Clifton Johnson edited versions of Rollo at Work and Rollo at Play in this volume. He states in his preface that he attempted to keep the basic moralistic instruction in the stories but deleted some of the more drawn-out moralizing sections. Abbott's son, Lyman Abbott, wrote a several page introduction. The illustrations are new to this edition. The artist is unknown.

The Eclectic School Readings were intended for third-grade supplementary readings and preceded the "Eclectic Readings".

This title has been seen with a cover that says "Eclectic Readings".

(7.5 x 5.25)