Project Gutenberg 2005-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 74 Corning, Mary Spring Miss Elliot's Girls: Stories of Beasts, Birds, and Butterflies Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Miss Elliot's Girls: Stories of Beasts, Birds, and Butterflies" by Mrs. Mary Spring Corning is a collection of children's stories likely written in the late 19th century. The book features themes of nature and animal life, focusing on the interactions between children and the creatures they observe, particularly through the eyes of the character Miss Ruth Elliot, who shows a keen curiosity and an affectionate connection to the natural world. The opening of the book introduces young Sammy Ray, who is enlisted by Miss Ruth to find tobacco worms for her to keep and observe. Throughout their interactions, Ruth demonstrates a nurturing spirit, as she prepares to accommodate the worms, naming them Greeny and Blacky. The narrative delves into the process of transformation, drawing a parallel between the metamorphosis of the worms into butterflies and the broader theme of change in life. The lively conversations between Ruth and the children about the worms provide a charming glimpse into their world, establishing connections between nature, education, and personal growth, setting the tone for the delightful stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Birds -- Juvenile fiction Insects -- Juvenile fiction Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction Invalids -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 264003 264023 2024-10-06T13:45:45.076641 2023-09-07T04:17:16.302814 text/html text/html 272130 2020-12-19T03:46:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 394817 2020-12-19T03:46:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 415313 2024-10-06T13:45:49.460577 application/epub+zip 416685 2024-10-06T13:45:45.832611 application/epub+zip 172781 2024-10-06T13:45:45.452600 application/epub+zip 520220 2024-10-06T13:45:52.454554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498223 2024-10-06T13:45:49.059571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254673 2022-09-07T17:23:50.529318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241458 241370 2024-10-06T13:45:44.510584 2023-09-07T04:17:15.816765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 241085 2020-12-19T03:46:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 94848 2020-12-19T03:46:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 241083 2020-12-19T03:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94823 2020-12-19T03:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21993 2024-10-06T13:45:52.582529 application/rdf+xml 30113 2024-10-06T13:45:45.532579 image/jpeg 4563 2024-10-06T13:45:45.492566 image/jpeg 400990 2024-10-06T13:45:45.110601 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