About Mary and Bill, 1963 Early Elementary Reader

About Mary and Bill (1963) is part of the Functional Basic Reading Series created by Al Tudyman and Marvin C. Groelle, a mid-century reading program designed to build practical vocabulary and everyday literacy skills for early elementary students.

The book follows simple episodic stories about two children, using controlled word lists and repetitive sentence patterns to support developing readers.

A classic example of early 1960s classroom instruction, it features clean layout, straightforward text, and period-specific illustrations typical of school readers of the era.

This hardcover has some page staining and the cover is slightly bowed.