Primer begins this series with the fundamental task of teaching little students to read. The stories are short and to the point, and the text is oversized and spaced widely to make letter recognition a less daunting task. Charming pictures by L. Kate Deal enhance the text by describing the stories visually and help hold the child s interest. Although teaching reading is the foremost purpose of Primer, the stories have been chosen to encourage the development of wholesome attitudes in the young reader. Stories are from renowned children s authors such as L. Alma-Tadema, Carolyn Bailey, Anne...

Book One continues and expands the task of teaching reading started with Primer. In this volume the type and spacing remain expanded for ease of letter recognition, but the stories are longer and their structure a bit more complex. The aim of upholding sound wholesome character development has not been forgotten, and this book contains moral-stories from Aesop, along with folk tales and charming stories from Eudora Bumstead, Christina Rosetti, Edna Riddleberger, and Robert Louis Stevenson among others. The illustrations are again by L. Kate Deal and provide visual clues to the meanings of the...

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...