内容简介：This set of books is edited by Richard Edwards and Professorsof the Illinois State University. It has been prepared with thesingle design of furnishing the pupils of our mon schools withsuch help as will enable them to read understandingly andeffectively. Its sole purpose is to teach young pupils toappreciate and read good English. The selections in the book havebeen made with great care, and are believed to be well adapted totheir purpose.爱德华兹校长编写的《美国语文阅读经典》学生读本，英文原版共六册，与麦加菲编写的课本在功能和形式上十分接近。由于爱德华兹比麦加菲出生的年代晚一代人，所以《美国语文阅读经典》的选材范围更广一些，收录了西方道德、文学、文史、科学等领域的经典篇章。《美国语文阅读经典》中英文双语版,译自英文原版1-3册内容,这些美妙而感人的选文，既是中小学生训练英语的读物，也是提高其文学素养、丰富文史知识的经典读物。愿《美国语文阅读经典》带给读者内心的喜悦与心灵的律动！