Project Gutenberg 2005-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 78 Amerel The summer holidays : $b a story for children Reading ease score: 88.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Internet Archive; University of Florida, PM Childrens Library, Joanna Pease and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Summer Holidays: A Story for Children" by Amerel is a children's book written in the early 19th century. This delightful story follows a young boy named Samuel Reed as he travels to his Uncle Harvey's country home to spend his summer holidays with his two cousins, Thomas and John. Throughout the book, the children embark on various adventures, exploring nature, learning about rural life, and engaging with the local community. The narrative unfolds over several chapters, detailing the experiences Samuel shares with his cousins. They enjoy walks through the fields and woods, visiting a sick old man named Daddy Hall, encountering wildlife, and learning valuable lessons about kindness and responsibility. From exciting moments such as hunting for a hawk and helping a poor family, to whimsical observations about nature and the unique animals they encounter, each chapter captures the joys and discoveries of childhood during the summer. As the story progresses, it emphasizes themes of friendship, family, and respect for nature, culminating in a bittersweet farewell as Samuel returns to the city, enriched by his experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories, American Family -- Juvenile fiction Uncles -- Juvenile fiction Domestic animals -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 83247 83217 2024-10-07T06:50:10.529165 2023-09-07T08:12:29.395732 text/html text/html 80876 2020-12-14T10:54:03 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1540561 2020-12-14T10:54:03 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1624375 2024-10-07T06:50:13.407174 application/epub+zip 1621684 2024-10-07T06:50:11.061191 application/epub+zip 58169 2024-10-07T06:50:10.751160 application/epub+zip 1665371 2024-10-07T06:50:15.510134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1647402 2024-10-07T06:50:12.855182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90795 2022-09-07T23:09:33.742522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69558 69491 2024-10-07T06:50:10.292206 2023-09-07T08:12:29.213723 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 69417 2020-12-14T10:54:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26166 2020-12-14T10:54:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19881 2024-10-07T06:50:15.637134 application/rdf+xml 14417 2024-10-07T06:50:10.813175 image/jpeg 1993 2024-10-07T06:50:10.783159 image/jpeg 1568963 2024-10-07T06:50:10.593174 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