Description
Scott, Foresman and Company, Elson-Gray Basic Readers Book Six [Published Date: 1936]. Hardcover, 465 pp. This is book 6 of the basal series known as the Elson-Gray Basic Readers published by Scott, Foresman and Company. Elson is most notably known as coeditor of the Scott-Foresman’s “Dick and Jane†readers. This reader, Book 6 was intended for students in the 5-6 grade level. [From the preface] Each unit initiates a theme or field of interest which can be followed up and developed throught the materials of various readers, library books, reference books and other sources. The 8 units in Book 6 are as follows: The Outdoor world; Airways and Roadways; Stories that never grow old; Young American Citizens; Boys and Girls of Other Lands; Workers and Their Work; Famous Heroes of Adventure; Holidays and Festivals. Includes a "Good Books to read" section and a Glossary. Profusely illustrated throughout. Includes contributions by Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Ruskin, Howard Pyle, Henry W. Longfellow; Carl Sandburg, David O. Woodbury, Chrisotpher Morley, Frank L. Stanton, Francis Scott Key.