diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ed7172..5086dde 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ _testmain.go
 *.test
 *.prof
 
-.tests
\ No newline at end of file
+# Local folder to test functionality in use cases
+tests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 89b08cf..8e3fc35 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,34 +32,10 @@ Parsing the value of a style element.
 
 		element, _ := svgparser.Parse(reader, false)
 
-		fmt.Printf("SVG width: %s", element.Attributes["width"])
-		fmt.Printf("Circle fill: %s", element.Children[0].Attributes["fill"])
+		fmt.Printf("SVG width: %s", element.GetAttribute("width"))
+		fmt.Printf("Circle fill: %s", element.Children[0].GetAttribute("fill"))
 
 		// Output:
 		// SVG width: 100
 		// Circle fill: red
 	}
-
-### License
-
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
-Copyright (c) 2015 Ekaterina Goranova
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/find.go b/find.go
index eecae44..e04e304 100644
--- a/find.go
+++ b/find.go
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package svgparser
 
-import "fmt"
-
 // FindID finds the first child with the specified ID.
 func (e *Element) FindID(id string) *Element {
 	for _, child := range e.Children {
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ func (e *Element) FindAll(name string) []*Element {
 func (e *Element) FindAllBySpaceAndLocalName(space, localName string) []*Element {
 	var elements []*Element
 	for _, child := range e.Children {
-		fmt.Printf("%+v\n", child.Name)
 		if child.Name.Space == space && child.Name.Local == localName {
 			elements = append(elements, child)
 		}
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 711dc48..3a1f01f 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -131,3 +131,13 @@ func Parse(source io.Reader, validate bool) (*Element, error) {
 	}
 	return element, nil
 }
+
+// GetAttribute returns the value of the attribute with the given name.
+func (e *Element) GetAttribute(name string) string {
+	for _, attr := range e.Attributes {
+		if attr.Name.Local == name {
+			return attr.Value
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}