McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader (McGuffey Readers) - Softcover

McGuffey, William Holmes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1429041021 ISBN 13: 9781429041027

Publisher: Applewood Books, 2010

Synopsis

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.

The tried and true McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader develops basic reading comprehension skills for children as young as three all the way to adults learning to read. Using stories, word lists, phonics charts, and 19th-century illustrations, it is a timeless teaching tool. This is the revised 1879 edition.

About this title

About the Author

William McGuffey (1800-1873), American educator, author, and Presbyterian minister is best known for creating the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used textbooks in the U.S. William McGuffey, who had a lifelong interest in teaching children, compiled the first four readers beginning in 1836, while his brother Alexander created the fifth and sixth readers in the 1840s. In 1879, the readers were revised to better portray America as a melting pot of moralities and middle-class values. The McGuffey Readers have been popular for more than 150 years, have sold more than 120 million copies since 1836, and are still in use today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1429041021
• ISBN 13: 9781429041027
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100