Project Gutenberg 2004-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 81 McDonald, Etta Blaisdell 1872 1963 McDonald, Etta Austin Blaisdell Blaisdell, Etta Austin Murray, Clara Gerda in Sweden Little people everywhere Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Curtis Weyant and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Gerda in Sweden" by Etta Blaisdell McDonald is a children's adventure book written in the early 20th century. The story follows Gerda, a kind-hearted girl, and her twin brother, Birger, as they embark on a journey across Sweden, discovering the beauty of their homeland and forging new friendships along the way. Their adventure includes a trip to Lapland, where they meet a girl named Karen, who has a disability, and they explore themes of kindness, family, and the joys of childhood. The opening of the book introduces the twin siblings, Gerda and Birger Ekman, who are born in the picturesque Dalarne region of Sweden. As they grow, their family experiences joy and community, underscored by traditions and celebrations. The narrative unfolds with the twins, now seven, in Stockholm, where they prepare a surprise gift box for a less fortunate girl while anticipating their summer travels to the northern reaches of Lapland. Gerda's compassionate spirit shines as she desires to help Karen overcome her struggles with a physical disability. The introduction sets a warm and inviting tone, inviting readers to join the twins on their journey filled with adventure, friendship, and cultural discoveries in Sweden. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children -- Sweden -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 185184 185073 2024-10-06T09:39:26.216727 2023-10-06T10:29:01.711667 text/html text/html 185177 185066 2024-10-06T09:39:26.459510 2023-10-06T10:29:01.866705 text/html text/html 139610 2024-10-06T09:39:33.019470 application/epub+zip 141931 2024-10-06T09:39:29.415486 application/epub+zip 128197 2024-10-06T09:39:28.216492 application/epub+zip 277392 2024-10-06T09:39:35.695438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257026 2024-10-06T09:39:32.281484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230090 2022-09-07T04:01:42.290532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161128 161072 2024-10-06T09:39:25.904512 2023-10-06T10:29:01.505690 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 160869 2020-12-18T11:43:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59849 2020-12-18T11:43:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160920 2020-12-18T11:43:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59814 2020-12-18T11:43:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20854 2024-10-06T09:39:35.824444 application/rdf+xml 13780 2024-10-06T09:39:28.773483 image/jpeg 3354 2024-10-06T09:39:28.497483 image/jpeg 138986 2024-10-06T09:39:26.475504 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