Excerpt from Stepping Stones to Literature A generous proportion of poems has been included in the book, a result of careful observation of children's progress in language. They delight in rhythm, master verse easily, and, through reading and memorizing poetry, become acquainted with the thought and the vocabulary of good literature more. Readily than is possible through the study of prose. 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 technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.