Project Gutenberg 2012-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 542 Brooks, Stratton D. (Stratton Duluth) 1869 1949 Brooks, Stratton Duluth Brooks's Readers, Third Year Produced by Douglas L. Alley, III, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Brooks's Readers, Third Year" by Stratton D. Brooks is an educational reader designed for children, written in the early 20th century. This collection is intended to enhance reading skills through various engaging and morally instructive stories, poems, and selections from prominent authors of the time. Each piece is crafted to foster both literacy and a love for literature while imparting important life lessons and themes. The beginning of the text introduces the first story, "The Magic Windows," which invites readers into a whimsical world where a happy boy plays in a vibrant meadow, discovering beauty in nature. His desire to explore is answered by a wise fairy who offers him the chance to look through "Magic Windows" into wondrous lands and experiences. This magical vision encourages the boy to appreciate the beauty and adventure found in both the natural world and the stories available in books, hinting at an overarching theme that celebrates imagination and the transformative power of literature. The opening sets the tone for a journey through various delightful tales and poems, each emphasizing curiosity, kindness, and the joy of learning. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Readers PE Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry 352440 2025-08-16T13:24:46.177080 text/html 340771 2024-10-23T10:48:56 text/html 3873230 2025-08-16T13:25:06.813994 application/epub+zip 3872726 2025-08-16T13:24:54.187048 application/epub+zip 280770 2025-08-16T13:24:49.717076 application/epub+zip 5114481 2025-08-16T13:25:13.536989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4954194 2025-08-16T13:25:01.813024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352795 2022-09-18T16:19:52.685105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225193 2025-08-16T13:24:44.034104 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 225004 2012-09-15T20:11:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16109 2025-08-16T13:25:13.710956 application/rdf+xml 11280 2025-08-16T13:24:50.297051 image/jpeg 2805 2025-08-16T13:24:50.011063 image/jpeg 3863839 2025-08-16T13:24:46.393089 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