This textbook is second in a series of readers. It is designed to furnish a rich and varied supply of reading matter suited to the interests and needs of children in the early part of the grammar school work. Part one of each book deals with short selections in prose and poetry. Part two contains some of the heroic tales of Greece and Rome. Part three consists of selections from great American writers, together with biographies of the authors, historical notes, and other helps. [For Book One, see ED623201.]