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Excerpt from A Little Journey to Puerto Rico: For Intermediate and Upper GradesDo you know what people mean when they speak of Our New Possessions What are they? Where are they? Why are men, in'the streets, in the shops, everywhere, talking about them? Why are the news papers full of articles in regard to them? Why are our lawmakers at the capital devoting so much time and attention to them? Can you tell?Some of these things you can easily asc...

Excerpt from A Little Journey to RussiaRussia is a country where the Ice King reigns half the year, where in winter the rivers freeze so deeply that railroads can be built on them and sledge roads are made the full length of their shining surface, where the lakes are ploughed by huge steamers which in stead of cutting the waves bore their way through the ice, where sleighs ¿y over the Slippery streets for so many months of the year that when s...

Excerpt from A Little Journey to Belgium and Denmark, for Home and School, Intermediate, and Upper GradesBut though it has an area of only square miles it has a population of nearly seven millions, Which makes it the most densely populated count1y of Europe.In some parts of the country the people are like bees in'a swarm. One wonders how they all get a living. The houses are scattered so thickly over the country, and the towns are so close tog...

Excerpt from Lincoln and Washington, Vol. 20Suggestions for Study of Lincoln and Washington in the School Room Birthday Exercises Room Decoration Washington and Lincoln Gallery or Patriotism Chart Program. Washington Program Lincoln Program.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books ...

Excerpt from A Little Journey to China: For Intermediate and Upper GradesThe traveler meets with many difficulties in China. There are few railroads, the boats, Ou the rivers and canals are not very attractive to Americans and Euro peans, camels are not pleasant riding to strangers, the sedan-chair and the wheelbarrows cramp one too much for Comfort, and the roads are so miserable and crooked that walking is both unpleasant and dangerous, for ...

Excerpt from A Little Journey to England, Vol. 1: London and Liverpool, For Intermediate and Upper GradesWhen our grandparents came to the place where Chicago now stands, they found but a frog pond. They came west in wagons and it took them weeks to make the trip from.the Atlantic Coast.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of...

Excerpt from Little Journeys to Russia and Austria-HungaryRussia is a country where the Ice King reigns half the year, where in winter the rivers freeze so deeply that railroads can be built on them, and sledge roads are made the full length of their shining surface, where the lakes are ploughed by huge steamers which in stead of cutting the waves bore their way through the ice, where sleighs ¿y over the slippery streets for so many months of ...

Excerpt from Little Journeys to Hawaii and the Philippine Islands IF a magician were to appear and offer to conduct you to any part of the world and show you any one of its marvels, what would you wish to see? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art tec...

Excerpt from Character Building, Vol. 1: Ethical Lessons in Kindness, Industry, Obedience, Thankfulness and Humane Education The language lesson may follow the morning talk. During this period a story bearing on the Talk may be told and pupils led to express their ideas upon it, or they may give a written or oral reproduction of it, or describe a picture, illustrating the topic. The writing lesson may be a maxim, proverb, or gem, bearing on ...

Excerpt from A Little Journey to Canada: For Intermediate and Upper Grades But the trip to Canada must first be planned. How shall we go? Turn to your United States maps and look over the routes. Some of our party returning from Alaska remained on the Pacific Coast for a rest. We have promised to return to Seattle and make that our starting point for the journey to Canada. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands ...

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