Project Gutenberg 2005-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 548 McGuffey, William Holmes 1800 1873 McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGuffey_Readers Produced by Don Kostuch "McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader" by William Holmes McGuffey is an educational textbook written in the late 19th century. This work serves as part of a series designed to help children learn how to read through a collection of lessons, stories, and moral teachings. The book covers fundamental topics in articulation, emphasis, punctuation, and includes a range of prose and poetry selections intended to engage young learners and teach them the values of kindness, responsibility, and hard work. The opening of the reader provides an overview of its structure and purpose, emphasizing the importance of phonetics, articulation, and comprehension in teaching children to read. It outlines the book's intention to support educators with practical exercises while encouraging students through relatable stories that impart moral lessons. The initial sections introduce various characters, settings, and scenarios like the curious shepherd boy Roy as he interacts with nature, and the delightful wonder of a first snowfall experienced by Johnny, setting the tone for an engaging learning experience. Overall, the content suggests a rich blend of education and morality, aiming to foster both literacy and character in young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Readers PE Text Children's Instructional Books Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Teaching & Education 197225 2025-07-06T11:04:16.123782 text/html 197046 2025-01-14T19:27:08.327566 text/html 156843 2025-07-06T11:04:22.703758 application/epub+zip 156935 2025-07-06T11:04:19.071825 application/epub+zip 12927234 2007-09-11T10:41:26 application/pdf 11362825 2020-12-19T06:43:22 application/msword 142272 2025-07-06T11:04:17.866772 application/epub+zip 310962 2025-07-06T11:04:25.195738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292248 2025-07-06T11:04:21.886732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247772 2022-09-07T18:12:30.480980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168276 2025-07-06T11:04:15.840769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148550 2024-10-28T21:48:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 168189 2020-12-19T06:43:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22048 2025-07-06T11:04:25.325705 application/rdf+xml 15575 2025-07-06T11:04:18.350737 image/jpeg 3944 2025-07-06T11:04:18.107746 image/jpeg 10697200 2005-01-23T08:51:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 12289608 2007-09-11T10:43:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 65821 2020-12-19T06:43:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 152063 2025-07-06T11:04:16.138826 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