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Title: The Queen of the Pirate Isle
Note: Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "The Queen of the Pirate Isle" by Bret Harte is a charming children's adventure story written in the late 19th century. This delightful tale revolves around the imaginative escapades of a young girl named Polly, who, alongside her friends, creates a fantastical world where they become pirates. The narrative explores themes of imagination, childhood innocence, and the playful nature of young play-acting amidst their everyday lives. In the story, Polly and her friends engage in a whimsical game of pirates, inventing thrilling scenarios and adventures within their nursery and surrounding environments. When Polly is whimsically declared the "Queen" of their pirate gang, the group embarks on daring exploits, including an adventurous descent down a slide that leads them to a mysterious tunnel inhabited by a comical gang of "Red Rovers." The children face their fears and partake in lighthearted interactions with these disguised miners, leading to a realization that their imaginative play may have real-world implications. Ultimately, the tale concludes with Polly's fantasies giving rise to a surprise discovery of gold, emphasizing the blend of child's play and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Harte, Bret, 1836-1902
Illustrator: Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
EBook No.: 17168
Published: Nov 27, 2005
Downloads: 139
Language: English
Subject: Play -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Imagination -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Queen of the Pirate Isle
Note: Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Cori Samuel and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Queen of the Pirate Isle" by Bret Harte is a charming children's adventure story written in the late 19th century. This delightful tale revolves around the imaginative escapades of a young girl named Polly, who, alongside her friends, creates a fantastical world where they become pirates. The narrative explores themes of imagination, childhood innocence, and the playful nature of young play-acting amidst their everyday lives. In the story, Polly and her friends engage in a whimsical game of pirates, inventing thrilling scenarios and adventures within their nursery and surrounding environments. When Polly is whimsically declared the "Queen" of their pirate gang, the group embarks on daring exploits, including an adventurous descent down a slide that leads them to a mysterious tunnel inhabited by a comical gang of "Red Rovers." The children face their fears and partake in lighthearted interactions with these disguised miners, leading to a realization that their imaginative play may have real-world implications. Ultimately, the tale concludes with Polly's fantasies giving rise to a surprise discovery of gold, emphasizing the blend of child's play and reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Harte, Bret, 1836-1902
Illustrator: Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
EBook No.: 17168
Published: Nov 27, 2005
Downloads: 139
Language: English
Subject: Play -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Imagination -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.