Walter Taylor Field epub Fingerposts to Children's Reading (Classic Reprint)

If the present vQ lume shall lead indirectly to such an awakening in the heart of any child, it will not have been written in vain. The substance of several of the chapters has already appeared inT heD ial and inT he Congrationalist. Parts of Chapters I and n, originally published inT heD ial, were afterwards reprinted in pamphlet form by Messrs. Ginn and Company under the title, Children sB ooks: theirS election and their I nfluence. Acknowledgment is made to the publishers of the above-named journals for permission to include this material in the present volume; also toM r. George A. Plimpton for data regarding the history of school readers in A merica. Dr. R. R. Reeder sadmirable paper on The Development of School Readmg Books, and Mr. W. H. Whitmore sintroduction to the reprint of Isaiah Thomas sedition of Mother Goose, have furnished suggestions for the historical portions of the work. W. T. F. Chicago, January 1, 1907.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org