OSU-Tulsa Library Alice Giacobbe Readers collection July 2013
Merrill Linguistic Readers. Skills Book 1, volume 1. Charles C. Fries, Rosemary G. Wilson, and Mildred K. Rudolph, authors. Agnes C. Fries, consultant. Carol and Ed Emshwiller, illustrators.
“To the teacher: Each reader in this basic series is accompanied by a skills book designed to help the teacher to evaluate both the pupil’s comprehension and his mastery of spelling patterns. In addition, exercises to develop each pupil’s ability to recall facts, to organize material, to draw conclusions, and to follow directions provide a foundation in study skills….”
PE1112 .M47 1966 v. 1, v.2
Our New Friends . Basic Readers: Curriculum Foundation Series. William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthot, authors. Keith Ward, illustrator. Scott, Foresman and Company, 1940.
Hand printed note on front endpaper reads “Desk copy/Dist 140”. Also penciled in a child’s hand, is a child’s name and phone number.
PE1117 .B37 G84 1940
Guidebook for Friends and Neighbors . Basic Readers: Curriculum Foundation Series. William S. Gray and Lillian Gray, authors. Scott, Foresman and Company, 1941.
Handwritten note in cursive on front endpaper is a girl’s name and the date, September 25, 1941.
PE1117 .B37 G75 1946
Friends and Neighbors. Basic Readers, the 1946-47 Edition Curriculum Foundation Series. William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot, authors. Ellen B. Segner and Keith Ward, illustrators. Scott, Foreman and Company, 1946.
PE1117 .B37 .G84 1946
At Home . The Beacon Readers Original Approach. Book One, Part One. James H. Fassett, author. H. Radcliffe Wilson, illustrator. Ginn and Company Ltd., 1955.
PE1117 .B43 1955 bk.1, pt.1
At Play. The Beacon Readers Original Approach. Book Two, Part Two. James H. Fassett, author. H. Radcliffe Wilson, illustrator. Ginn and Company Ltd., 1955.
PE1117 .B43 1955 bk. 2, pt.2
Up the Street and Down. Primer. Betts Basic Readers Anniversary Third Edition. The Language Arts Series. Emmett A. Betts and Carolyn M. Welch, authors. Sheilah Beckett, Hertha Depper, et al, illustrators. American Book Company, 1965.
Stamp on front endpaper reads “Syndicate Grade School. Mandan, North Dakota”.
PE1117 .B46 B46 1965
School Reading by Grades Fourth Year . James Baldwin, author. American Book Company, 1897.
Owner’s name is penciled in cursive on verso of front cover. PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE. Book spine is in delicate condition.
PE1117 .B353 B35 1897
Wheeler’s Graded Readers. A Third Reader. Gail Calmerton and William H. Wheeler, authors. W.H. Wheeler & Company, 1904.
Handwritten note in pencil in a child’s hand on front endpaper reads “Don’t steal this Book for fear of shame For in it you’ll find the owner’s name.” PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE. Book spine is in delicate condition.
PE1117 .C35 1904
Fun with John and Jean. The New Cathedral Basic Readers Curriculum Foundation Series. A revision of The New Fun with Dick and Jane . Rev. John A. O’Brien, author. Eleanor Campbell and Keith Ward, illustrators. Scott, Foresman and Company, 1952.
PE1117 .C87 O27 1952
I Know a Secret. Easy Growth in Reading. First Reader Level One. Gertrude Hildreth, Allie Lou Felton, et al, authors. Corinne Pauli Waterall and Jacob Bates Abbott, illustrators. The John C. Winston Company, 1940. Published by the State of Kansas, 1944.
PE1117 .H55 1940
The Laidlaw Basic Readers . Book Three. Teachers Edition. Gerald Yoakum, M. Madilene Veverka, et al, authors. Milo Winter, et al, illustrators. Laidlaw Brothers, Inc. Publishing, 1940.
PE1117 .L35 Y63 1940
McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader. Revised Edition. American Book Company, 1896.
Stamp on front and back fly leaves reads “Lemuel C. Quarles. Mision Evangelica. [B---] Argentina. No * * [Dev—vase]”. Book is covered in handmade brown paper wrapper with an adult’s note in red ink “McGuffey’s Third Reader” written over a penciled note “David’s book for the day”.
PE1117 .M24 1920
Let’s Talk . Language for Meaning. Paul McKee and M. Lucile Harrison, authors. Gladys Peck and Elinor O. Eadie, illustrators. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1942.
PE1117 .M34 1942
The New Guess Who . The New Basic Readers Curriculum Foundation Series. Guide Book. Helen M. Robinson, Marion Monroe, et al, authors. Scott, Foresman and Company, 1965.
