The Elson Readers: Book Three

Title

en_US The Elson Readers: Book Three

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Description

By William H. Elson

Creator

en_US Elson, William H. See all items with this value

Date

2020-01-23T17:39:16Z

2018-08

en_US 1930

Date Available

2020-01-23T17:39:16Z

Date Issued

en_US 1930

Abstract

en_US The title-page describes this book as the revision of "Elson Primary School Reader, Book Three," of which we have a copy listed under 1912/13. The book has been thoroughly reorganized. Now "Fables and Folk Tales" is the very first section, followed by "Brownies and Fairies." That first section includes eleven stories, several labelled as coming from Aesop. "The Hare and the Hedgehog" (7) has joined this section. "Old Horses Know Best" (13) features a young horse drawing a cart of jars, dishes, and bowls; he decides to show the old horse how to get down a hill in a hurry. And he succeeds! "The Miser" is a standard telling of the well known fable. "The Dog and the Horse" comes from Krilov (8:16); the dog claims that the farm does not really need the horse. "The Clown and the Countryman" has become "The Clown and the Farmer." The newly fashioned illustration featuring several colors contrasts nicely with the earlier monochrome illustration. Further stories in the section come from Grimm, Japan, Russia, and the American South.

Identifier

en_US 11834 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/125540

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Scott, Foresman and Company

en_US Chicago, IL

Subject

en_US PE1117.E473 1930 bk.3 See all items with this value

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