Project Gutenberg 2004-09-27 Public domain in the USA. 153 Shaw, Ellen Eddy 1874 1960 The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Stephen Schulze and the PG Online Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming" by Ellen Eddy Shaw is a practical guide focused on gardening, targeted primarily at young readers, and published in the early 20th century. The book explores the concept of gardening through the experiences of a group of boys and girls who form a garden club, led by a mentor they affectionately call The Chief. Through their projects and challenges, the young members learn about various gardening techniques, the importance of planning, and how to tackle practical problems, all while fostering a love for nature and teamwork. At the start of the narrative, the scene is set with a group of five boys entering The Chief's home on a stormy night, where they gather to discuss their individual gardening projects. Each boy shares his challenges, which range from limited space to soil condition issues, and The Chief encourages them to strategize and learn from one another. Throughout their meetings, essential gardening concepts—such as soil types, planting techniques, and crop rotations—are introduced along with light-hearted banter among the boys. The engaging dialogue demonstrates the club's camaraderie, while also serving as a platform to impart valuable knowledge and skills related to gardening. The opening chapters establish a foundation for both the characters' development and the practical lessons they will encounter through their shared gardening experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gardening -- Juvenile literature SB Text Horticulture Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Teaching & Education 554781 546523 2024-10-06T08:28:28.713790 2023-10-06T09:33:16.882661 text/html text/html 525523 2020-12-18T06:53:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1725066 2020-12-18T06:53:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1896061 2024-10-06T08:28:43.004745 application/epub+zip 1900681 2024-10-06T08:28:34.025802 application/epub+zip 258114 2024-10-06T08:28:31.292801 application/epub+zip 2232098 2024-10-06T08:28:48.856690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2191571 2024-10-06T08:28:40.670723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436452 2022-09-07T02:42:10.058978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478958 478868 2024-10-06T08:28:27.033801 2023-10-06T09:33:15.355637 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 478811 2020-12-18T06:53:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171482 2020-12-18T06:53:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478803 2020-12-18T06:53:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171450 2020-12-18T06:53:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21663 2024-10-06T08:28:48.996698 application/rdf+xml 19206 2024-10-06T08:28:31.886802 image/jpeg 4300 2024-10-06T08:28:31.586784 image/jpeg 1872173 2024-10-06T08:28:28.848814 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia