the present book both of these principles have been heeded at every step. There have been provided to accompany each of the selections, a list of the new words, with definitions and synonyms, and such aids to literary appreciation as can profitably be used in school. As in the earlier books in the Heath Series of Readers, prominence has been given to selections that afford opportunity for training in natural and appropriate vocal expression. Good oral reading need not be one of the lost arts, though it requires careful training and much practice. The Fifth Reader, like the other books in this series, represents the best thought and skill of a goodly number of persons notable for their success as writers of books for children, their skill as teachers of reading, or their experience in directing those who teach. All of these have worked together upon a well-formed plan that insures unity and definiteness, as well as breadth and flexibility. The publishers are under obligations to Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons for permission to reprint a part of the story of "Bob," to the Bloch Publishing Company for permission to use two of Isaacs' "Stories from the Rabbis," and to the Bobbs-Merrill Company for two extracts from the poems of James Whitcomb Riley. The selections from Longfellow, Whittier, and Hawthorne are used by permission of the publishers of the works of these authors, Houghton, Mifflin & Company, and by special arrangement with them. |