Project Gutenberg 2008-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 77 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore Rollo's Experiments Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by D Alexander, Andrew Wainwright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Rollo's Experiments" by Jacob Abbott is a children's educational book written in the early 19th century. This work focuses on Rollo, a curious and inquisitive boy who engages in various experiments and discussions about the natural world, including topics in astronomy, botany, and even simple physics. Through Rollo's interactions with family and friends, the story aims to teach young readers about scientific principles and the importance of observation and inquiry. At the start of the story, Rollo is depicted as a thoughtful child who ponders over a conversation with his father's hired boy, Jonas, regarding the sun's position and its effects on warmth inside the barn during different seasons. As Rollo explores the idea of observing the sun's movement over time, he meets his cousin Lucy, and together they discuss how they might learn more about the phenomenon. Their experiments gradually evolve, incorporating Rollo's father's explanations about gardening and pruning, showcasing Rollo's inquisitive nature and the engaging conversations around him that lay the groundwork for scientific thinking. The opening establishes a playful yet instructive atmosphere as Rollo embarks on his learning adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural history -- Juvenile literature QH Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Science - General 210730 210744 2024-12-10T15:32:13.080658 2023-09-11T07:09:05.036127 text/html text/html 220726 2021-01-03T10:54:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii 464792 2021-01-03T10:54:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 565417 2024-12-10T15:32:19.643148 application/epub+zip 566925 2024-12-10T15:32:15.348684 application/epub+zip 139162 2024-12-10T15:32:13.965675 application/epub+zip 706192 2024-12-10T15:32:22.872130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 682218 2024-12-10T15:32:18.786150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231268 2022-09-11T13:04:18.728589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180957 180729 2024-12-10T15:32:12.312681 2023-09-11T07:09:04.322135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 180815 2021-01-03T10:54:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60412 2021-01-03T10:54:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19853 2024-12-10T15:32:24.576239 application/rdf+xml 13711 2024-12-10T15:32:14.559656 image/jpeg 3612 2024-12-10T15:32:14.261656 image/jpeg 528611 2024-12-10T15:32:13.112713 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