Project Gutenberg 2005-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 523 McGuffey, William Holmes 1800 1873 McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader Produced by Don Kostuch. "McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader" by William Holmes McGuffey is an educational reader designed for children, likely written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a reading and moral instruction tool, using various prose and poetry selections to engage young readers and help them develop literacy skills alongside positive moral values. The beginning of this reader sets a historical context, highlighting the pedagogical approach of the time. It introduces the reader to the types of lessons that will follow, such as "Evening at Home," which portrays a warm family atmosphere, and "Bubbles," where children engage in play. It emphasizes moral lessons conveyed through relatable stories, guiding children to understand values like kindness, curiosity, and responsibility. Each lesson is accompanied by vocabulary exercises, fostering vocabulary building and comprehension while providing teachers with a resource to implement reading effectively in their classrooms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Readers PE Text Children's Instructional Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Teaching & Education 169881 2025-07-06T10:40:43.649689 text/html 141644 2024-02-16T19:33:47 text/html 158309 2023-09-07T04:29:28.826346 text/html 9105604 2025-07-06T10:40:50.292745 application/epub+zip 9106695 2025-07-06T10:40:45.690675 application/epub+zip 139760 2025-07-06T10:40:44.478708 application/epub+zip 9183345 2025-07-06T10:40:53.281689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9129225 2025-07-06T10:40:49.160735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225976 2022-09-07T17:41:26.277905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121680 2025-07-06T10:40:42.515697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121564 2024-11-27T07:36:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17633 2025-07-06T10:40:53.416638 application/rdf+xml 30350 2025-07-06T10:40:44.672709 image/jpeg 4341 2025-07-06T10:40:44.572722 image/jpeg 9566541 2025-07-06T10:40:44.046691 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia