Many of the selections have
historical significance, embodying information of immediate usefulness
or serving as stepping stones for future history study. Other
selections illuminate certain phases of living or enlarge the
sympathies toward other ways of living. Still others introduce the
reader to characters who are eminently worth meeting. These selections
are not all necessarily Christian in their philosophy, but the impact
they make is positive, and many of them reflect or apply Christian
principles. Each week contains vocabulary words; comprehension
activities, and Bible memorization of a verse pertinent to the moral or
practical lesson presented in the reading selection.