This is a compilation of the Tables of Contents of the 11 Volumes of the 1971 Houghton Mifflin Readers series, edited by William K. Durr.
Page numbers are lacking after a certain point, because the format of the TOCs changed, and my image-to-text program detached the numbers from the titles. This change also included all-caps for titles.
Each volume was divided into three-to-five subtitled sections, and except for the final two volumes, the content in each section was sub-categorized into types of writing: stories, poems, plays, informational articles, etc.
Caveat: There was a lawsuit concerning the exclusion of women/girls in the original contents of these volumes, but it is unclear to me if the volumes I have as 1973-1974 reprints reflect the changes in contents that resulted from the case.
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RAINBOWS
GREEN RAIN
STORIES
7 One Frog, Two Frogs
22 Lucy Didn't Listen
57 Too Many Bozos by Lilian Moore
POEM
76 I Wouldn't by John Ciardi
SKILLS LESSONS
41 Pictures and Print
78 More Than One Way
PLAY
43 The Three Billy Goats
RED GOLD
STORIES
81 Buzzy Bear and the Rainbow by Dorothy Marino
98 Pedro's Bike by Mary Lou Alsin
119 Not a Thing To Be Scared Of
POEMS
97 Cooking by Myra Livingston
116 Saturday Night by Lois F. Pasley
142 Ants Live Here by Lilian Moore
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
138 The City
SKILLS LESSONS
117 Making One Word out of Two Words
140 More Than One Meaning
BLUE GRASS
STORIES
145 Wait for a Windy Day by Lilian Moore
166 Little Raccoon and the Thing in the Pool by Lilian Moore
POEMS
192 My Color Game by Vivian Gouled
SKILLS LESSON
162 The ed Ending
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SIGNPOSTS
ROUND ABOUT
STORIES
7 A Long Long Time by Inez Rice
29 Roberto Is Always a Problem
48 Are We Lost, Daddy? by Leonard Kessler
POEMS
43 The Chipmunk by Kaye Starbird
44 Blum by Dorothy Aldis
75 Safari by Marci Ridlon
76 The Subway Train by Leland B. Jacobs
SKILLS LESSONS
27 Two Sounds a Can Stand For
46 Two Sounds e Can Stand For
WINDING ROADS
STORIES
79 Hooray for Jasper by Betty Horvath
122 Alfred by Janice May Udry
POEMS
98 Bridges by Rhoda W. Bacmeister
118 Clay Play by Rhoda W. Bacmeister
SKILLS LESSONS
120 Two Sounds i Can Stand For
149 Two Sounds o Can Stand For
PLAY
99 The King's New Pet by Mary Lou Alsin
GOLDEN HIGHWAYS
STORIES
153 What Mary Jo Shared by Janice May Udry
177 The Mitten by Alvin Tresselt
200 The Long and Dangerous Journey by M. Jean Craig
POEMS
173 Catchers by Robert Froman
194 Animals' Houses by James Reeves
222 Cats by Eleanor Farjeon
224 Signposts by Vivian Gouled
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
195 At Home in the Desert
SKILLS LESSONS
174 Reading a Map
176 Two Sounds u Can Stand For
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SECRETS
HIDEAWAY
STORIES
7 Mudlark by Geoff Dunham
22 A Tulip for Tony by Marietta Moskin
48 Andy and Mr. Wagner by Gina Bell
71 The Secret Hiding Place by Rainey Bennett
POEMS
21 The Secret Anonymous
43 Snail's Pace by Aileen Fisher
47 It Makes Me Angry Anonymous
70 Dandelions Anonymous
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
40 What Can a Plant Be?
SKILLS LESSONS
44 Using the Alphabet A to Z
68 Thinking the Right Meaning
SURPRISE
STORIES
89 The Chinese Bug by Byrd Baylor Schweitzer
132 Jerry Finds Ants by Gene Darby
146 Theodore Turtle by Ellen MacGregor
POEMS
111 Little Talk by Aileen Fisher
128 What Is Red? by Mary O'Neill
131 Traffic by Jane Lear Talley
170 The Animal Store by Rachel Field
172 Jenny's Growing Up (Song) by Geoffrey Muldaur
SKILLS LESSONS
112 Vowel Sounds and Syllables
125 Two Common Syllables
