Excerpt from A Concise and Suggestive Manual for Teachers In each book there is repeated reference to some distinctive line of wholesome thought, which has the background of a worthy motive. The keynote of Book One is Busy Folk; of Book Two, Lend a Hand of Book Three, Neighbors; of Book Four, Working Together; and of Book Five, Opportunity. In each book the dominant social appeal, emphasizing the value of industry, kind ness, service, and fellowship, is made by representing generous, Outgoing activity. The books introduce children at the very beginning of their school work to literature and life. The theme of the selections may not at first be recognized by the pupils, but soon the point of each story will dawn upon them with impelling force. Secondly, these readers in the lower grades give unusual emphasis to the cumulative tale. Through it there is a constant reappearing of old words and a careful introduction of new words. The development moves forward by easy steps. By this plan children begin at once with stories of which they never grow weary; stories that are as, fresh and interesting the hundredth time they are told cor read as they were at first.and outcome which the mind easily follows. The story by its structure meets the child's first need of grasping a connected literary whole, and thus from the very start reading is a joyous exercise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.