We are thrilled with the McGuffey Eclectic ReadersSeries! We first heard of them while watching an interview with Jim Rogers (highly successful international investor & financial commentator) when he was answering a question about what his daughters read. Being that we share similar educational philosophies with Mr. Rogers, we thought we'd get a set and see what they're like. Our children love them! They are simple and basic and effective!!! There isn't any mumbo-jumbo about self-esteem or similar lessons, which can be found elsewhere (in a plethora of children's storybooks). This is old school learning at its best...what our grandparents and great-grandparents used, which certainly did them well. In short, this is a great series! We highly recommend it for those families wanting a basck-to-basics, no nonsense learning tool for their children!For Reference:About Jim Rogers:Jim Rogers, a native of Demopolis, Alabama, is an author, financial commentator and successful international investor. He has been frequently featured in Time, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Barron's, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and most publications dealing with the economy or finance.After attending Yale and Oxford University, Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund, a global-investment partnership. During the next 10 years, the portfolio gained 4200%, while the S&P 500 rose less than 50%. Rogers then decided to retire - at age 37.In 1990-1992, Jim Rogers fulfilled his lifelong dream: motorcycling 100,000 miles across six continents, a feat that landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records. As a private investor, he constantly analyzed the countries through which he traveled for investment ideas. He chronicled his one-of-a-kind journey in Investment Biker: On the Road with Jim Rogers. Jim also embarked on a Millennium Adventure. He traveled for 1101 days on his round-the-world, Guinness World Record journey. Passing through 116 countries, he covered more than 245,000 kilometers, which he recounted in his book Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Road Trip. His latest book "A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing" was published in 2009.