OR,
PROGRESSIVE LESSONS IN GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
A SERIES OF
ELEMENTARY BOOKS, ESPECIALLY ADAPTED
FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES.
Under the general title of The Instructor, is comprised a series of little books, by means of which children may be led through a progressive course of Exercises in various branches of Elementary Knowledge. These books may be put into the hands of such children as can readily spell common words, and read easy lessons.—The object of the work is not only to furnish reading lessons, but also to carry the pupil forward,—to impart information, and exercise the mind.
The first Six Volumes, in Thirty-six Numbers, contain the following subjects, with numerous Engravings:
VOLUME I. (or in Nos. 1 to 6.)
TALES and CONVERSATIONS on Familiar Subjects.
VOLUME II. (or in Nos. 7 to 12.)
The HOUSE. MATERIALS used in BUILDING.
FURNITURE. FOOD and CLOTHING.
VOLUME III. (or in Nos. 13 to 18.)
The UNIVERSE. The THREE KINGDOMS of NATURE. THE HUMAN FORM. LESSONS on HEALTH.