How to Show Pictures to Children (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from How to Show Pictures to Children<br><br>The first suggestion for this little book came from Miss Elizabeth McCracken, editor of Home Progress, whose enthusiasm and sympathy have been a constant inspiration. In her wide correspondence with mothers in regard to the training of children, she discovered the need of a book giving practical advice about pictures for children. A similar report came from the libraries, where the same need had long been noticed at the consulting-desks. The call from art educators and public school teachers has been equally urgent. As the custom of hanging pictures in the schoolroom has become almost universal, the demand has arisen for helpful information in matters of art. I am especially grateful to Mr. Henry Turner Bailey, editor of the School Arts Magazine, and Mr. James Frederick Hopkins, director of the Massachusetts Normal Art School, for their words of encouragement and counsel. My chapter on the "Use of Pictures in the Schoolroom" owes much to valuable advice from some experienced teachers. Miss Mary Austin, of the New Bedford High School, a pioneer in the use of pictures to illustrate historical study, has shown me how much can be done in this line. Miss Josephine B. Stuart, supervisor of the Primary Schools in New Bedford, has cooperated cordially in pointing out the many advantages of pictures in the lower grades.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.