02181cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000520011724500420016926400510021130000470026233600260030933700260033533800360036150000310039750801020042852011550053053400450168565300230173065300120175365300240176570000230178985600430181254825UtSlPG20260610134250.0mcr n260607r2017||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPRaPS1 aElson, William H.q(William Harris),d1856-193510aJunior High School Literature, Book 1 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2017 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2017-06-01 aProduced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Junior High School Literature, Book 1" by William H. Elson and Christine M. Keck is a literature anthology written in the early 20th century. The book aims to provide junior high school students with a broad range of literary selections that inspire an appreciation for American ideals, nature, bravery, and the importance of civic values. It includes stories, poems, and ballads covering various themes, highlighting contributions from prominent authors of the time. The opening of this anthology features a preface that discusses the book's purpose in connecting literature to American ideals and social values, especially in light of the experiences during World War I. The authors emphasize the three joys of reading: the ability to travel through time and space, the acquisition of wisdom from diverse narratives, and the enjoyment of the beauty in the world through literature. This introduction sets the stage for the engaging literary selections to follow, including nature-themed stories and poems, as well as adventures designed to cultivate qualities such as courage and loyalty in students. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aEnglish literature aReaders aAmerican literature1 aKeck, Christine M.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54825