RARE! 1960s Vintage BRS Satellites Library for Beginning Readers Schoolbus SRA

  
"BRS Satellites: A Library for Beginning Readers" by SRA. This is an extremely rare and vintage early primary school reading/education tool from 1967.

The schoolbus box that these reading materials come in is fully intact, though it is a little frayed in a few spots. There is a bit of writing in marker on the outside of the box as can be seen in the photos. The teacher's manual also has a bit of writing on the front cover.

Apparently this was used to teach basic reading concepts to 1st graders - the lady I got his from was a former K/1st grade teacher for over 40 years. The lessons contained inside are divided into 5 sections - B, C, D, E, and F. Section B contains 30 lessons - B1 to B30 with two foldout cards for each lesson section B is missing lesson B28. Section C contains 45 lessons - a small number are missing. Section D contains 30 lessons all lessons are there but three lessons only have one card. Section E 45 lessons all are present but 3 only have one card. Section F has 40 lessons and is missing one entirely and four have only one card. So almost everything is here that was originally in the box with only a very small # of exceptions. Each lesson has unique and vintage artwork. I would speculate that this educational tool as it came out in 1967 was likely one of the first of its kind to prominently feature African-American children/parents/teachers in its artwork/lessons/stories. In any event, a very interesting and impressive piece of Americana. 1960s Vintage BRS Satellites Library for Beginning Readers Schoolbus SRA" is in sale since Sunday, November 11, 2018. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Educational\Other Educational Toys". The seller is "raprock" and is located in Oakland, California. This item can be shipped to United States.