The Pennsylvania Reader

The Pennsylvania Reader book cover
Preface Pennsylvania has long been a place of reading and learning learning William Penn who founded the colony in 1681 strongly believed in educating the young Early on Quaker schools were established for colonial boys and girls Many famous Pennsylvanians like Betsy Ross and Daniel Boone attended Quaker schools when they were young Another famous Pennsylvanian Benjamin Franklin added to this legacy of learning by founding the first free lending library For many years he also wrote and published a small booklet called Poor Richard’s Almanac All colonists loved Poor Richard’s Almanac because it was filled with riddles humor popular sayings drawings poems and useful information which made learning to read enjoyable and fun I hope you find The Pennsylvania Reader fun to read too This small book is patterned after early primers which taught children to read long ago It is filled with poems riddles drawings fictional letters and stories hidden pictures and even a play and history timeline too There iii
The Pennsylvania Reader

The Pennsylvania Reader

Trinka Hakes Noble, the author of One for All: A Pennsylvania Number Book, continues her celebration of the Keystone State in The Pennsylvania Reader. Oh, Pennsylvania, how we praise thee, Land where the Quakers came to be free. Independence for all was your decree, When your famous bell rang for Liberty. Topics included are the history behind the state name (Penn's Woods), state symbols, distinguished citizens (Daniel Boone and Betsy Ross), and famous events (the reading of the Gettysburg Address). Original fiction such as a correspondence between cousins on either side of the Mason-Dixon Line and a Reader Theater drama provide ample opportunity for student/classroom interaction.

About This Book

By: Trinka Hakes Noble
Illustrated by: K. L. Darnell
Published by: Sleeping Bear Press (Unlimited)
7-9Age Range
5.0 AR
94Pages
Cities & CulturesSubject
870LLexile
1-2 hoursReading Time
TGuided Reading
TFountas & Pinnell
50DRA