They also taught values that were incorporated in the fables, tales, stories, science, and historical selections on the American Revolution and on the lives of the founding fathers-- George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and others.

• 老读本也灌输价值观念；这些观念都融入到寓言、故事、小说、科学小品和关于美国革命以及美国的开国元勋如乔治·华盛顿、本杰明·富兰克林和托马斯·杰斐逊等人生活的历史材料中去了。