This volume, rich in its diversity, balances exotic adventures and funny fables with beautiful poems, thus not only captivating a child's imagination but also nurturing their linguistic palate.

The book includes "slate exercises" of the script alphabet and charming 19th-century illustrations throughout. This is the revised 1881 edition.

McGuffey Readers, formally McGuffey's Eclectic Readers, series of elementary school reading books that were widely used in American schools beginning in the 1830s.

A traditional reader including stories, poems, and new word drills

The third reader in the set continues spelling exercises in the first half and introduces definitions in the latter half of the book.

McGuffey Readers, formally McGuffey's Eclectic Readers, series of elementary school reading books that were widely used in American schools beginning in the 1830s.

This is the revised 1879 edition. The McGuffey Readers are among the best known schoolbooks in the history of American education, having sold more than 120 million copies since the time of their first publication in 1836.

McGuffey Readers, formally McGuffey's Eclectic Readers, series of elementary school reading books that were widely used in American schools beginning in the 1830s.