PE1117 .N48 1965
How We Grow Pattric Ruth O’Keefe and Cyrus H. Maxwell, authors. Cynthia Iliff Koehler, illustrator. The John C. Winston Company, 1954.
Stamp on front endpaper reads “Property of Muskogee Board of Education. Whittier School. Also, a child’s name printed in pencil on front endpaper. Title pages are badly torn.
PE1117 .O443 1954
Around the Corner . The Ginn Basic Readers Second Reader. Odille Ousley and David H. Russell, authors. Corinne Malvern and Else Bostelmann, et al, illustrators. Ginn and Company, 1948.
Several children’s names as well as doodles and numbers written in pencil on front and back fly leaves.
PE1117. O869 1948
We Are Neighbors . The Ginn Basic Readers, Revised Edition. Odille Ousley and David Russell, authors. Ginn and Company, 1957.
Adult’s handwritten note in red ink on front endpaper reads “110 Chairman”.
PE1117 .O869 1957
My Little Red Story Book . The Ginn Basic Readers. Odille Ousley and David H. Russell, authors. Ginn and Company 100 Edition.
Stamp on the title page reads “Property of Wayne School”.
PE1117 .0869 1966
My Little Blue Story Book . The Ginn Basic Readers 100 Edition. Odille Ousley and David H. Russell, authors. Ginn and Company, 1966.
Stamp on title page reads “Property of Wayne School”.
PE1117 .O8691 1966
Guess Who. Read with Dick and Jane. Grossett & Dunlap, 1951.
PE1117 .R43 G84 2003
Jump and Run. Read with Dick and Jane. Grossett & Dunlap, 1951.
PE1117 .R43 J86 2003
Lost and Found. Revised edition. Robin Palmer, author. Edna Palmer, illustrator. D.C. Heath and Company, 1942.
PE1117 .R43 P35 1942
We Work. Read with Dick and Jane. Grossett & Dunlap, 2004.
PE1117 .R43 W4 2004
We Play. Read with Dick and Jane. Grossett & Dunlap, 2004.
PE1117 .R43 W42 2004
At Play. Easy Growth in Reading. Primer, Level One. Gertrude Hildreth, author. Corinne Pauli Waterall, illustrator. The John C. Winston Company, 1940. Published by the State of Kansas.
Owner’s name is written in cursive on the front endpaper.
PE1118. H55 1940
McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer . Eclectic Educational Series. Revised Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc., 1881. Reprint, 1970.
PE1118 .M24 1970
Things You See . The Macmillan Reading Program, Primary Grades. Albert J. Harris and Mae Knight Clark, authors. The Macmillan Company, 1970.
PE1119 .C63 1970
The Field Fourth Reader . Walter Taylor Field, author. Marguerite Davis and Rodney Thomson, illustrators. Ginn and Company, 1925.
Child’s bookplate with name written in a child’s hand on front endpaper. Child’s name, address, school, and teacher’s name written on back endpaper.
PE1119 .F5 1925
Fun with Dick and Jane . A Commemorative Collection of Stories. Collins Publishers, 1996
PE1119 .F86 1996x
Storyland. Stories in Music Appreciation for Second Grade. Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, author. Ruth Mary Hallock, illustrator. The University of Publishing Company, 1939.
Child’s name is written in an adult’s hand on front endpaper.
PE1119 .K58 1939
On Cherry Street . The Ginn Basic Readers. Revised Edition. Odille Ousley and David H. Russell, authors. Ginn and Company, 1964.
Stamp on front endpaper reads “Property of R.C. Longan Elementary School, Henrico Co.” with a name written in a child’s hand written in. Gift inscriptions are written on the opposite front endpaper.
PE1119 .O869 1964
Here and Away . William D. Sheldon, Queenie B. Mills, and Merle B. Karnes, authors. Allyn and Bacon Inc., 1965
Stamp on front cover reads “Union Public Schools”.
PE1119 .S54 1963
Growing Up with Dick and Jane. Learning and Living the American Dream. Caroline Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman, authors. Preface by Bob Keeshan (“Captain Kangaroo”). Collins Publishers, 1996.
PE1119.3 .K57 1996
Merrill Linguistic Readers. Refresher Program, Book A, Reader 1. Charles C. Fries, Agnes C. Fries, Rosemary G. Wilson, et al, authors. Charles E. Merrill Books, Inc., 1966
Stamp on front endpaper reads “The Reading Clinic, Eastern Montana College, Billings, Montana.”
PE1126 .F7 1966 v. A
Merrill Linguistic Readers . Teacher’s Guide for the Refresher Program, Books A-D. Charles C. Fries, Agnes C. Fries, Rosemary G. Wilson, et al, authors. Charles E. Merrill Books, Inc., 1966.
Stamp on title page reads “The Reading Clinic, Eastern Montana College, Billings, Montana”.
