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100 1 _aMcGuffey, William Holmes,
_d1800-1873
245 1 4 _aThe New McGuffey Fourth Reader
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1998
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 1998-10-01
505 0 _aYoung Benjamin Franklin, by Nathaniel Hawthorne -- A Hard Word -- A Song, by James Whitcomb Riley -- The Journey of Life. An Allegory -- What I live for -- Try Again!, by Charlotte Elizabeth -- True Manliness -- The Miller of the Dee, by Charles
508 _aEtext prepared by Dianne Bean, Phoenix, Arizona, using OmniPage Pro scanner software donated by Caere.
520 _a"The New McGuffey Fourth Reader" by William Holmes McGuffey is an educational text likely compiled during the late 19th century. This reader is part of a long-standing series of school texts that aim to teach children reading skills, moral lessons, and appreciation for classic literature. The selections within this reader focus on a range of themes, including kindness, courage, and the value of perseverance, with the intention to instill ethical values alongside literary knowledge. The opening of the book sets the stage for its educational purpose, explaining the revisions that have made the McGuffey Readers a staple in American education for decades. The compiler emphasizes the importance of maintaining high literary and ethical standards while updating the material to reflect contemporary teaching methods. It includes a diverse selection of readings, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Benjamin Franklin," which illustrates the young Franklin's ingenuity, as well as poems and prose that convey moral lessons. The beginning establishes an encouraging tone for students, inviting them to engage both critically and affectionately with the readings and to develop their abilities in oral reading and comprehension. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aReaders
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1490
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