The Child's Book of American Biography
The Child's Book of American Biography by Mary Stoyell Stimpson is available here as the complete text, split into 444 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
The Child's Book of American Biography by Mary Stoyell Stimpson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #32628.
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The Child's Book of American Biography
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This edition of The Child's Book of American Biography by Mary Stoyell Stimpson carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #32628, divided into 5 chapters and 444 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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The complete text of The Child's Book of American Biography is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #32628 and divided into 444 sections.
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How is The Child's Book of American Biography divided for reading?
The Child's Book of American Biography is presented in 5 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Child's Book of American Biography as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 444 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 5 chapters.
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Is this the complete text of The Child's Book of American Biography?
Yes. All 2219 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32628 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Child's Book of American Biography is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #32628, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Child's Book of American Biography take to read?
About 184 minutes of reading across 444 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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