to read this entire series. It's such a lovely way to step into the past.
The first story is about Baby Ray. First, the animals come to tell him it's time to wake up, but he stays asleep. Then, his mama goes outside to pump some water for his bath, fetch some wood to warm the water, milk the cow for milk to go with Baby Ray's breakfast, etc. I haven't thought about the fact that people had to go pump water or draw it from a well for a long time. And, the illustrations are beautiful, stained as they may be.
Another story I loved was one about 2 children in France during the aftermath of the Great War. Their town has been almost entirely flattened. Joan is living in a cellar but she has a nice new coat and cap and she's being fed well. Pierre is hungry and cold. Joan takes him to one of the few buildings standing, where the American Junior Red Cross is offering warm clothing and food. There were some classic tales, fables, poems, and even plays. I would love to read this entire series. It's such a lovely way to step into the past.
December 3, 2017
I still remember my mother reading Baby Ray to my little brother. I loved how all of the animals went "to see if Baby Ray was asleep, sleep, sleep."
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