Project Gutenberg 2007-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 161 Roscoe, William 1753 1831 Welsh, Charles 1850 1914 Gael, Shane Na McIvor, Ivor Ben The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Irma Špehar, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast" by William Roscoe is a children's poem published in the early 19th century, around the year 1808. This engaging work can be classified as a children’s poetry book, and it focuses on the delightful gatherings of various insects and animals in a whimsical celebration, appealing to young minds with its vibrant portrayals and rhythmic verse. The poem opens with an invitation to a festive event led by a character named Robert, who along with his companions, heads to the Butterfly's Ball. The story unfolds as a diverse array of creatures, including beetles, grasshoppers, and a snail, join together for a feast under a grand oak tree. Each character brings unique characteristics and flair to the party, with engaging encounters like a spider displaying acrobatic skills and a glow-worm illuminating the gathering. Through its playful language and charming illustrations, the narrative encapsulates themes of camaraderie and amusement among nature's whimsical inhabitants, making it a delightful read for children and a noteworthy classic in children's literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Animals -- Juvenile poetry Insects -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Poetry 51056 50709 2024-10-09T07:52:04.113157 2023-09-09T09:54:11.890314 text/html text/html 46747 2007-03-20T06:26:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1608801 2007-03-20T06:26:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1652639 2024-10-09T07:52:07.238270 application/epub+zip 1647054 2024-10-09T07:52:04.855193 application/epub+zip 91952 2024-10-09T07:52:04.447142 application/epub+zip 1676026 2024-10-09T07:52:09.120148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1666938 2024-10-09T07:52:06.632146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119828 2022-09-10T04:34:17.869319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37815 37592 2024-10-09T07:52:03.695158 2023-09-09T09:54:11.574333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37681 2007-03-20T06:26:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 14124 2007-03-20T06:26:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 37673 2007-03-20T06:26:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14100 2007-03-20T06:26:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22017 2024-10-09T07:52:09.270126 application/rdf+xml 16262 2024-10-09T07:52:04.543140 image/jpeg 2445 2024-10-09T07:52:04.492157 image/jpeg 1610838 2024-10-09T07:52:04.169153 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