168 Following Directions
PLAY
115 Red Fox and the Hungry Tiger by Paul Anderson
UNDERCOVER
STORIES
175 Jasper Makes Music by Betty Horvath
203 Follow the Wind by Alvin Tresselt
230 Curious George Goes to the Hospital by Margret and H. A. Rey
POEMS
198 The Wise Hen by John Ciardi
199 The Grasshopper and the Elephant Anonymous
200 The Quarrelsome Kittens Old Rhyme
202 A Kite Anonymous
216 I Wonder Why by Harriet Savitz and Maria Caporale Shecktor
218 Shopping Spree by Harry Behn
225 Fingers by Eve Merriam
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
226 The Doctor Finds Out
SKILLS LESSONS
193 Getting to Know Story Characters
220 Getting the Setting of a Story
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REWARDS
TREASURES
STORIES
7 Bascombe, the Fastest Hound Alive by George Goodman
34 Saturday Surprise by Jean Fritz
60 The Boy and the Whistle by Elizabeth Ireland
71 Do Come for Lunch by Jo Carr
POEMS
32 Sunning by James S. Tippett
55 Rain Poem by Elizabeth Coatsworth
58 Different by Jo Carr
SKILLS LESSONS
52 Words That Paint Pictures
56 Reading and Following Directions
82 Some Common Beginning Syllables
SMILES
STORIES
87 Evan's Corner by Elizabeth Starr Hill
121 Just Like Abraham Lincoln by Bernard Waber
147 Mr. Picklepaw's Popcorn by Ruth Adams
POEMS
119 Ice Cream Trouble by Jane Lear Talley
120 There Isn't Time by Eleanor Farjeon
139 Washing by John Drinkwater
140 Every Time I Climb a Tree by David McCord
142 After the Party by William Wise
167 Maps by Dorothy Brown Thompson
168 The Quarrel by Eleanor Farjeon
172 Picnic by the Sea by Harry Behn
174 Bedtime by Eleanor Farjeon
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
175 Spiders Are Spinners by Ellsworth Rosen
SKILLS LESSONS
144 Getting Help from Commas
170 Finding Words in Alphabetical Lists
SOUNDS
STORIES
189 Meet Miki Takino by Helen Copeland
216 Punia and the King of the Sharks retold by Beverly Mohan
259 Down, Down the Mountain by Ellis Credle
POEMS
209 About the Teeth of Sharks by John Ciardi
244 Jonathan Bing by Beatrice Curtis Brown
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
210 Hawaii
SKILLS LESSONS
240 More Help from Commas
255 Special Meanings for Words
PLAY
246 Anyone Could, But by Bernice Wells Carlson
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PANORAMA
ORBITS
STORIES
9 The Snake in the Carpool by Miriam Schlein
37 Let Me Tell You About Arthur by Bernard Waber
52 Whizz-a-Roo Pitch by Avis Demmitt
62 Who Needs Punch? by Robin Palmer
80 High, Wide, and Handsome by Jean Merrill
96 The Friendly Ghost by Elizabeth Yates
POEMS
35 September by John Updike
61 Mr. Nobody Author Unknown
74 Nobody Loves Me by Charlotte Zolotow
79 Falling Leaves by M. Caporale Shecktor and Harriet May Savitz
94 At the Sea-Side by Robert Louis Stevenson
95 The Wind by Frances Duggar
110 There Once Was a Puffin by Florence Page Jaques
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
36 Anteaters
SKILLS LESSONS
48 Skill Lesson 1: Figuring Out New Words
75 Skill Lesson 2: Getting Meaning from Context
112 BIBLIOGRAPHY
SPHERES
STORIES
143 Golden Boy by Willis Lindquist
155 Stevie's Other Eyes by Lois Eddy McDonnell
182 The Burning of the Rice Fields by Lafcadio Hearn
196 Magic in a Glass Jar by Rhoda Bacmeister
POEMS
115 The Answers by Robert Clairmont
131 The Hut by Hilda Van Stockum
138 Song of the Open Road by Ogden Nash
142 Where? by David McCord
154 Foal by Mary Britton Miller
195 Sometimes by Eve Merriam
206 The Tickle Rhyme by Ian Serraillier
206 Only My Opinion by Monica Shannon
207 Feet by Aileen Fisher
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
139 Henry Ford
175 Seeing Eye Dogs
SKILLS LESSONS
