Project Gutenberg 2017-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 265 Elson, William H. (William Harris) 1856 1935 Elson, William Harris Keck, Christine M. Junior High School Literature, Book 1 Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Junior High School Literature, Book 1" by William H. Elson and Christine M. Keck is a literature anthology written in the early 20th century. The book aims to provide junior high school students with a broad range of literary selections that inspire an appreciation for American ideals, nature, bravery, and the importance of civic values. It includes stories, poems, and ballads covering various themes, highlighting contributions from prominent authors of the time. The opening of this anthology features a preface that discusses the book's purpose in connecting literature to American ideals and social values, especially in light of the experiences during World War I. The authors emphasize the three joys of reading: the ability to travel through time and space, the acquisition of wisdom from diverse narratives, and the enjoyment of the beauty in the world through literature. This introduction sets the stage for the engaging literary selections to follow, including nature-themed stories and poems, as well as adventures designed to cultivate qualities such as courage and loyalty in students. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English literature Readers American literature PR PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 1792030 2025-07-22T04:37:11.576860 text/html 1747968 2024-10-23T02:09:45 text/html 1346987 2025-07-22T04:37:37.862741 application/epub+zip 1376302 2025-07-22T04:37:15.924856 application/epub+zip 703281 2025-07-22T04:37:13.697855 application/epub+zip 1907415 2025-07-22T04:37:52.373181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1736849 2025-07-22T04:37:35.296739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1067247 2022-09-25T00:01:59.629124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1433819 2025-07-22T04:37:07.262866 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1414040 2024-10-23T02:09:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17507 2025-07-22T04:37:52.553136 application/rdf+xml 9320 2025-07-22T04:37:13.974822 image/jpeg 1890 2025-07-22T04:37:13.839830 image/jpeg 1245790 2025-07-22T04:37:11.742896 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