Swinton's First [-Sixth] Reader Book 3

<p><i>Swinton's First [-Sixth] Reader</i> was a popular series of educational books used in American elementary schools in the late 19th century. Book 3 continues the series' graded approach to literacy offering increasingly complex reading passages and exercises designed to build vocabulary comprehension and elocution skills. Intended for young students Swinton's First [-Sixth] Reader Book 3 reflects the pedagogical methods and cultural values of its time providing a fascinating glimpse into the history of American education. William Swinton's readers were known for their systematic approach to teaching reading and their inclusion of excerpts from classic literature and historical texts.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>