132 Skill Lesson 3: Getting Meaning from a Dictionary
191 Skill Lesson 4: Choosing the Right Meaning
PLAY
116 Stone Soup by Fan Kissen, adapted from a story by Marcia Brown
FUN AND GAMES
178 Elephant Wood by Bill Severn
190 What's Wrong with This Picture?
208 BIBLIOGRAPHY
REALMS
STORIES
211 Eddie and the Doll by Carolyn Haywood
236 How D. Y. B. Worked for April by Marguerite de Angeli
254 What's the Matter with Kerby? by Scott Corbett
292 McBroom Tells the Truth by Sid Fleischman
POEMS
234 Limericks by Eve Merriam, Miriam Troop, Edward Lear, and Oliver Herford
253 Start of a Storm by Lou Ann Welte
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
282 Truth or Fantasy?
SKILLS LESSONS
228 Skill Lesson 5: Getting Pronunciations from a Dictionary
286 Skill Lesson 6: Understanding and Using Stress Marks
FUN AND GAMES
285 A Tongue Twister
306 BIBLIOGRAPHY
307 GLOSSARY
320 ARTIST CREDITS
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FIESTA
CAROUSEL
STORIES
9 A Visit to the Mayor by Nellie Burchardt
28 Doctoring an Elephant by William Bridges
42 Ronnie and the Admiral by Jack Bechdolt
66 Fats, the Big Operator by Marion Holland
96 A Story Treasure from Paul Bunyan Swings His Axe by Dell J. McCormick
POEMS
27 Autumn Thought by Langston Hughes
40 Paper Boats by Rabindranath Tagore
60 Fog in the Park by Rowena Bennett
81 Beware, My Child by Shel Silverstein
95 Limericks by Harriet Mandelbaum and Barbara Clemons
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
82 Before You Spend That Coin ... by Eva Knox Evans
SKILLS LESSONS
61 Skill Lesson 1: Recognizing and Understanding Similes
90 Skill Lesson 2: Recognizing and Understanding Metaphors
108 BIBLIOGRAPHY
MASQUERADES
STORIES
112 Mystery Guest at Left End by Beman Lord
140 A Crust of Bread by Andre Drucker
186 A Ride on High by Candida Palmer
206 Two Weeks Old and On His Own by Vitali Bianki
226 A Story Treasure from Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
POEMS
111 Truly My Own by Vanessa Howard
137 The Umpire by Milton Bracker
137 At the Baseball Game Sat Mrs. Pace by Harriet Mandelbaum
158 Beauty by E-Yeh-Shure'
172 Clouds by James Reaney
185 Easy Diver by Robert Froman
198 E Is the Escalator by Phyllis McGinley
200 Marco Comes Late by Dr. Seuss
223 The Leaf Pile by Kaye Starbird
224 The Herons on Bo Island by Elizabeth Shane
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
138 A House for Aquanauts
160 Jazz
SKILLS LESSONS
167 Skill Lesson 3: Recognizing Paragraph Topics 216 Skill Lesson 4: Getting Help from Commas
PLAY
174 His Majesty, the Peasant by Sally Werner
FUN AND GAMES
199 Two Magic Numbers
236 BIBLIOGRAPHY
FANTASIA
STORIES
240 Camel in the Sea by Lee Garrett Goetz
265 Brave Kate Shelley by Louis Wolfe
284 The Case of the Mysterious Tramp by Donald J. Sobol
296 Rupert Piper Becomes a Hero by Ethelyn Parkinson
322 A Story Treasure from Mischievous Meg by Astrid Lindgren
POEMS
239 Check by James Stephens
263 The Camel and The Duck by Ogden Nash
264 Metaphor by Eve Merriam
281 Wind Song by Lilian Moore
295 To Be Answered in Our Next Issue Author Unknown
314 We Must Be Polite by Carl Sandburg
320 What Is Green? by Mary O'Neill
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
316 Desert Traders by Iona S. Hiser
SKILLS LESSONS
277 Skill Lesson 5: Making Mental Pictures
309 Skill Lesson 6: Recognizing the Power of Words
FUN AND GAMES
282 Commands by Harriet Carlson
346 BIBLIOGRAPHY
347 GLOSSARY
360 ARTIST CREDITS
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KALEIDOSCOPE
CARGOES
STORIES
12 BILLY'S BICYCLE by Marion Holland
33 THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS by Rhoda Bacmeister
