One thousand books for children by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens
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"One Thousand Books for Children" by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens is a compilation of recommended literature for children written in the early 20th century. This anthology is designed to serve as a comprehensive guide for parents, educators, and children themselves, offering selected titles graded by age group to facilitate better reading choices. The book emphasizes the importance of wholesome literature in shaping character and fostering mental development in young readers. The opening of
this work presents a preface that outlines the compiler's objective, which is to provide a reliable resource for selecting suitable books for children. Coussens underscores the significance of age-appropriate literature and shares his views on different types of stories that resonate with children's various stages of development. He concerns himself with the balance between entertaining and educating children through literary choices, highlighting the universal appeal of fairy tales, adventure stories, and tales that promote moral values. Throughout this introduction, the compiler articulates the necessity of nurturing a child's literary interests while being cautious against force-feeding them unsuitable or excessively complex material. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Compiler | Coussens, Penrhyn Wingfield, 1873-1944 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 11029642 |
| Title | One thousand books for children |
| Alternate Title | 1000 books for children |
| Original Publication | Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1911. |
| Credits | Richard Tonsing, Donald Cummings, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | Z: Bibliography, Library science |
| Subject | Children -- Books and reading |
| Subject | Children's literature -- Bibliography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 74556 |
| Release Date | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 744 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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