Excerpt from Barnes' First Year Book: A Silhouette Reader<br><br>Nature lessons, phonics, number lessons, recitations, memory gems, prose lines to be memorized, fables and games have been used.<br><br>The illustrations are a unique feature which the chil dren will greet with delight. The silhouette has always possessed peculiar fascination for the young. The re sourceful teacher turns this interest to good advantage by having paper cuttings made to illustrate stories. The charming silhouettes that are given will serve as models and will endear the book still more to the little ones.<br><br>Phonic lessons are very important and claim a large share of the book. Stories may be introduced for the phonic work. These stories are to be found in Sug gestions To Teachers.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.