A reference book for outside reading. Emerson's Essays. Second Series. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Essays on the poet, manners, character, etc. Inspiring reading for the teacher. Myths of the Northern Lands (Guerber). American Book Co. Readings in Folklore (Skinner). American Book Co. Good general introduction to the folklore of modern European countries. History and Literature (Rice). A. Flanagan. A discussion of books and materials for teachers. Being a Boy (Warner). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. David Copperfield (Charles Dickens). Talks to Teachers (James). Sesame and Lilies (Ruskin). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; The Macmillan Co. Tales of a Traveler (Irving). American Book Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co. Poetry for Children (Eliot). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. A good collection for miscellaneous uses in the school. California and Oregon Trail (Parkman). Hurst & Co.; Little, Brown, & Co. Interesting descriptions of Indian and Western life. Story of the Odyssey (Church). The Macmillan Co. Good for reference and general reading. Literature in Schools (Scudder). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. A series of three excellent papers on the use and value of literature in schools. Especially valuable for teachers. Children's Stories of American Literature (Wright). Scribner's. Short biographies of American writers in two small volumes. The Age of Fable (Bulfinch). Lee & Shepard. One of the best general treatises on mythology. National Epics (Rabb). A. C. McClurg. A good introduction and extracts from the great epic poems of all nations. In Bird Land (Keyser). A. C. McClurg. Delightful reading and suggestive to teachers. The Ways of Wood Folk (Long). Ginn & Co. Very pleasing stories of animal life for children and teachers. Nature Pictures by American Poets (Marble). The Macmillan Co. La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West (Parkman). Little, Brown, & Co. Very interesting account of the exploration of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. The Discovery of America, two volumes (Fiske). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Valuable account of Columbus and other explorers. The Beginnings of New England (Fiske). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co. Excellent. The Story-Teller's Art (Dye). Ginn & Co. A book designed for high school teachers, but good also for teachers in the grades. The Winning of the West (Roosevelt). Putnam. Leonard and Gertrude (Pestalozzi). D. C. Heath & Co. Jean Mitchell's School. Public School Publishing Co. The Pilot (Cooper). American Book Co.; University Pub. Co. FIFTH GRADE 1. BOOKS FOR REGULAR READING LESSONS Hiawatha. Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; The Macmillan Co.; Educational Publishing Co.; University Pub. Co. Well suited for reading. Used in several grades.