SIXTH GRADE
1. BOOKS FOR REGULAR READING LESSONS
The Sketch-Book (Irving). Ginn & Co.; American Book Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; Macmillan Co.; Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Educational Pub. Co.; University Pub. Co.
Rip Van Winkle and other American essays. One of the best books for sixth grade. Used also in fifth and seventh grades.
The Courtship of Miles Standish (Longfellow). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Excellent in many ways for sixth-grade children. A dramatized edition is also published. Used sometimes in seventh grade.
The Christmas Carol (Dickens). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.; Maynard, Merrill, & Co.; Educational Publishing Co.
Excellent as literature and for variety of style in class work. Used also in seventh grade.
Hunting of the Deer (Warner). Houghton, Mifflin, & Co.
Including also How I Killed a Bear, and other admirable stories, in which the humor and sentiment are fine. Used also in seventh grade.