McGuffey's Eclectic Primer

by William McGuffey

Overview

Teach your child to read in the simple, reliable, old-fashioned way, using McGuffey's Eclectic Primer (revised edition). The book begins with the alphabet. Then it moves from simple sentences made up of one-syllable words ("A cat and a rat") through more difficult sentences of one-syllable words ("A good child likes to go to school"). The book includes "slate exercises" of the script alphabet and charming vintage illustrations to enhance the lessons. The McGuffey Readers are among the best-known schoolbooks in the history of American education, having sold more than 120 million copies since their first publication in 1836. They are still in use today. This is a photographic facsimile of the original edition, printed on acid-free, archival-quality paper with a hardback case-laminate binding for long life and durability.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434104960
Publisher:	Waking Lion Press
Publication date:	08/07/2023
Pages:	68
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

William McGuffey (1800-1873), American educator, author, and Presbyterian minister is best known for creating the McGuffey Readers, the first widely used textbooks in the U.S. William McGuffey, who had a lifelong interest in teaching children, compiled the first four readers beginning in 1836, while his brother Alexander created the fifth and sixth readers in the 1840s. In 1879, the readers were revised to better portray America as a melting pot of moralities and middle-class values. The McGuffey Readers have been popular for more than 150 years, have sold more than 120 million copies since 1836, and are still in use today.