American Cardinal Readers: Primer

Book cover: American Cardinal Readers: Primer
Author(s): 
Edith M. McLaughlin
Adrian T. Curtis
Number of pages: 
98 pages
Copyright: 
1930
ISBN: 
9780911845525
Publisher: 
Neumann Press
Binding: 
Sewn Hardcover
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Review: 
This book is a chapter story about a family that goes to visit the grandparents on the farm. The parents tell stories of Jesus and Mary. Some of the chapters are "Baby's Angel", "The First Christmas", "A Ride to the Farm". There are twenty chapters total. So each chapter is about 5-10 pages. There are black and white pictures with the stories that are lovely. The type is easy to read.

Additional Comments: Unlike the Catholic National Readers, the primer and early grades are not phonetically based. The child will need quite a bit of basic phonics work before starting the primer as they will encounter somewhat advanced words such as "grandmother" and "grandfather" in the first lesson. Apparently, these were designed to be learned as "sight words". (Alicia Van Hecke, 3-24-01)
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First reviewed: 
1999