School Reading by Grades: Sixth Year

"School Reading by Grades: Sixth Year" by James Baldwin is an educational volume written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a reading textbook for sixth-grade students, designed to enhance their reading skills while introducing them to a variety of literary genres and styles. Through a selection of prose and poetry, the work aims to cultivate a deeper appreciation of literature and the lives of notable authors among young readers. The opening of the text sets the tone for its educational purpose, describing the essential abilities expected of a sixth-year student in terms of reading proficiency, articulation, and literary criticism. Baldwin emphasizes engaging with exemplary literary works while developing the skills to analyze and critique them. The initial chapters provide a glimpse of diverse selections, including storytelling examples, nature poetry, historical accounts, and scientific observations, inviting students to explore the richness of the English language and its literature. This structured approach not only aims to improve reading skills but also encourages a lifetime love for books and learning. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

James Baldwin (1841–1925) was an American educator and administrator. He served as the superintendent of Indiana's school system for 18 years and then went on to become a widely published textbook editor and children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography, and literature, among others.