The world at home, a new ser. of geographical readers. 6 standards. [With] Home lesson book. Standard 3-5

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Page 32 - High and low The summer winds blow ! They dance and play with the garden flowers, And bend the grasses and yellow grain ; They rock the bird in her hanging nest, And dash the rain on the window-pane.
Page 26 - I close mine eyes in sleep, I know that He will with me stay, And will all night watch by me keep. For He who rules the stars and sea, Who makes the grass and trees to grow, Will look on a poor child like me, When on my knees I to Him bow.
Page 33 - High and low The winter winds blow ! They fill the hollows with drifts of snow, And sweep on the hills a pathway clear ; They hurry the children along to school, And whistle a song for the happy New Year.
Page 32 - H1 flGH and low The spring winds blow ! They take the kites that the boys have made, And carry them off high into the air ; They snatch the little girls' hats away, And toss and tangle their flowing hair.
Page 56 - All at once the sh'mataneheeles [winged ants, harbingers of the first rain] appeared in great clouds to the north, to the south, to the east, and to the west, all over the world.
Page 57 - ... the test proper, only five letters being employed. 2. The test and the method of procedure Preliminary to the testing a number of routine questions were asked each child in order to help him become oriented to the tester (Miss Harrelson), who was a stranger to all the children. These questions were: 1. What is your name? 2. How old are you? 3. When is your birthday? 4. What date is it today? 5. What does your father do? (If the father was dead or away the question was asked about the mother,...
Page 8 - Tis high time we were there. Over the brook to grandmamma's, And down by the greenwood tree; In a pleasant spot Is our grandmamma's cot. And a dear old lady is she. Over the brook to grandmamma's, She is looking for us, I know ; Her table is spread With honey and bread. And milk from the brindle cow. Over the brook...
Page 54 - England on the blackboard, and made dotted lines across the map. 4. Then he put N. at the top for north, S. at the bottom for south, E. at the right hand for east, and W. at the left hand for west. 5. Between north and east he put NE for "NORFOLK ENGLAND I.
Page 36 - It seems to me to be more like a puzzle than like anything else." 5. " I'll show you what may be done with it," said Harry. " Suppose that I had to go to see James, and that I had never been in the city before, but had this plan in my pocket. 6. "The train would take me to the railway station. Then James lives in Church Street, where I have made a cross. Now I should just walk along High Street, turn into Church Street, and I should be at the place. 7. "People go to strange...

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