Martha Adelaide Holton (October 13, 1859 – January 6, 1947) was an American children's fiction author of the late 19th century and early 20th century.
She was supervisor of Primary Education in the Minneapolis Public Schools for 10 years. She wrote the ''Holton Primer'' (1901). She cowrote ''Industrial Work for Public Schools'' (1904) with Alice F. Rollins, which describes a variety of construction projects in different mediums: cardboard, paper, clay, weaving, whittling, sewing and iron work. She worked with
Charles Madison Curry Charles Madison Curry (1869–1944) was an English literature professor and an author and reviewer of children's literature in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was a Professor of English and Literature at Indiana State Normal School (now In ...
to create the
Holton-Curry Reader, a
basal reader
Basal readers are textbooks used to teach reading (process), reading and associated skills to schoolchildren. Commonly called "reading books" or "readers" they are usually published as Anthology, anthologies that combine previously published sh ...
in 8 volumes for the elementary grades, which was published by
Rand McNally
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in 1914.
Holton was born in
Eaton, New York, to Joseph Holton and Martha, farmers from England.
['' 1860 United States Federal Census'']
Books
* ''Holton Primer'' (1901)
* ''Industrial Work for Public Schools'' (1904; with Alice F. Rollins)
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References
External links
Online Books by M. Adelaide Holton
1859 births
1947 deaths
People from Madison County, New York
American people of English descent
19th-century American non-fiction writers
20th-century American non-fiction writers
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