Book - English Reader, The Victorian Readers Fifth Book, 1940

Historical information

This book was supplied by the Victorian Education Department for all Grade 5 students at Government schools. Each student had one including the local family who passed it on to another family member. Books were covered to protect them. In this case a stiff, dull plastic.

Significance

Historical: Used by grade 5 students in Victorian Government Schools. Provenance: Used and handed down to family members in Tawonga where they lived and went to school.

Physical description

Pale coloured pinkish plastic with white landscape picture in white on it covers the hard covered book. Parts of the plastic have small tears and is wrinkled.

Inscriptions & markings

Inside front cover: Ann Louden
On title page: G. Davies

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