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Hornbook, form of children’s primer common in both England and America from the late 16th to the late 18th century. A sheet containing the letters of the alphabet The horn book mounted on a wooden frame and protected with thin, transparent plates of horn. The frame was shaped like a table-tennis paddle, had.

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Horn books. Horn books were widely used by children from the 15thth century. These "books" were often made of wood covered with a printed alphabet page. A very fine, transparent slice of a cow's horn was nailed over the page to preserve the paper, making horn books a practical and sturdy tool.

THE HORNBOOK The hornbook was used by school children for several centuries, starting in the Midth century, in Europe and America. The hornbook consisted of a wooden paddle with lessons The horn book on and covered by a piece of transparent horn.

The wooden paddle was approximately 2 3/4" x 5" with an easy to hold handle. the indirect evidence to show that the hornbook was the method of teaching children to read in the colonial days of New England.

The first actual mention which we have of a horn-book in colonial records is this bill which Charles Lidgett made out for cash paid to his wife in Among charges for Bibles and other things we find. The Horn Book, Boston, Massachusetts. 11K likes. Blowing the horn about good books for children and young adults: lowers: 12K.

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While it may not be an oldie, it certainly is a goodie. -wec Read More → Build This Multi-horn Display Stand. This is a repost of the Powder Horn Display Stand article from the September issue of The. HORNBOOK, the primer or first reading book used in colonial schools.

Long used in England, colonists brought it with themto America. The hornbook was not really a book at all but simply a sheet of paper mounted on a board and covered with transparent horn. The board ended in a handle that a child held while reading.

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The horn book by G. Legman,University Books edition, in EnglishCited by:   Do you know what a hornbook is. Find out more about this early invention that was used in early schoolrooms. Learn more about history and science with Studies Weekly at The Horn Book Award Updated Febru | Factmonster Staff For the most outstanding juvenile books in the U.S.: one award for outstanding fiction, one for outstanding nonfiction, one for outstanding illustration (since ); given by the Boston Globe.

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