48 HOW I BECAME AN ATHLETE by Jesse Owens
64 ANDROCLUS AND THE LION by James Baldwin
69 THE LION AND THE RAT
70 HOW BASEBALL BEGAN IN BROOKLYN by LeGrand
88 A Story Treasure from THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE by George Selden
POEMS
24 GOOD GREEN BUS by Rachel Field
42 RADIATOR LIONS by Dorothy Aldis
53 TOOTH TROUBLE by David McCord
86 THEME IN YELLOW by Carl Sandburg
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
29 WHEELS by Lisa Miller
43 THE OLYMPIC GAMES
SKILLS LESSONS
Skill Lesson I: USING CONTEXT TO GET MEANING
Skill Lesson II: USING A DICTIONARY
FUN AND GAMES
87 JOKES
Bibliography
BAZAAR
STORIES
106 THE HIDDEN DOOR by Carol H. Behrman
124 HENRY AND THE NIGHT CRAWLERS by Beverly Cleary
162 THE TURTLE NET by Shirley Gudmundson
175 PECOS BILL AND THE MUSTANG by Harold W. Felton
186 A Story Treasure from RUFUS M by Eleanor Estes
PLAY
143 DAMON AND PYTHIAS by Fan Kissen
POEMS
118 HAIKU
174 MISSING by A. A. Milne
184 LIMERICKS
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
THE SEA TURTLE by Keith G. Hay
SKILLS LESSONS
119 Skill Lesson III: USING AN INDEX
153 Skill Lesson IV: LOCATING INFORMATION QUICKLY
FUN AND GAMES
142 WHO'S WHOSE PET?
Bibliography
CONSTELLATION
STORIES
213 THE HORSE WHO HAD HIS PICTURE IN THE PAPER by Phyllis McGinley
225 A GIFT FOR MR. LINCOLN by Treasa Thomas
244 TAKING AWAY AND PUTTING INTO by Louisa Shotwell
255 A NEW BABY IN THE Zoo by William Bridges
271 THE CASE OF THE CHAMPION EGG SPINNER by Donald J. Sobol
282 A Story Treasure from LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE by Laura Ingalls Wilder
POEMS
212 BUILDING A SKYSCRAPER by James S. Tippett
253 GAZINTA by Eve Merriam
254 RUDOLPH IS TIRED OF THE CITY by Gwendolyn Brooks
280 A CLICHÉ by Eve Merriam
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
208 SCRAPERS OF THE SKY by V. M. Hillyer and E. G. Huey
234 THOSE AMAZING ATOMS by Bernice Kohn
SKILLS LESSONS
238 Skill Lesson V: THINKING CORRECT STRESS
266 Skill Lesson VI: DECIDING ON PARAGRAPH TOPICS
FUN AND GAMES
233 A RIDDLE FOR YOU
279 BRAIN TEASERS
Bibliography
BONANZA
STORIES
302 SAMUEL MORSE'S MAGIC MESSAGES by Paul Niemark
305 THE TALKING WIRE by Jack McLarn
312 TROUBLES WITH A PENGUIN by Richard and Florence Atwate
330 ARAP SANG AND the Cranes by Humphrey Harman
339 THE OWL'S BIG EYES by Arthur C. Parker
366 THE TRAIN THAT NEVER CAME BACK by Freeman Hubbard
378 A Story Treasure from CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E. B. White
PLAY
A GIFT FOR HANS BRINKER by Adele Thane
POEMS
311 THE PORCUPINE and THE OCTOPUS by Ogden Nash HAIKU by Shurin
338 CINQUAIN by Gloria Doran
375 TRIP: SAN FRANCISCO by Langston Hughes
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
376 WEB WEAVERS by Ruth Fagen
SKILLS LESSONS
324 Skill Lesson VII: OUTLINING AN ARTICLE
357 Skill Lesson VIII: USING AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
FUN AND GAMES
322 HOW GOOD A DETECTIVE ARE YOU? by Regina Hersh
363 EXPERIMENTING WITH A COLOR WHEEL by Rose Wyler
Bibliography
REFLECTIONS
STORIES
A CAR CALLED CHITTY-CHITTY-BANG-BANG by Ian Fleming
A TAME BEAR? by Walt Morey
MY SONG YANKEE DOODLE by Carl Glick
JACK AND THE THREE SILLIES by Richard Chase
NATHAN BEMAN, THE BOY GUIDE AT FORT TICONDEROGA by Anita Resko
A Story Treasure: MANY MOONS by James Thurber
POEMS
IT IS RAINING by Lucy Sprague Mitchell WHAT IS PURPLE? by Mary O'Neill
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS by Michael Flanders
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
TORNADOES AND HURRICANES: NATURE'S WHIRLINGWINDS by Ivan Ray Tannehill
SKILLS LESSONS
Skill Lesson IX: READING TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS
