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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1912 Excerpt: ... VI GRANDMA'S SCHOOL DAYS Phcebe was reading her lesson. She read a little in her book every day. Grandma was listening as she went about her morning work, and "somebody else," helping, was listening also. Grandma was puzzled over something, but she kept still for a long time. At last she said slowly, "Phoebe, do you know your letters?" And Phcebe replied brightly, "I don't believe I know them all." This was too much for Grandma. Almost six years old, and not know her letters! "And you read, too," she cried; "I heard you reading about 'squirrel' and 'daisies' and 'butter cups'--how can you read such words and not know your letters?" and Grandma's '"specs" shone big and glaring, as she looked up from the tumblers she was polishing. The little figure curled up on the couch only laughed. "Why, I read, Grandma, just as you do. I look at my book and make my mouth go. I can 'member 'squirrel' all right, 'cause it looks like a squirrel, and 'buttercups' and 'robin'--they look like something, but I can't 'member ' have' and 'some, ' Phoebe said sadly, "they don't look like anything." Grandma looked more puzzled than ever after this explanation. "Can you spell?" she asked curiously. "Not much. I can spell c-a-t, cat; r-a-t, rat; b-a-b-y, baby," said Phoebe, clicking off the words as fast as a typewriter. "But you can't spell a new word?" said Grandma, trying to get to the bottom of the matter. "Not yet. I'm studying 'b' now. The teacher told us it sounded just like a baby trying to talk--'buh, buh, buh' she went. She said it was in 'buh-book' and 'buh-box' and 'buh-bee' and told me to listen sharp. I did listen and then she said we would play a game and find words with 'b' in them. I told her right off that if it was in a bee, it was in a hornet. She laughed and said, ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9780217822718
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 22
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217822711
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 59 gr


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