Nouveaux textes de lectures. Cours Préparatoire.
Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1951/1939, 7th edition; tan paper boards with red spine, red and black illustrations and titles, on bottom board a list of the complete Nouveau Textes de Lectures; 60 lessons, 85 illustrations in colour, 6.5x8.5"; 128 pp. incld Table of Contents and Table by Interests. French language hardback. medium.
Brief readings taken from literature, with source cited at the end of each story or poem. Preface stating pedagogical philosophy. Numbered paragraphs, with each story followed by Les Mots et les Expressions (Vocabulary), Les Idées (Comprehension), and Exercises. If you are a primary teacher, even if you speak only a little French, this is an interesting book. The third lesson is a very sad little story from Strasbourg in 1932 about Esperantos, un joli petit noir, who appears on the cover, sad that young children should read it, that is.
CONDITION: Very Good Plus; no names or other marks, spine a bit faded, boards very bright with back corner rubbed, toned pages tight, clean, and unwrinkled. Item #22253
Price: $42.00