TY - BOOK AU - Bierwirth,H.C. AU - Herrick,Asbury Haven TI - Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises AV - PF PY - 2015/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - German language -- Readers N1 - Release date is 2015-07-21; Produced by La Monte H.P. Yarroll, Markus Brenner, Reiner Ruf, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises" by H. C. Bierwirth and A. H. Herrick is a German language textbook written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a reader filled with practical exercises for language learners, aimed at delivering content that is suitable for both high school and college students, offering rich vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. The beginning of the book includes a preface explaining the rationale behind its compilation and hints at the structure and intent of the material within. The authors justify the need for a new German reader, highlighting its adaptability for diverse teaching methods. After the preface, the text transitions into a collection of engaging German stories that include fables and folk tales, starting with "Die Fliege, die in die Schule ging" (The Fly that Went to School), where a curious fly learns a song but faces unexpected consequences during her adventures. Each story serves as both an exercise in reading comprehension and a way to explore German culture and language. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49503 ER -