--- product_id: 4867383 title: "McGuffey Pictorial Primer - HB" brand: "william mcguffey" price: "FREE" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.ie/products/4867383-mcguffey-pictorial-primer-hb store_origin: IE region: Ireland --- # McGuffey Pictorial Primer - HB **Brand:** william mcguffey **Price:** FREE **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** McGuffey Pictorial Primer - HB by william mcguffey - **How much does it cost?** FREE with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ie](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/4867383-mcguffey-pictorial-primer-hb) ## Best For - william mcguffey enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted william mcguffey brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Mott Media has Republished the 1830's Version of the McGuffey Readers with the Original Christian Content! Begins with the alphabet. Early lessons have simple three- and four-word sentences of one line each. Progresses to longer sentences and full paragraphs. Original illustrations throughout. Both this primer and the one above can be used in first and second grades. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #361 in Homeschooling (Books) | | Dimensions | 5.71 x 0.59 x 8.58 inches | | Edition | reprint ed. | | Isbn 10 | 0880620013 | | Isbn 13 | 978-0880620017 | | Item Weight | 12.6 ounces | | Language | English | | Print Length | 133 pages | | Publication Date | June 1, 1982 | | Publisher | Mott Media | | Reading Age | 3 - 7 years, from customers | ## Images ![McGuffey Pictorial Primer - HB - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61JDjoOuv4L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Steady progress in writing and reading with this Primer! *by on Reviewed in the United States October 31, 2016* I am using this Primer to teach my four year old to read and write in conjunction with the methodology of The Writing Road to Reading (the Spalding method). We both enjoy working through this book! I love that it progresses with enough repetition of previously learned words, interspersed with more newly learned words, and adding a few challenging spellings with each lesson. And my daughter beams with confidence at the end of each lesson because she's mastered some previously learned words and persevered through the newer challenging words as well as new concepts like commas. We usually celebrate with a sticker and lots of high fives!Overall, I'm really enjoying the simplicity and timelessness of this Primer. I'm looking forward to working all the way through this "challenge" book, as we call it, and then to the others in this series! It's such a great tool for teaching the basics of writing and reading.Just as an idea, this is how our daily lessons go...I start by reading the word/sentence (the book starts with isolated words then builds to sentences) to my daughter so that she can identify the phonograms (sounds) she hears and write them down. After she sounds out and writes the word, I have her read her written word, and we do this until she finishes the sentence.Then she reads her sentence. We continue this way until she finishes the set of sentences (right now at Lesson 8 we're at five sentences). She then gets to read the same sentences from the Primer and look at the picture. I usually try to have her read through the set three times. By the third time through, her reading fluency improves so that she hesitates less and uses proper inflections for the various sentence types - statement, question, and exclamation, and even pauses for commas! Hooray! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love this book! *by on Reviewed in the United States May 14, 2024* I was introduced to McGuffey’s through Sherry Hayes of Mom Delights on You Tube. (We use her workbooks with these.)These books were also in my Robinson Curriculum book list to download but we prefer the hands on aspect.It’s a beautiful book and has quick stories that engage both my 5 year old and 9 year old.My 9 year old actually started over using this and Reading Reflex last year because he had me tricked on his reading ability due to the use of picture books. He was able to guess any sentence perfectly based on the pictures and beginning sounds of each word.McGuffey’s books have cute pictures but they don’t naturally tell what is happening.Between these books, Reading Reflex, Mrs. Hayes writing journals, and Spelling You See my boys are making amazing progress. I swear, besides staying disciplined, the hardest part of homeschooling is finding what curriculum works for your individual child. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book for learning to read. *by on Reviewed in the United States August 2, 2013* I bought this for my 5 year old so we could practice on reading before he starts Kindergarten. This book was perfect. At the beginning it had pictures with the word beside them, it is great because some of the pictures you can't guess what they are and you have to really sound them out. Then it goes to short stories where it has about 5 sentences of very small words, very easy for children trying to learn to read. We haven't made it very far in the book as we just bought it recently, but as you go farther into the book the pictures have sentences beside them not just one word. Again this is the perfect book for trying to teach a child to read, highly recommend to everyone. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ie/products/4867383-mcguffey-pictorial-primer-hb](https://www.desertcart.ie/products/4867383-mcguffey-pictorial-primer-hb) --- *Product available on Desertcart Ireland* *Store origin: IE* *Last updated: 2026-08-25*