EDITED BY

JAMES H. VAN SICKLE

Superintendent of Schools, Springfield, Mass.

AND

WILHELMINA SEEGMILLER

Late Director of Art, Indianapolis. Formerly Principal of the Wealthy Avenue Public School, Grand Rapids, Mich.

ASSISTED BY

FRANCES JENKINS

Instructor in Elementary Education, College for Teachers, University of Cincinnati, Formerly Supervisor of Elementary Grades, Decatur, Ill.

ILLUSTRATED BY

RUTH MARY HALLOCK
MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT
CLARA E. ATWOOD
E. BOYD SMITH
HOWARD PYLE, and other notable artists

FRESH MATERIAL

These Readers contain an unusually large amount of fresh copyrighted material taken from the world's best literature for children.

LATEST TEACHING METHODS

They represent the latest developments in the methods of teaching reading, the kind of teaching that will be found in the best schools of to-day.

ARTISTIC MAKE-UP

Artistically the books will set a new standard in text-book making. The colored Illustrations of the primary books are particularly attractive.

MECHANICAL FEATURES

The paper used in the books, the type for each grade, and the dimensions and arrangement of the type page were all determined by careful experimenting, in order to safeguard the eyesight of children.

Send for complete illustrated circular describing the unique plan of this series.

PRICES

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
BOSTONNEW YORKCHICAGO
1901

Transcriber's Notes

The List of Illustrations was added, and some of the illustrations have been moved from their original positions to avoid breaking up paragraphs of text.