chief value of the rhyme consists in the opportunity which 

 it gives the child to help himself from the very first, to form 

 the habit of independence. (See the Teacher s Manual, " Learn- 

 ing to Read," page 4.) 



The Illustrations. The pictures are not merely artistic and 

 harmonious, they are an integral part of the book ; they 

 express thought, and are to be read no less than the words. 



This book may be used successfully with any method of 

 teaching reading. But the best results will be secured if it is 

 used in accordance with the principles and suggestions given 

 and fully explained in the Teacher s Manual which accompanies 

 the Aldine Series of Readers. 



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