The Ontario Readers: Third Reader - 1885

Want to discover what Ontario kids were assigned to read in school back in 1885? Here's your chance to find out with this antique reading anthology! There's poetry, there's history, there's animals and nature -- a plethora of invigorating subjects for discussion between teacher and students. - The Ontario Readers: Third Reader. Authorized for Use in the Public Schools of Ontario by the Minister of Education Published 1885, Canada Publishing Company, Limited, Toronto Hardcover. Approx. 5x7.5in. 280pp. In somewhat beat up condition -- hey, let's be realistic, it's a kid's textbook from 1885, it's been around! Has the name of a previous student inscribed on front page. (from 1915! In a delightful handwriting script.) Covers are quite worn. But, the binding's intact and all the pages are present. If you baby this for another 50 years you'll have a really awesome antique in your possession.