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Besides the Stops and principal Characters used in Punctuation, the Figures and Abbreviations, Early Lessons in Prose; among which are some very pleasing and valuable pieces of Sacred History, and the Ten Commandments; likewise a brief selection from Baldwin's Fables -- History of the Elephant, Whale, Ant and Silk Worm, &c. &c.
Ornamented with Cuts. All which, Afford a pleasing variety for the child, are calculated to improve his morals, to give him that instruction which is suitable to his age, and to advance him in the valuable and delightsome acquirement of good reading.
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1822
Publisher
A. W. Thayer
City
Portland, Maine
Keywords
primer, early reader, children, moral teaching, fables, Bible stories, American history
Disciplines
Biblical Studies | Curriculum and Instruction | Fiction | Illustration | Literature in English, North America | Nonfiction | United States History | Zoology
Recommended Citation
By the Young Child's Friend, "The Child's Instructer and Moral Primer" (1822). Rare Books. 1.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/arch_rare/1
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Biblical Studies Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Fiction Commons, Illustration Commons, Literature in English, North America Commons, Nonfiction Commons, United States History Commons, Zoology Commons
Comments
"Children, like tender osiers, take the bow; And as they first are formed, forever grow."
Second Edition, enlarged and improved.