This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...land. Then he looked at his mother in surprise and said: "There is more water than land. Mistake," and he circled around with his hand to show that he could see much land and little water. 55 His mother pointed to "Mistake" and looked at David. Then he wrote: "It is a mistake." His mother told him that ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...land. Then he looked at his mother in surprise and said: "There is more water than land. Mistake," and he circled around with his hand to show that he could see much land and little water. 55 His mother pointed to "Mistake" and looked at David. Then he wrote: "It is a mistake." His mother told him that we cannot see much of the surface of the earth; that we live on the land and cannot see the water; but that ships sail on the water for many 60 days and the people on the ships cannot see the land. His mother drew out of her pocket a piece of muslin which she had prepared beforehand just to fit David's ball. On the muslin she had drawn the land and the water as it is on the map. 65 Then she put this cover on the ball so David could see how the water and the land lie. She said, "The land is divided into five parts called continents. See if you can find their names and write them for me." David looked very carefully and wrote: 70 North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa. His mother told him that was right, and that she was very proud of him. She said, "The water is divided into five parts called oceans. See if you can find their names and write them 75 for me." David looked again and wrote: The Atlantic Ocean. The Pacific Ocean. The Arctic Ocean. The Antarctic Ocean. 80 The Indian Ocean. David drew a long breath when his mother patted him on the head and told him that his first Geography lesson was over. LESSON I 1. Do you understand the difference between "already' and "ready" in lines 2 and 3? 2. What word is omitted after "other" in line 7? 3. To what does the second "that" refer in line 18? 4. What surprised and pleased his mother in line 32? 5....
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