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JUVENILE LESSONS;

OR THE

CHILD'S

FIRST READING BOOK.

BY J. K. SMITH.

KEENE, N. H.

J. AND J. W. PRENTISS.

1832.

Edue T 958.32.775

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

GIFT OF

GEORGE ARTHUR PLIMPTO
JANUARY 25, 1924

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1832, by J. & J. W. PRENTISS, Proprietors, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of New-Hampshire.

PREFACE.

THE Compiler of the following work has no other apology for adding to the numerous reading books already before the public, than his conviction that a book of this grade is still needed.

In making this compilation, one great object has been to select simple and interesting lessons, -consisting mostly of short and easy words,his experience as a teacher, having shewn him that the frequent recurrence of long words is a great hindrance to children in acquiring the habit of reading with facility. They are discouraged, not only on account of the difficulty of reading them, but they are in great danger of losing their interest in the lesson itself, from not being able to understand the meaning of the words.

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The compiler acknowledges himself greatly indebted to the Juvenile Miscellany, a work which should be in the hands of every young person in the country; many other juvenile books have been consulted, but in all cases the utmost freedom has been used in altering and arranging the pieces to suit his plan.

Convinced, that with an enlightened and discerning community, merit alone will insure suc

cess, no attempt is made to point out the defects of other works:- if this shall in any respect exceed them, the public will undoubtedly discover its excellencies and patronize it—if not, let it sink into merited oblivion.

Dublin, August, 1831.

JUVENILE LESSONS.

1. LESSON FIRST.

Introduction,

I am very glad, my child, that you can read so well. You have read in the spelling book till you can read it quite well. Now, you must have some other book to read in.

This book is on purpose for you-it is full of pretty stories and verses and pictures. I wish you to try to read it well, so that you can tell what the stories are about.

Some of the words are very easy-and some are so hard that you will not know what they mean, unless you ask your parents or your teacher to tell you.

I wish you to look at the pictures too, because the pieces are about something that you can see in the pictures.

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