McGuffey Readers is a series of graded primers, including grade
levels 1-6, widely used as textbooks in American schools from the mid-19th
century to the mid-20th century, and are still used today in some private
schools and in homeschooling. It is estimated that at least 125 million copies
of McGuffey Readers were sold till the year of 1960, placing its sales in a category
with the Bible and Webster''s Dictionary .
The second reader appeared simultaneously with the first and followed
the same pattern. It outlined history, biology, astronomy, zoology, botany,
table manners, behavior towards family, attitudes toward teachers, the poor,
the great and the good. The duties of youth are stressed.
LESSON 1 EVENING AT HOME
LESSON 2 BUBBLES
LESSON 3 WILLIES LETTER
LESSON 4 THE LITTLE STAR
LESSON 5 TWO DOGS
LESSON 6 AFRAID IN THE DARK
LESSON 7 BABY BYE
LESSON 8 PUSS AND HER KITTENS
LESSON 9 KITTY AND MOUSIE
LESSON 10 AT WORK
LESSON 11 WHAT A BIRD TAUGHT
LESSON 12 SUSIE SUNBEAM
LESSON 13 IF I WERE A SUNBEAM
LESSON 14 HENRY, THE BOOTBLACK
LESSON 15 DONT WAKE THE BABY
LESSON 16 A KIND BROTHER
LESSON 17 MY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING
LESSON 18 THE KINGBIRD
LESSON 19 EVENING HYMN
LESSON 20 THE QUARREL
LESSON 21 THE BEE
LESSON 22 THE SONG OF THE BEE
LESSON 23 THE TORN DOLL
LESSON 24 SHEEP-SHEARING
LESSON 25 THE CLOUDS
LESSON 26 PATTY AND THE SQUIRREL
LESSON 27 THE SPARROW
LESSON 28 SAM AND HARRY
LESSON 29 THE LITTLE HILL
LESSON 30 THE BOAT UPSET
LESSON 31 MARYS LETTER
LESSON 32 THE TIGER
LESSON 33 THE FIRESIDE
LESSON 34 BIRDIES MORNING SONG
LESSON 35 WILLIE AND BOUNCE
LESSON 36 WILLIE AND BOUNCE CONCLUDED
LESSON 37 THE KITCHEN CLOCK
LESSON 38 THE NEW SCALES
LESSON 39 THE BEAR AND THE CHILDREN
LESSON 40 THE LITTLE HAREBELL
LESSON 41 THE FISHHAWK
LESSON 42 WHAT THE LEAF SAID
LESSON 43 THE WIND AND THE LEAVES
LESSON 44 MAMMAS PRESENT
LESSON 45 MARYS STORY
LESSON 46 RALPH WICK
LESSON 47 COASTING DOWN THE HILL
LESSON 48 THE FOX AND THE DUCKS
LESSON 49 PRETTY IS THAT PRETTY
DOES
LESSON 50 THE STORY-TELLER
LESSON 51 THE STORY TELLER CONCLUDED
LESSON 52 THE OWL
LESSON 53 THE OWL CONCLUDED
LESSON 54 GRANDFATHERS STORY
LESSON 55 GOD IS GREAT AND GOOD
LESSON 56 A GOOD OLD MAN
LESSON 57 THE GREEDY GIRL
LESSON 58 A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING
LESSON 59 MY MOTHER
LESSON 60 THE BROKEN WINDOW
LESSON 61 THE BROKEN WINDOW CONCLUDED
LESSON 62 FRANK AND THE HOURGLASS
LESSON 63 MARCH
LESSON 64 JENNYS CALL
LESSON 65 POOR DAVY
LESSON 66 ALICES SUPPER
LESSON 67 A SNOWSTORM
LESSON 68 BESSIE
LESSON 69 BESSIE CONCLUDED
LESSON 70 CHEERFULNESS
LESSON 71 LULLABY