Eclectic Education Series  

This is a list of the course of books included in the EES collection provided by Dollar Homeschool, listed in order of difficulty and their approximate grade level. 

Some books which while supplied in the EES set have not been included in this list; such as the Ray's Arithmetic answer keys, older original versions of the Ray's books, and Teacher's Editions of the Ray's books. Also not included are the 10 original Teachers Manuals and the five introductions written by Sherry Hayes. Counting all of the books in total including these, there are 161 books in total supplied in the Eclectic Education Series. At a price of just $159, that's less than a dollar a book!

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Grades 1 and 2 

1.    McGuffey Collection 

v McGuffey’s 1^st Reader 

v McGuffey’s Primer 

v Progressive Course in Reading book 1 

2.    History Collection 

v Wonderful Stories of Old  

v The Kindergarten Home and School Culture 

3.    Ray’s Arithmetic Collection 

v Ray’s New Primary Arithmetic 

v Whites First Book of Arithmetic
 

Grades 3 and 4 

1.    McGuffey Collection 

v McGuffey’s 2^nd Reader 

v McGuffey’s Alternate 2^nd Reader 

v McGuffey’s Familiar Animals 

v McGuffey’s Living Creatures 

v McGuffey’s Spelling Book 

v McGuffey’s Word List 

v Progressive Course in Reading Book 2 

2.    Grammar Collection 

v Longs Language 1^st and 2^nd 

3.    History Collection 

v 50 Famous People 

v 50 Famous Stories Retold 

v Story Book of Knowledge 

4.    Ray’s Arithmetic Collection 

vRay’s Rudiments of Arithmetic 

v Ray’s New Intellectual Arithmetic 

v Whites Intermediate Arithmetic 

5.    Science Collection 

v The House I Live In 

Grades 5 and 6 

1.    McGuffey Collection 

v McGuffey’s 3^rd Reader 

v McGuffey’s Alternate 3^rd Reader 

v McGuffey’s Juvenile Speaker 

v Kellogg’s Rhetoric 

v Progressive Course in Reading Book 3 

2.    Grammar Collection 

v Longs Language 3^rd and 4^th 

v Pinneo’s Primary Grammar 

v Harvey’s First Lessons in English 

v Harvey’s Elementary Grammar 

v How Can I Increase my Vocabulary 

3.    History Collection 

v Barnes Elementary History of the United States 

v Practical Music Reader 

v American Poems 

4.    Ray’s Arithmetic Collection 

v Ray’s Elementary Arithmetic 

v Ray’s New Practical Arithmetic 

v Ray’s Test Examples for Practical Arithmetic 

v Dubbs’ Supplemental Problems for Practical Arithmetic 

v White’s New Complete Math 

v White’s Practical Problems in Arithmetic 

5.    Science Collection 

v Nature Study 

v Guide to Health 

Grades 7 and 8 

1.    McGuffey Collection 

v McGuffey’s 4^th Reader 

v McGuffey’s Alternate 4^th Reader 

v McGuffey’s Eclectic Speaker 

v Hemans Reader for Female Schools 

v A Rhetorical Reader 

v De Wolf’s Instructive Speller 

v Progressive Course in Reading Book 4 parts 1 and 2 

2.    Grammar Collection 

v Pinneo’s English Teacher 

v Pinneo’s Guide to Composition 

v Harvey’s Graded School Speller 

v Business Speller and Vocabulary 

3.    History Collection 

v Cyclopedia 

v Wonder Book of Knowledge 

4.    Ray’s Arithmetic Collection 

v Ray’s New Higher Arithmetic 

v Ray’s New Elementary Algebra 

5.    Science Collection 

v First Year Science 

v Elements of General Science 

v The Practical Garden Book 

v How to Keep Bees for Profit 

v Good Morals and Gentle Manners 

Grades 9 and 10 

1.    McGuffey Collection 

v McGuffey’s 5^th Reader 

v McGuffey’s 5^th Alternate Reader 

v McGuffey’s New High School Reader 

v Hepburn’s Manual of English Rhetoric 

v Progressive Course in Reading Book 5 Parts 1 and 2 

2.    Grammar Collection 

v Pinneo’s Analytic Grammar 

v Pinneo’s Exercises in False Syntax 

v Harvey’s Practical Grammar 

v A Concise English Grammar 

v Grammar and Analysis made easy with diagrams 

v Bartholomew’s Grammar of the Latin Language 

v First Latin Lessons Holbrook 

v Handbook of Latin Writing 

3.    History Collection 

v Thalheimer’s History of England 

v Thalheimer’s History of the United States 

v Thalheimer’s Historical Atlas 

v Andrews Manual of the Constitution 

v History of Scotland 

v Kings of Fortune 

v Naval History 

4.    Ray’s Arithmetic Collection 

v Ray’s New Higher Algebra 

v A Complete Algebra 

v Ray’s Elements of Astronomy 

v Ray’s Geometry and Trigonometry 

5.    Science Collection 

v Elementary Mechanical Drawing 

v Schuyler’s Logic 

v Chemistry and its Uses 

v Elements of Agriculture 

v How to Make a Fruit Garden 

v Civics Texas and Federal 

v Complete Book Keeping 

v Political Economy 

Grades 11 and 12 

1.    McGuffey Collection  

v 6^th Reader 

2.    Grammar 

v Bartholomew’s Caesar 

v Arthur Tappan Walker’s Caesar 

v Method of French 

v Extracts from French Literature 

v German 1^st Reader 

v German 2^nd Reader 

v German Primer 

v Eclectic German Reader 

v Introductory German Lessons 

3.    History Collection 

v Thalheimer’s General History 

v Thalheimer’s Ancient History 

v Thalheimer’s Medieval and Modern History 

v Oliver Cromwell’s Letters and Speeches, volumes 1 and 2 

4.    Ray’s Arithmetic Collection 

v Ray’s Differential and Integral Calculus 

v Ray’s Surveying and Navigation 

5.    Science Collection 

v Elementary Meteorology 

v Practical Physics 

v Norton’s Elements of Natural Philosophy 

v Norton’s Elements of Physics 

v Norton’s Chemistry 

v Soils Their Properties and Management 

v Business Law