Skill Lesson X: DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN FACT AND OPINION
FUN AND GAMES
LET'S PLAY PENCIL BOXING
MAKE YOUR OWN KITE
PEANUTS CARTOON by Charles M. Schulz
Bibliography
GLOSSARY
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IMAGES
LIFTOFF
STORIES
HENRY AND THE GARBAGE by Beverly Cleary
THE FUN THEY HAD by Isaac Asimov
EXPEDITION FROM ARREOL by Michael C. Slaughter
MIRANDA'S CAT by Linell Smith
A HORSE FOR REG by Anne Huston and Jane Yolen
THE KING OF THE FROGS by Humphrey Harman A Story Treasure from. AND NOW MIGUEL by Joseph Krumgold
POEMS
CITY by Langston Hughes
CATALOGUE by Rosalie Moore
WONDERING by Kelvin Windsor
HAIKU
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
UNITS OF MEASURE-HOW THEY WERE NAMED by Barry Thompson
TREASURE OVERBOARD by Robert Silverberg
SKILL LESSONS
Skill Lesson I: USING A DICTIONARY
Skill Lesson II: DECIDING ON PARAGRAPH TOPICS
FUN AND GAMES
JOKES
Bibliography
CORNUCOPIA
STORIES
THE TRAINED KANGAROO by Bob Barton
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF HENRY REED by Keith Robertson
FLIGHT TO FREEDOM by Frances Humphreville
A SECRET FOR Two by Quentin Reynolds THUNDERBIRD by Robert Chafetz
A Story Treasure from BEN AND ME by Robert Lawson
PLAY
THE BOOK THAT SAVED THE EARTH by Claire Boiko
POEMS
LIMERICKS
PSALM OF THOSE WHO GO FORTH BEFORE DAYLIGHT by Carl Sandburg
THE GRASSHOPPER by David McCord
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
OUR FRIENDS: THE BEES, WASPS AND HORNETS by Russ Kinne
TIME ON MARS
THE RAILROAD GHOST by Murray Pringle
SKILL LESSONS
Skill Lesson III: USING AN INDEX
Skill Lesson IV: USING AN ENCYCLOPEDIA
FUN AND GAMES
PICTURE PROVERBS
Bibliography
PATTERNS
STORIES
THE RENEGADE HUSKY by Willis Lindquist
WITCHES AND ONION SANDWICHES by Elaine Konigsberg
FROZEN VICTORY by Charles Coombs
THE VALIANT CHATTEE-MAKER by Christina Price
THE SWAN OF STORYTELLERS: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN by Rafe Gibbs
A Story Treasure: THE NIGHTINGALE by Hans Christian Andersen
POEMS
SKATING SONG by Christopher Morley
THE TOASTER by William Jay Smith
SEA FEVER by John Masefield
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
FROM SUPERCOLD TO SUPERHEAT by Arthur J. Snider
THE WHALE HUNT by the editors of American Heritage
WHAT IS THE LAST NUMBER? by Mary Elting
SKILL LESSONS
Skill Lesson V: USING A CARD CATALOG
Skill Lesson VI: MAKING AND USING AN OUTLINE
FUN AND GAMES
FUN WITH SOAP SCULPTURE by Pauline Rothrauff
SEND SECRET MESSAGES IN CODE
PEANUTS CARTOON by Charles Schulz
Bibliography
MOSAICS
STORIES
ONE NIGHT AT DEAD END BLUFF by Elizabeth Witheridge
HERBERT'S CHEMISTRY SET by Hazel Wilson
THE WOLF AND THE FOX by Walter de la Mare
THE EARNED NAME by Shannon Garst
A Story Treasure from WIND IN THE WILLOWS by Kenneth Grahame
PLAY
A PLAY: RIP VAN WINKLE by Adele Thane
POEMS
IN TIME OF SILVER RAIN by Langston Hughes
THE PANTHER by Ogden Nash
WHAT IS ORANGE? by Mary O'Neill
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
OFF TO HIS DEN 'O by George Laycock
MUSTANGS-THE WILD HORSES by Liva Baker
SKILL LESSONS
Skill Lesson VII: READING TABLES
Skill Lesson VIII: READING MAPSA
FUN AND GAMES
JUMPING PENNIES
HYPNOTIZED KNEE
Bibliography
PAGEANT
STORIES
THE COMPUTER TRIUMPHS AGAIN by Clem Philbrook
ALBERT SCHWEITZER: Jungle DOCTOR by Anita Daniel
MY FRIEND IN AFRICA by Frederick Franck
THE GHOST OF BLACK JOHN by William MacKellar
HOW TO CATCH A THIEF by Sid Fleischman
A Story Treasure from CALL IT COURAGE by Armstrong Sperry
POEMS
WHY I DID NOT REIGN by Eve Merriam
HAIKU by Richard Wright
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
