History Of Missouri In Words Of One Syllable, by Emily Steinestel MacNamara
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/historyofmissour00macn/page/n5/mode/2up (direct links provided in the Magic Window)A simplified history of the state of Missouri, from ancient Prehistoric times to the late 19th century, written chiefly in words of one syllable. Books such as this one were popular around the turn of the 20th century as a way to help children learn to read. A book like this could also be useful for remedial readers and ESL learners as well. (Summary by mungojerry311)
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As these chapters are designed principally for beginning or remedial readers, it is suggested that a slower pace should be taken in the reading. Nothing painfully slow, but a measured pace appropriate to the purpose. If you should find this too difficult, please don't worry. No one will judge you if you decide to withdraw your claim for a section.
Here's a short sample of what I think is the ideal pacing for a one-syllable book such as this one: https://librivox.org/uploads/xx-nonproject/onesylpacingdemo.mp3
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Genres for the project: Children's Non-fiction/History
Keywords that describe the book: history, United States, missouri
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End of recording:"Chapter # of History Of Missouri In Words Of One Syllable. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name, city, date."] "History Of Missouri In Words Of One Syllable, by Emily Steinestel MacNamara. Chapter # and Title."
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