. Stepping stones to literature : a reader for sixth grades . s. Children read poor orvicious books because they do not know others, or do not know howmuch more interesting the better books are. The reading lesson should lead to literary voyages of discovery to thepublic library and other sources of supply. Through it, children shouldbecome accustomed to the use of books, and be led to love them. Care should be taken that the books suggested be within the rangeof the childrens comprehension and interest. It is well for the teacheroccasionally to take the class to the library and show them how
. Stepping stones to literature : a reader for sixth grades . s. Children read poor orvicious books because they do not know others, or do not know howmuch more interesting the better books are. The reading lesson should lead to literary voyages of discovery to thepublic library and other sources of supply. Through it, children shouldbecome accustomed to the use of books, and be led to love them. Care should be taken that the books suggested be within the rangeof the childrens comprehension and interest. It is well for the teacheroccasionally to take the class to the library and show them how to findwhat they need, and then to send them often for books for their indi-vidual use and that of the class. By these and other means, the reading lesson may be used to clarifyand amplify the treatment of all the subjects of the curriculum, to teachthe child discrimination in regard to literature, to cultivate his tastefor the truly excellent, and to introduce him wisely, pleasantly, andpermanently to the world of books, and through books to a richer CONTENTS Pkeliminary Matter. Fa»b Prbfacb V Suggestions to Teachers viii The Reading Lesson and its Uses xi Selections in Pbose and Poetry. tiESSOH. Subject. AUTHOE. I. Washington Irving .... Williarit Makepeace Thackeray . 3 II. Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving 6 III. Lady Clare Alfred Tennyson 28 IV. Lochinrar Sir Walter Scott 32 V. Tlie Slave-Making Instinct in , Ants Charles Robert Darwin .... 34 VI. Anecdotes about Ants . . Sir John Imbbock 39 VII. Tlie Battle of the Ants , . Henry David Thoreau .... 46 VIII. Por A That, and A That. Robert Burns 50 IX How they Broughi, the Good News from Ghent to Aix Robert Browning 51 X. Football at Rngby . Thomas Hughes 54 XI Contest between a Man and a Cannon .... . Victor Hugo 66 XII. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes . 76 XIII. The Old Man Dreams . . Oliver Wendell Holmes . 77 XIV The Last Leaf Oliver Wendell Holmes . . 79 XV. ?The Race of the Oregon . John James Meehan 81 Landing
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