Project Gutenberg 2007-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 57 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore Caleb in the Country Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Images of the original pages are available through the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project (Preservation and Access for American and British Children's Literature). See http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=juv&idno=UF00002184&format=jpg or http://fulltext10.fcla.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=juv&idno=UF00002184&format=pdf E-text prepared by David Edwards, Marcia Brooks, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Florida Board of Education, Division of Colleges and Universities, PALMM Project (http://palmm.fcla.edu/juv/) "Caleb in the Country" by Jacob Abbott is a children's story written in the mid-19th century. This book introduces young readers to the adventures and experiences of Caleb, a sickly boy who spends the summer at his grandmother's house in the country. The narrative is designed not just for entertainment but aims to develop children's moral and intellectual faculties while providing insights into Christian values. The beginning of "Caleb in the Country" sets the stage for Caleb's summer escapades as he discovers the beauty and intricacies of nature around him. Staying with his grandmother, he explores his new environment, engages in playful interactions, and grapples with lessons tied to obedience and moral conduct. Through his encounters with various characters, including his grandmother and the local boys, coupled with activities like building a mole and discovering a mysterious bear (which turns out to be a cow), the story weaves together themes of curiosity, misunderstanding, and personal growth in a gentle, nurturing setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian life -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Juvenile fiction Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 214593 213696 2024-10-10T10:46:15.101634 2023-09-10T12:48:27.887517 text/html text/html 221856 2007-12-24T16:07:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 141609 2021-01-03T05:42:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 218390 2024-10-10T10:46:21.998602 application/epub+zip 219046 2024-10-10T10:46:17.340627 application/epub+zip 146504 2024-10-10T10:46:15.965613 application/epub+zip 355419 2024-10-10T10:46:25.466545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331670 2024-10-10T10:46:20.955602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234753 2022-09-11T07:56:58.777803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179635 179359 2024-10-10T10:46:14.218632 2023-09-10T12:48:27.289516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 179190 2021-01-03T05:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62687 2021-01-03T05:42:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20376 2024-10-10T10:46:25.600555 application/rdf+xml 12731 2024-10-10T10:46:16.545627 image/jpeg 3347 2024-10-10T10:46:16.254597 image/jpeg 205005 2024-10-10T10:46:15.123627 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 en.wikipedia