The Elson Readers: Book Two
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Elson, William H.
Keck, Christine M.
Runkel, Lura E.
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1920
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There is a fable section (38-50) containing five stories, each illustrated with at least one very nice one-colored illustration. In GA, the grasshopper opens discussion during the summer, asking why the ant works so hard. When the ant says that she is working so that she has food for winter, the grasshopper says that winter is a long way off and goes away singing. The ant's last statement is curious: Now you may dance for your supper (39). In OF, the little ones are not hurt; they just see an ox for the first time. After two puffs, the frogs say that even if she were to try till she bursts, their mother will not be half as big as this beast. She tries again and again and does burst. In MSA, the miller unties the donkey, throws away the pole, and does as he thought good at first, with all three parties walking. Little Mouse and the Strangers is a mother-child dialogue about meeting the cat and the cock. Also DM. There is also The Elephant and the Monkey (57), who learn that they need each other's gifts; there is no resolution to the question Is it better to be strong or to be quick? Finally, The New Voices (63) allows all the animals to take on different voices; the result is that they harm each other seriously, and they are changed back to their old voices. The 1920 copy is inscribed in 1924. Page 23 is missing in the 1920 copy. Some pages are pencilled in the 1928 copy, slightly torn in the 1929 copy, and--particularly OF--weak in coloring in the 1930 copy. I will keep all four in the collection.
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Scott, Foresman and Company
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3417 (Access ID)