About this title: These early books contain literature for the young reader, along with fables and folklore that have become part of the fabric of our culture. The books have the familiar look and feel of Elson's later "Dick and Jane" books. The literature selected by Elson for this series not only has literary merit, but has been chosen with an aim to deepen children's appreciation of our American history and heritage, and to encourage the development of virtues such as service to others, honesty, self-sacrifice, appreciation for the natural world, and yes, patriotism. Illustrations are used profusely in the ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Scott, Foresman
Date Published: 1927
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Hardcover. No jacket. Ex-classroom lib, w/usual marks, wear. Owner-name, in fly. Boards rubbed & w/some edgewear. Pp turned, tanned. Binding, text, all G, NO stains, tears, non-lib writing, in tight book. Sewn in dye-stamped black cloth, on boards, 318 pp. Elson Readers. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Pictorial Cloth
Publisher: Scott, Foresman and Company
Date Published: 1920
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 320 pages. B/w and duotone illustrations. Finger smudges in margins of a few pages. Former owner's name and date written on front free endpaper. Few tiny brown spots on spine. Cover corners lightly rubbed. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Selling online since 1999. read more
Description: Acceptable. 1928 printing. Solid reading copy with on d/j. Mild crease on front board, rubbing, edge wear, corners frayed. Name on fly, yellowing pages, a few dog-ears, tight spine. read more
Description: Acceptable. OLD SCHOOL BOOK with standard markings. PO name on name page. bands are severely frayed and worn, spine edge is worn, covers are worn and stained, corners are frayed and edges are worn, binding is loose and seperation on pastedown, coloring on pages, Used-Acceptable. Sound Copy. Mild Reading Wear. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: APPLEWOOD BOOKS
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781890623173ISBN:1890623172
Description: New. These early books contain literature for the young reader, along with fables and folklore that have become part of the fabric of our culture. The books have the familiar look and feel of Elson's later "Dick and Jane" books. The literature selected by... read more
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