PE1126 .F7 1966 Teach guide
Merrill Linguistic Readers . A Basic Program, Reader 2. Charles C. Fries, Agnes C. Fries, Rosemary G. Wilson, et al, authors. Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., 1966.
Stamp on front cover reads “Reading Center, College of New Rochelle”.
PE1126 .F73 1966
Our Community . Richard W. Burkhardt and Ann G. McGuinness, authors. Beth Wilson, illustrator. Beckley-Cardy Company, 1954.
Stamps on front endpaper read “This book is the property of Mexico Public Schools, Mexico, Missouri….” and “Hawthorne School”.
PE1127 .H4 B8 1954
All Around America . A Book of the Rand McNally Social Studies Series. Ralph W. Cordier, E.B. Robert, and Laura Mengert Hugley, authors. Rafaello Busoni, illustrator. Rand McNally & Company, 1950.
Name written on front endpaper in a child’s hand.
PE1127 .H5 C68 1950
The Day-by-Day Speller . Textbook Edition. Jesse H. Newlon, Paul R. Hanna, and Jean Shuman Hanna, authors. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947.
Stamps on front and back endpapers read “Property of Board of Education Clinton School”.
PE1145 .N573 1947
Once There Was a Monkey. A First Reading Book. Edward W. Dolch and Marguerite P. Dolch, authors. Kenyon Shannon, illustrator. The Garrard Press, Publishers, 1962.
Stamp on front endpaper reads “Wilson Ward School”.
PZ7 .D65 On 1962
Ah Fu: A Chinese River Boy. E. Mildred Neville, author. Elsie Anna Wood, illustrator. Friendship Press, 1932.
Name on front endpaper written in a child’s hand.
PZ7 .N461 Ah 1932
Christmas Stories . McKay’s Young People’s Classics. Charles Dickens. David McKay, Publisher, 1920.
Owner’s name is written on front endpaper. PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE. Front endpaper and front and back covers are detaching from spine.
PZ7.5 .D53 Chr 1920
Round the World Library . 16 Colorful Books, boxed. Gray Bird. A Little Plains Indian . Winona. A Little Indian of the Prairies. Leaping Trout. A Little Iroquois Boy. Nigalek. A Little Eskimo Boy. Antelope. A Navaho Indian Boy. Morning Star. A Little Pueblo Girl. Micco. A Seminole Indian Boy. Watlala. An Indian of the Northwest. Wilhemina of Holland. Manuel of Mexico. Chula of Siam. Ching Ling and Ting Ling. Maria and Carlos of Spain. Kala of Hawaii. Abdul of Arabia. Olga of Norway.
Roger Vernam, illustrator The Platt & Munk Co., Inc.
PZ7.5 .R68 Rou 1954
On the Farm. A First Reading Book. Edward W. Dolch and Marguerite P. Dolch, authors. Don and Midge Robertson, illustrators. Garrard Publishing Company, 1958.
Stamp on front endpaper reads “Altus Public Schools Title 11. Wilson Ward School”.
PZ7.5 .D65 On 1958
Eneas Africanus . Harry Stillwell Edwards, author. Ernest Townsend, illustrator. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1940.
Gift inscription is written on front endpapers.
PZ7.5 .E262 En 1940
The Farm Twins. Lucy Fitch Perkins, author and illustrator. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1928.
Name written on front endpaper in a child’s hand.
PZ7.5 .P43 Far 1928
We Speak a Piece . Edna Everett, author. Robert Todd, illustrator. Beckley-Cardy Company, 1936.
PZ8.3 .E94 We 1936
Stories of New Orleans Louisiana . Andre Cajun, author. Harmanson, Publisher, 1957.
PZ10 .C35 St 1957
Around the World with the Children. An Introduction to Geography . Frank G. Carpenter, author. American Book Company, 1917.
Name and school written in a child’s hand near the gutter on front pastedown.
PZ10 .C25 Ar 1917
Bible Story Book.
PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE. Book spine is detaching from both front and back covers and title page is missing.
PZ10 .E34 Bi 1922.
Pets. Little Wonder Book 107. Eleanor M. Johnson, author. Charles E. Merrill Company, 1950.
PZ10 .J64 Pe 1950
Our Occupations . Geographic Readers, Book Two. F.A. Merrill, author. A.C. Webb & Company, 1915.
Gift inscription written on front endpaper.
PZ10 .M47 Geo 1915
My Little Pictionary of Words I Know or Want to Know. Marion Monroe and W. Cabell Greet, authors. Scott, Foresman and Company, 1964.
Stamp on front endpaper reads “Robert B. Grove Elem…..” PLEASE HANDLE WITH CARE. Front endpaper is detaching from cover.
PZ10 .M55 1964