COMPUTERS-GIANT BRAINS? by Malcolm Weiss and Anita Soucie
SKILL LESSONS
Skill Lesson IX: EVALUATING STATEMENTS OF FACT AND OPINION
Skill Lesson X: RECOGNIZING VAGUE EXPRESSIONS
FUN AND GAMES
BRAIN TEASERS
DOUBLETS
Bibliography
GLOSSARY
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GALAXIES
ODYSSEY
STORIES
Instant FRIENDSHIP by Ruth C. Carlsen
RUN FOR THE BLUE RIBBON by Rafe Gibbs
MARIA'S BIG EXPERIMENT by Shirlee P. Newman
AN ESKIMO BOY'S COURAGE by James Houston
SURRÉAL: 3000 A.D. by Suzanne Martel
A Story Treasure from THE PUSHCART WAR by Jean Merrill
POEMS
NYM AND GRAPH by Eve Merriam
TO JAMES by Frank Horne
ARITHMETIC by Carl Sandburg
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
POISONOUS SNAKES IN THE U.S. by Bertha Morris Parker
A STRANGE DRINK CALLED XOCO-LATL by Elizabeth K. Cooper
LOST TV SIGNAL by C. B. Colby
SKILLS LESSONS
Skill Lesson I: USING PUNCTUATION AND OTHER AIDS
Skill Lesson II: LOCATING INFORMATION QUICKLY
FUN AND GAMES
JOKES
HOUDINI'S GREAT ESCAPE TRICK
Bibliography
COLLAGE
STORIES
THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR by Robert Arthur
HOME FROM SCHOOL by Jean Little
OF MICE AND MAXIMILIAN by Mary Stolz
A Story Treasure from THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster
PLAY
SPACESHIP SANTA MARIA by Claire Boiko
POEMS
NO MAN ON ANY MOON by Claudia Lewis
THE VULTURE by Hilaire Belloc
THE AD-DRESSING OF CATS by T. S. Eliot
WHAT IS BROWN? by Mary O'Neill
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
DISCOVERING THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH by Jeanne Bendick
ALASKA'S PHANTOM SHIP by David Gunston
HOW ARTISTS LOOK AT THE WORLD by Manuel Milan
SKILLS LESSONS
Skill Lesson III: USING A LIBRARY
Skill Lesson IV: RECOGNIZING IMPORTANT STORY ELEMENTS
FUN AND GAMES
PEANUTS CARTOON by Charles M. Schulz
HINKY-PINKY by Murray Rockowitz
Bibliography
PERSPECTIVES
STORIES
GRAMMA'S FLOWERPOT by Charles Raymond
DOG OF POMPEII by Louis Untermeyer
A CHINESE FAIRY TALE by Laurence Housman
EDISON: WIZARD OF LIGHT
THE FOX, THE ROOSTER, AND THE DOG by Joseph Jacobs
OVERSMART IS BAD LUCK by M. A. Jagendorf and R. S. Boggs
A Story Treasure from ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS by Scott O'Dell
POEMS
STILL HERE by Langston Hughes
HAIKU
AN INTRODUCTION TO DOGS by Ogden Nash
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
VOLCANOES: WINDOWS IN THE EARTH by William H. Matthews
THE PROBLEM OF THE GOLDEN CROWN by Rose Wyler and Eva-Lee Baird
SKILLS LESSONS
Skill Lesson V: OUTLINING AS AN AID TO STUDY
Skill Lesson VI: ORGANIZING NOTES IN OUTLINE FORM
FUN AND GAMES
AUTOMATED DIRTY DOG WASH
UNUSUAL BOOKS BY UNUSUAL AUTHORS
WHAT ARE THEY?
JOKES
Bibliography
FOCUS
STORIES
MORE WAYS THAN ONE TO SKIN A CAT by Sid Fleischman
DRUM MAJOR FOR JUSTICE by Harriet A. Robinson
UNIQUE IN ALL THE WORLD by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
EVER SO MUCH MORE SO by Robert McCloskey
A Story Treasure from CARRY ON, MR. BOWDITCH by Jean Lee Latham
PLAY
ON THE FENCE by Marcia Moray Beach
POEMS
THE WINNING OF THE TV WEST by John T. Alexander
from FREEDOM'S PLOW by Langston Hughes
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLE
THE EXPERT'S BOAST by Rose Wyler and Eva-Lee Baird
SKILLS LESSONS
Skill Lesson VII: VARYING RATE ACCORDING TO PURPOSE
Skill Lesson VIII: VARYING RATE ACCORDING TO THE DIFFICULTY OF THE MATERIAL
FUN AND GAMES
AMRO THI
THE SMITH FAMILY CARTOON by Mr. and Mrs. George Smith
MAKING A CARTESIAN DIVER by George Barr
Bibliography
SPECTRUM
STORIES
MUGIMBA THE RAINMAKER by Humphrey Harman
TWO ARROWS FOR FREEDOM by Mary Buff
THE SAMARITAN by Richard Harper
THE REAL TOM SAWYER by May McNeer
