This reading textbook, the third of a series, is an anthology of stories designed to relate to the natural interest of the elementary school child. In the book, students learn about a Puerto Rican family living in New York. Attention is paid to visual and auditory discrimination of consonant groups and normal endings. Included are exercises which are intended to perfect pronunciation and intonation. Work is begun on the reading of symbols such as dashes, accents, and numbers. New vocabulary words are introduced with greater frequency. The book contains many color illustrations. (Author/SK)