Excerpt from Fables and Rhymes AEsop and Mother GooseThe value of the pictures will be appreciated by all teachers. With the exception of those copied from masterpieces, they were prepared especially for this book. The pictures not alone illumine the story and make it more real, but they can also be utilized in obtaining original expressions from the pupil and will serve as material for language lessons.Many of the Rhymes should be committed to memory, and few exercises will prove of greater value in developing the pupil's power of thought and expression than that of telling the Fables in his own language.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.

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