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The KISS Presentation and Analysis of
McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader
Revised Edition. N.Y. American Book Company, 1879, 1896, 1907, 1920.

Links from the Lesson Column lead to the texts.*
The "#" column indicates the lesson number in the original.
"Page" indicates the beginning page in the original.
The "Stats" column links to a statistical analysis of the text.
"L" columns link to KISS levels of analyzed text.
# Lesson Page Stats L1 L1A L2 L3 L4 L5
1. The Shepherd Boy 13
2. Johnny's First Snowstorm 15
3. Let It Rain 18
4. Castle-building 20
5. Castle-building 22
6. Lend a Hand 25
7. The Truant 27
8. The White Kitten 29
9. The Beaver 31
10. The Young Teacher 34
11. The Blacksmith 38
12. A Walk in the Garden 39
13. The Wolf 42
14. The Little Bird's Song 44
15. Harry and Annie 46
16. Bird Friends 48
17. What the Minutes say 51
18. The Widow and the Merchant 52
19. The Birds Set Free 54
20. A Moment too Late 56
21. Humming Birds 57
22. The Wind and the Sun 59
23. Sunset 61
24. Beautiful Hands 62
25. Things to Remember 65
26. Three Little Mice 67
27. The New Year 69
28. The Clock and the Sundial 72
29. Remember 74
30. Courage and Cowardice 76
31. Weighing an Elephant 78
32. The Soldier 82
33. The Echo 83
34. George's Feast 86
35a. The Lord's Prayer 90
35b. An Evening Prayer 91
36. Finding the Owner 92
37. Bats 95
38. A Summer Day 98
39. I will Think of It 101
40. Charlie and Rob 104
41. Ray and his Kite 107
42. Beware of the First Drink 111
43. Speak Gently 114
44. The Seven Sticks 115
45. The Mountain Sister 117
46. Harry and the Guidepost 121
47. The Money Amy didn't Earn 123
48. Who Made the Stars? 126
49. Deeds of Kindness 128
50. The Alarm Clock 130
51. Spring 132
52. True Courage 134
53. The Old Clock 137
54. The Waves 139
55. Don't Kill the Birds 143
56. When to Say No 144
57. Which Loved Best? 146
58. John Carpenter 147
59. Persevere 151
60. The Contented Boy 151
61. Little Gustava 156
62. The Insolent Boy 158
63. We are Seven 163
64. Mary's Dime 167
65. Maey Dow 169
66. The Little Loaf 172
67. Susie and Rover 174
68. The Violet 178
69. No Crown for Me 180
70. Young Soldiers 184
71. How Willie Got out of the Shaft 187
72. The Pert Chicken 191
73. Indian Corn 193
74. The Snowbird's Song 197
75. Mountains 200
76. A Child's Hymn 203
77. Holding the Fort 204
78. The Little People 207
79. Good Night 208

*  Because these are intended as instructinal material for young students, minor changes in punctuation have been made in some of the text to reflect current practice. 
This border is adapted from the illustration  on the titlepage of the original text.
(The illustrator is not identified.)