Product Description

These phenomenally successful readers feature literary selections that are suited to the age level and interests of students. Faithfully reproduced to the last detail, this delightful journey through legendary America is now available in an attractive boxed edition. 7 volumes. Now available.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67044 in Books
• Published on: 1989-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 7
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1600 pages

Customer Reviews

One of the best books you will buy for your home library...
At the end of my daughter's kindergarten class (she was 5) I was told by her school that she would probably start reading in first grade. Half way through first grade, I was told she was a little slow and not picking up things as fast as she could. At this point, I stepped in and taught my daughter to read using "Noah Websters' Blue Backed Speller" and "McGuffey's Readers."

"McGuffey's Readers" are a delight. I read the books cover to cover and loved every single story contained therein. These two literary tools [the Readers and the BB Speller] were how America learned to read for 150 years. And after *wasting* 18 months listening to reading "specialists" in public schools, *I* taught my daughter to read in under 6 weeks.

She is now a rising 8th grader and a prolific reader.

I *highly* recommend McGuffey's Readers for any parent who wants to teach their child to read. It is a book you will keep forever, and it is something to be handed down to your children and their children and on and on.

And as a prior reviewer stated, they are a real keyhole peak into a bygone time. Plus, the stories are very moral and leave a strong [good!] impression on young minds.

classic learning
I received this boxed set when I was 10 years old and I'm now in my 30's and I still read through them. I have a 5 year old that has learned to read from the primer and we both love to take turns reading aloud from the books. I think this collection is a great way to introduce children to literature. The books are classic and timeless and there is nothing wrong with learning some simple wholesome values from the past!

Simple and proven method for teaching proper English.
I bought the boxed set when my daughter was 5. She is now 7 and almost through the second reader. The lessons are simple but thorough. The stories also provide a brief glimpse of a time gone by.