Stories for later fourth and fifth grades. A good book for supplementary reading. Also for sixth grade.
Old Norse Stories (Bradish). American Book Co.
Stories for reference reading and sight reading.
Stories from Plato (Burt). Ginn & Co.
Simple myths and stories for home reading.
The Eugene Field Book. Scribner"s Sons.
Pleasing and entertaining for younger children. Prose and verse, humorous and pathetic.
Stories from Old Germany (Pratt). Educational Publishing Co.
A simple, interesting rendering of the story of Siegfried.
Secrets of the Woods. Ginn & Co.
Norse Stories (Mabie). Dodd, Mead, & Co.
An excellent rendering of the Norse stories. Simple.
Fifty Famous Stories Retold (Baldwin). American Book Co.
Simple and well told.
Pioneers of the Revolution. Public School Publishing Co.
A simple narrative of pioneer life and conflict in the South-west during the Revolution.
3. TEACHERS" BOOKS
Story of the Iliad (Church). The Macmillan Co.
A reference book for outside reading.
Emerson"s Essays. Second Series. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Essays on the poet, manners, character, etc. Inspiring reading for the teacher.
Myths of the Northern Lands (Guerber). American Book Co.
Readings in Folklore (Skinner). American Book Co.
Good general introduction to the folklore of modern European countries.
History and Literature (Rice). A. Flanagan.
A discussion of books and materials for teachers.
Being a Boy (Warner). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
David Copperfield (Charles d.i.c.kens).
Talks to Teachers (James).
Sesame and Lilies (Ruskin). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.
Tales of a Traveler (Irving). American Book Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.
Poetry for Children (Eliot). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
A good collection for miscellaneous uses in the school.
California and Oregon Trail (Parkman). Hurst & Co.; Little, Brown, & Co.
Interesting descriptions of Indian and Western life.
Story of the Odyssey (Church). The Macmillan Co.
Good for reference and general reading.
Literature in Schools (Scudder). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
A series of three excellent papers on the use and value of literature in schools. Especially valuable for teachers.
Children"s Stories of American Literature (Wright). Scribner"s.
Short biographies of American writers in two small volumes.
The Age of Fable (Bulfinch). Lee & Shepard.
One of the best general treatises on mythology.
National Epics (Rabb). A. C. McClurg.
A good introduction and extracts from the great epic poems of all nations.
In Bird Land (Keyser). A. C. McClurg.
Delightful reading and suggestive to teachers.
The Ways of Wood Folk (Long). Ginn & Co.
Very pleasing stories of animal life for children and teachers.