Janet and John: Book One (Janet & John Series)

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I think Janet and John should be brought back to re-introduce the idea of how homely, simple and gentle life was back then! School library stamp to the title page, end papers with old tape marks, general rubbing to the covers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. The books became a familiar aid for teaching schoolchildren throughout the 1950s and 1960s, [12] being used in 81% of British primary schools in 1968. Etsy reserves the right to request that sellers provide additional information, disclose an item's country of origin in a listing, or take other steps to meet compliance obligations.

Originally published in the UK by James Nisbet and Co in 1949 the Janet and John reading scheme was one of the first to use the “look and say” approach.

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I suddenly had a little epiphany: all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal.The only distinctive New Zealand feature was a Māori legend included in the final title, Once Upon a Time. Any goods, services, or technology from DNR and LNR with the exception of qualifying informational materials, and agricultural commodities such as food for humans, seeds for food crops, or fertilizers. But just try and remember where I put my book/hairbrush/bankcard/pen/important telephone number/hot cup of tea. Kiddle encyclopedia articles are based on selected content and facts from Wikipedia, edited or rewritten for children. I remember of Janet and Jim (I think it was like that) and now I would like to get a copy of some to teach my students, with them.

In the UK there were three Kathy and Mark Little Book collections, each of four volumes: Green 1-4 (1973), [13] Orange 1-4 (1973), [14] and Turquoise 1-4 (1974). Janet and John is a series of early reading books for children, originally published in the UK by James Nisbet and Co in four volumes in 1949–50, and one of the first to make use of the "look and say" approach. Ding Li and A-li - our wonderful teacher (a chinese citizen) had picked up on what we students thought of them and used to refer to them as ('nerdy swots' hahahahaha!What is more, their smart casual clothes and executive haircuts have been swapped for a far less formal look. The term 'Janet and John' has now entered the language and is understood to mean much the same thing as 'A. I later graduated to the "long" Seuss books, with characters like the Lorax, Horton the elephant, the Umbus (a long cow with 98 udders), and Floob-boober-bab-boober-bubs (floating blubbery creatures. Light rubbing to cover edges with stubbing to corners and couple of small marks, including erased pencil marks to front; rusting to staples. The books became a familiar aid for teaching schoolchildren throughout the 1950s and 1960s, being used in 81% of British primary schools in 1968.