STICKNEY'S READERS. 



Introductory to Classics for Children. By J. H. STICKNEY, author of 

 The Child's Book of Language, Letters and Lessons in Language^ 

 English Grammar, etc. Introduction Prices: First Reader, 24 cents; 

 Second Reader, 32 cents ; Third Reader, 40 cents ; Fourth Reader, 

 50 cents; Fifth Reader, 60 cents; Auxiliary Books : Stickney & Pea- 

 body's First Weeks at School, 1 2 cents ; Stickney's Classic Primer, 20 

 cents. 



THESE books are, first of all, readers. This main purpose, 

 is not sacrificed in order to get in all sorts of " features " to 

 entrap the unwary. 



The vitality of methods and selections preserves the chil- 

 dren's natural vivacity of thought and expression. 



The editor aimed at positive excellence, and not simply to 

 make a series so characterless that no one, however unreason- 

 able or ill-informed, could discover a feature definite enough 

 to find fault with. 



This is almost the only series that contains a sufficient 

 quantity of reading matter, and there is no padding. 



Good reading would not be good if it did not appeal to 

 what is good in us, and the lessons in Stickney's Readers, 

 without " moralizing," carry moral influence in warp and woof. 



Give the children a chance at these Readers. They are 

 the ones most interested. Ought we not to consult their 

 tastes, which mean their capacities ? Their verdict is always 

 for Stickney. 



When it is a question of obstacles, wings are sometimes 

 worth more than feet. Stickney's Readers are inspiring, 

 and lift the children over difficulties. 



Best in idea and plan ; best in matter and make ; best in 

 interest and results. 



They have found favor with our teachers and pupils from the first. 

 To me the books seem to be just what the gifted author intended them 

 to be, as natural and beautiful as childhood itself. They deserve the 

 greatest success. A. R. Sabin, Assistant Supt., Chicago, III. 



CINN & COMPANY, Publishers, 



Boston, New York, and Chicago, 



