"Monnie" and with the scenes illustrating their home life and
surroundings.

During the reading, point out the North Pole, Greenland, etc., on
a map of the world or on a globe, and tell the children something
about the many years of effort before Peary succeeded in reaching
his goal; also about the work of subsequent explorers in this
part of the world, and around the South Pole as well. Thus this
supplementary reading material may be connected with the work in
geography.

The text is so simply written that the second grade child can
read it without much or any preparation. It may be well to have
the children read it first in a study period in order to work out
the pronunciation of the more difficult words. But many classes
will be able to read it at sight, without the preparatory study.
The possibilities in the story for dramatization and for language
and constructive work will be immediately apparent.

In connection with the reading of the book, teachers should tell
to the children stories describing Eskimo life, and the
experiences of explorers and pioneers in the North. Grenfell's
Adrift on an Ice-Pan is suitable, for example. Holbrook's
Northland Heroes and Schultz's Sinopah, the Indian Boy, while
not belonging to the land of the Eskimos, contain stories of
allied interest. Let the children bring to class pictures of
scenes in the North, clipped from magazines and newspapers.

The unique illustrations in The Eskimo Twins should be much used,
both in the reading of the story and in other ways. Children will