A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
North-West Passage
by Robert Louis Stevenson
A child trudges up to bed.
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Lyrics of the Hearthside
The Voice of the Banjo
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
In a small and lonely cabin out of noisy traffic’s way,
Florida: Essays and Poems
Nooning in Florida
by Will Wallace Harney
The poet reflects on the world at noon, while laying back and dozing.
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 6: “Squinty on a Journey”
by Richard Barnum
The boy and his father return and take Squinty away. Squinty made up his mind that he was looking forward to his long journey.
Florida: Essays and Poems
From the Flats
by Sidney Lanier
The author marvels at the flat nature of his surroundings.
Twenty Talks to Teachers
Chapter 7: Opening Exercise
by Thomas E. Sanders
A list and description of possible exercises that can be used to catch the attention of your students at the beginning of the school day.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 17: “Who Had Made the Strange Pond?”
by Thornton W. Burgess
The animals speculate on who made the dam. Grandfather Frog suspects Jerry Muskrat’ cousin.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"The Poet and His Song"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"A song is but a little thing,"
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
Part 1, Chapter 1: The Cobbler's Son
by Hugh Lofting
Tommy Stubbins tells about his life in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh and his three friends, Joe, Matthew Mugg, and Luke.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Fox and the Horse
by Grimm Brothers
With the help of a fox an old horse attempts to get back into his master's good graces.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 4: “Grandfather Frog’s Plan”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather Frog tells the animals that they should hunt for all the traps, spring them, and bring the food back to the Big Rock for a feast.
Lyrics of Love and Laughter
Ballade
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"By Mystic’s banks I held my dream."
Buttercup Gold and Other Stories
“Baby Caterpillar”
by Ellen Robena Field
A short story about a caterpillar’s transformation into a butterfly.
Whitefoot the Woodmouse
"Whitefoot the Woodmouse Is Unhappy"
by Thornton W. Burgess
Whitefoot becomes sad and uninterested in the things he once loved, but he can’t figure out why.
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat
Chapter 18: “Jerry Muskrat’s Big Cousin”
by Thornton W. Burgess
Grandfather explains to the young animals about Jerry’s cousin from the north. Billy Mink makes a smart remark to Grandfather Frog and is proven wrong.
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
"On the Death of a Young Lady of Five Years of Age."
by Phillis Wheatley
FROM dark abodes to fair etherial light
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 17: “Paying a Call on a Friend”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Mr. Crow tricks Tommy into paying a call on his new friend Spot. When Tommy sees that Farmer Green has a new dog, he runs home.
Lyrics of Lowly Life
"Merry Autumn"
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"It’s all a farce,—these tales they tell"
Squinty, the Comical Pig
Chapter 5: “Squinty and the Boy”
by Richard Barnum
Squinty’s brothers and sisters were glad to see him and he told them of his adventures in getting lost. A boy begs his father to buy Squinty from the farm. The farmer agrees and Squinty is sold to the boy.
Japanese Fairy Tales
The Farmer and the Badger
by Yei Theodora Ozaki
A badger kills a farmer’s wife, and the farmer asks a rabbit to get revenge for him.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 21
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Souls of Black Folk
Chapter 14: Of the Sorrow Songs
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Du Bois explains and presents the Sorrow Songs of the olden days.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
Chapter 16: “Tommy Becomes Boastful”
by Arthur Scott Bailey
Johnnie lets Tommy loose. Tommy runs to his new home with his mother. He tells the forest animals his adventures with Farmer Green.
Deductive Logic
Part 3: Chapter 6
by George William Joseph Stock, M.A.
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series Two
Time and Eternity, Poem 30: Vanished
by Emily Dickinson
She died, — this was the way she died;