{"product_id":"my-bookhouse-the-latch-key-paperback","title":"My Bookhouse: The Latch Key - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlive Beaupré Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of delightful fairy tales, charming poems, and engaging stories, the \u003cem\u003eMy Bookhouse \u003c\/em\u003eseries for children was published in the 1920s by Olive Beaupré Miller as a six-volume set. The books contained the best in children's literature, progressing through a carefully graded order, from the simplest poems and stories to those that are more complex. Miller set high standards for the books: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"First, -To be well equipped for life, to have ideas and the ability to express them, the child needs a broad background of familiarity with the best in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Second, -Stories and rhymes must be selected with care that the child may absorb no distorted view of life and its actual values, but may grow up to be mentally clear about values and emotionally impelled to seek what is truly desirable and worthwhile in human living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Third, -The stories and rhymes selected must be graded to the child's understanding at different periods of growth, graded as to vocabulary, as to subject matter and as to complexity of structure and plot.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series would eventually include twelve volumes. The original volumes included: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume 1, In the Nursery (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume 2, Up One Pair of Stairs (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume 3, Through Fairy Halls (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume 4, The Treasure Chest (1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume 5, From The Tower Window (1921)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Volume 6, The Latch Key (1921)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe series is an ideal teaching aid for parents who want to help their children read well, think clearly, and absorb the most important lessons that literature has to teach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, a facsimile of the original 1921 edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Latch Key, \u003c\/em\u003e features information about how to get the most from the entire \u003cem\u003eMy Bookhouse\u003c\/em\u003e series. It provides fascinating background information about the authors and stories themselves, as well as various indexes to the whole series so that parents and educators can find precisely the story or other information they need: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeals (by John Dryden)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSketches from the Lives of the Authors (arranged alphabetically)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Interesting History of Old Mother Goose\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Origin of the Folk Tales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Is a Myth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpic Poetry and the World's Great Epics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to Judge Stories for Children\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex to Authors, Titles and Principal Characters \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeographical Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Subjects Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Index According to Ethical Theme \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex According to Ethical Theme\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also features the color illustrations included in the original edition of the book and is printed on acid-free, archival-quality paper for durability and long use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748660117792,"sku":"9781434105110","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ccedaab8ed439d8c90483fd085df9679.webp?v=1779913384","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-bookhouse-the-latch-key-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}