A Story Treasure from THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER by Mark Twain
POEMS
SOUTHBOUND ON THE FREEWAY by May Swenson
IT'S HOT IN THE CITY by Peter West
THE MICROSCOPE by Maxine Kumin
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
GERTIE THE SCATTERBRAINED DUCK by Gorden Gaskille
WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS… by Kathleen Phillips
HOW YOU'LL TRAVEL IN OUTER SPACE by Richard Whittingham and Barbara Brooks
SKILLS LESSONS
Skill Lesson IX: READING GRAPHS
Skill Lesson X: RECOGNIZING PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES
FUN AND GAMES
BRAIN TEASERS
Bibliography
GLOSSARY
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SERENDIPITY
Variations
CONTENTS
CARLOS CHARLES, by Patrick J. Murphy and Shirley Rousseau Murphy
THE SHARK, by John Ciardi
THE GREAT STORM, by Dorothy Holder Jones and Ruth Sexton Sargent
THE STREET KIDS, by Herbert Danska
TSUNAMI, by Isaac Asimov
PIGEONS, by Richard Kell
SKILL LESSON 1: USING REFERENCE AIDS
SUPERSTITION: THE REMNANTS OF MAGIC, by Gary Jennings
THE SLAVE WHO BOUGHT HIS FREEDOM, adapted by Karen Kennerly
THE ICEBERG COMETH
FIVE-YARD FULLER, by Bob Wells
CAT AND THE UNDERWORLD, by Emily Neville
SKILL LESSON 2: TOPICS AND MAIN IDEAS
BLUEPRINT FOR SURVIVAL, by Russell Freedman and James E. Morriss
MY PEOPLE, by Bernice George
NAVAHO RAIN, by Scott O'Dell (MASTERWORK)
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
Harmonies
BEAT THE QUEEN, by William Pène du Bois
THE GOALIE WHO SCORED A GOAL, by Stan Fischler
GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, by Richard Armour
THE DOLPHIN GIRL, by Ethel Parton
SKILL LESSON 3: VARYING READING RATE
THE MYSTERIOUS JINX OF THE HOPE DIAMOND, by James Stewart-Gordon
A DAY FOR ANTONIO, by John Figueroa AFRICA, by Langston Hughes
SECURITY CHECK, by Arthur C. Clarke
THE LESSON OF THE LEMMINGS, by Ola and Emily d'Aulaire
SKILL LESSON 4: USING A DICTIONARY
AN UNPREDICTABLE JAPANESE LADY, by Monica Sone
CAVE OF DANGER, by Bryce Walton
WATER PICTURE, by May Swenson
TWO YEARS IN THE WOODS, by Betty Schechter
MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, by Jean George (MASTERWORK)
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
Applause
A PROPER BURIAL, by Vera and Bill Cleaver
THE MESSENGER TO MAFTAM, by Harold Courlander and George Herzog
WINTER'S TALE, by Sara Henderson Hay
THE GREAT HOAX, by Robert Silverberg
THE SECRET OF THE WALL, by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
TURNER AND NATURE, by Fred Gettings
SKILL LESSON 5: IDENTIFYING STORY ELEMENTS
WINTER TREES, by Conrad Diekmann
SKI TOURING, by Jean George
THE LITTLE FISHES, by Erik Christian Haugaard
JOHN PAPPAS TRIES OUT FOR THE METS, by Robert Lipsyte
SEQUOYAH, by Nancy Caldwell Sorel
TALKING LEAVES, by Johnny Cash
CHRISTMAS ON WOLF CREEK, by Adrienne Richard
SKILL LESSON 6: RELATED IDEAS
GIANTS OF THE EARTH, by Clifford B. Hicks
THE UGLY DUCKLING, by A. A. Milne (MASTERWORK)
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
Distinction
THE SKATING RINK, by Mildred Lee
MUSIC, by Amy Lowell
LIFE ON OTHER WORLDS, by Robert Silverberg
ESP IMPRESSIONS, by Larry Kettelkamp
SKILL LESSON 7: IDENTIFYING PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES
MR. STRANG FINDS THE ANSWERS, by William Brittain
THE SNIFFLE, by Ogden Nash
THE LONG IRON TRAIL, by Daniel Chu and Samuel Chu
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN, by Edwin D. Hoffman
ROLAND AND OLIVER, by Barbara Leonie Picard
STREET SCENE, by Peter Suffolk
SKILL LESSON 8: USING ORGANIZATIONAL CLUES
MEET THE ARMORED SPOOF, by Mary Sayre Haverstock
BITTER IS THE HAWK'S PATH, by Jean McCord
QUILT, by John Updike
