About “Lessons for Children”
Lessons for Children is a series of four reading primers written by Anna Laetitia Barbauld, an 18th-century British poet and essayist. Published in 1778 and 1779, the books marked a turning point in children's literature by focusing on the needs of young readers. The texts were designed to grow more complex as children learned, making them among the first to consider a child's developmental progress. The books used a conversational style, featuring a mother and her son discussing nature, and reflected the educational ideas of John Locke, emphasizing learning through the senses. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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How many pages is Lessons for Children?
Lessons for Children by Anna Laetitia Barbauld has 102 pages.
Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.