Project Gutenberg 2008-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 100 Martin, William 1801 1867 Parley, Peter The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering Produced by David Edwards, Chris Logan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Florida's Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM)) "The Book of Sports" by William Martin is a collection of recreational activities and games aimed at children, written in the mid-19th century. The book presents a wide variety of outdoor sports, amusements, and recreations, covering areas such as gymnastics, gardening, and carpentry in addition to traditional games. Its purpose is to encourage boys and girls to engage in play that fosters enjoyment while promoting health and physical strength. The opening of the book sets the tone for its informative and instructional approach. It begins with a preface that emphasizes the importance of outdoor activities for children and introduces various game categories, such as games with marbles and outdoor sports for both warm and cold weather. The initial section describes games like "Ring Taw," explaining the rules and providing a detailed overview of how to play. Martin also makes an educational effort by linking some games to scientific principles, such as the laws of motion, highlighting the blend of enjoyment and learning that he aims to achieve through this book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sports -- Juvenile literature Amusements -- Juvenile literature GV Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring 240921 240932 2024-09-11T03:46:01.591768 2023-09-11T07:23:45.130859 text/html text/html 239437 2021-01-03T11:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 911389 2021-01-03T11:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 966105 2024-09-11T03:46:12.571224 application/epub+zip 966474 2024-09-11T03:46:05.689743 application/epub+zip 136347 2024-09-11T03:46:02.371777 application/epub+zip 1940793 2024-09-11T03:46:16.238197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1912301 2024-09-11T03:46:09.492760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274191 2022-09-11T13:25:01.298396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208597 208335 2024-09-11T03:46:00.823766 2023-09-11T07:23:44.526841 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 208581 2021-01-03T11:48:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 74248 2021-01-03T11:48:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 208574 2021-01-03T11:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74231 2021-01-03T11:48:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20477 2024-09-11T03:46:16.379189 application/rdf+xml 12261 2024-09-11T03:46:02.732785 image/jpeg 3496 2024-09-11T03:46:02.553767 image/jpeg 951436 2024-09-11T03:46:01.726800 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