A WORLD TO COME, by Esther Forbes (MASTERWORK)
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GLOSSARY
INDEX
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DIVERSITY
Cadences
A CUP OF TEA, by Jill Paton Walsh
COLONIZING THE MOON, by George E. Henry
TO KATE, SKATING BETTER THAN HER DATE, by David Daiches
RAYMOND'S RUN, by Toni Cade Bambara
SKILL LESSON 1: GETTING MEANING FROM CONTEXT
QUESTION, by Barbara Ritchey
TWO-WHEELED SPORT, by Charles Coombs
THE BOY WHO PREDICTED EARTHQUAKES, by Margaret St. Clair
OWL QUARTET, by Arline Thomas
THE GOOD-LUCK FROG, by Hal Higdon
FIRST U.S. OLYMPIC HERO..., by Barbara Craig
GO, MY CHILD, by Alonzo Lopez
THE GREEN RIVER SKINNER, by Annabel and Edgar Johnson
INSECT MAIL, by M. W. Martin
SKILL LESSON 2: READING FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES
A COUPLE OF LOST SQUADRONS, by Brad Williams and Choral Pepper
BATS, by Randall Jarrell
THE THREE GARRIDEBS, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (MASTERWORK)
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
Affinities
ANOTHER KIND OF COURAGE, by Jack Ishmole
THE PROPHET, by Nancy Wilson Ross
A BLESSING, by James Wright
FROZEN ASSETS, by Paul Dickson
LARCENY AND OLD LACE, by Robert Arthur
THAT LEGENDARY RIDE, by Duke Kahanamoku
SKILL LESSON 3: LOCATING INFORMATION QUICKLY
CREATURE OF THE SNOWS, by William Sambrot
HOCKEY, by Scott Blaine
THE WONDROUS WOODLANDS, by Richard M. Ketchum
I MEET MONEY, by Prince Modupe
PERFECT NUMBER, by Isaac Asimov
POST EARLY FOR SPACE, by Peter J. Henniker-Heaton
SKILL LESSON 4: EFFECTIVE STUDY HABITS
SANCHO, by J. Frank Dobie
PHARAOH TREASURE, by Robert Kraske
THE TREE, by Olivia E. Coolidge (MASTERWORK)
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
Prisms
ORDEAL IN SPRING, by Irene Hunt
LINCOLN MONUMENT: WASHINGTON, by Langston Hughes
TAKE A DEEP BREATH, by Arthur C. Clarke
THE GREENWOOD BOYS, by Willie Morris
BE KIND, by Billy Edd Wheeler
THE HORSECATCHER, by Mari Sandoz
SKILL LESSON 5: EVALUATING AND JUDGING STATEMENTS
YOU CAN'T TRUST A MOTHER ELEPHANT, by Leonard Lee Rue III
THE KELP FOREST, by Carl L. Biemiller
CAT AND THE WEATHER, by May Swenson
THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD, by Robert Silverberg
CHINESE: SYNONYM FOR SUPERIOR, by Edward H. Schafer and the Editors of TIME-LIFE BOOKS
RUBY CAT, by Carroll B. Colby
BILLY BEANS LIVED HERE, by Jean McCord
SKIER, by Robert Francis
HOW THE EDUCATED BULLDOG SAID TOO MUCH, by Carl Carmer
SKILL LESSON 6: UNDERSTANDING AND FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS
GIFTS OF THE INDIAN, by C. Fayne Porter
THE MYSTERIES OF THE CABALA, by Isaac Bashevis Singer (MASTERWORK)
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
Tapestry
OAK ISLAND, by Edmund Burke
SEARCHING FOR SUMMER, by Joan Aiken
A GARLAND OF PRECEPTS, by Phyllis McGinley
SKILL LESSON 7: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
DR. DAN, by Louis Haber
AN UPWARD TREND, by Bill Severn
THE MOUND IN THE CEDAR GROVE, by Allan W. Eckert
OPEN SEASON, by Will Stanton
WINTER MORNING, by Charles Reznikoff
SUSANA AND THE SHEPHERD, by Margaret Craven
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH, by John and Katherine Bakeless
PROPHECY IN FLAME, by Frances Minturn Howard
SKILL LESSON 8: IDENTIFYING THE THEME OF A STORY
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE AERONAUT, WHO DID IT ON HOT AIR, by K. C. Tessendorf
ROBERTO CLEMENTE: SUPERSTAR, by Arnold Hano and the Editors of TIME
A PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE, by Anton Chekhov (Adapted by Paul T. Nolan)
FAME, by Emily Dickinson
BUCK, by Jack London (MASTERWORK)
FROM THE BOOKSHELF
GLOSSARY
INDEX