Mamma's Echoes For Her Little Ones: Or Reading By Sound (1871) is a children's book written by E. Smith. The book is designed to teach children to read through the use of sound and repetition. The book is divided into short chapters, each of which contains a simple story or poem that is read aloud by the mother. The child is then encouraged to repeat the words back to the mother, creating an ""echo"" effect. The stories and poems are designed to be...