Project Gutenberg 2008-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 106 Leslie, Madeline 1815 1893 Aunt Hattie Baker, Harriette Newell Woods Hattie, Aunt Bertie and the Gardeners; or, The Way to be Happy Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Bertie and the Gardeners; or, The Way to be Happy" by Madeline Leslie is a children's novel written during the late 19th century. The book revolves around a young boy named Bertie Curtis and delves into themes of kindness, responsibility, and the importance of helping others. Through various interactions with the gardeners, workmen, and townspeople, Bertie learns valuable life lessons about compassion and the joy of making others happy. The story follows Bertie as he navigates his new life at Woodlawn, where his family has moved to improve their home and surroundings. As he engages with the gardeners and the community, Bertie witnesses the struggles and triumphs of those around him, including the sick painter Mr. Dodge and the troubled boy Pat. The narrative is presented in a series of episodes that highlight Bertie's growth as he takes on responsibilities, helps individuals in need, and learns the rewards of generosity and kindness. Ultimately, the book conveys a message that true happiness stems from selflessness and caring for others, encouraging young readers to embody these virtues in their own lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Fathers and sons -- Juvenile fiction Country life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 116501 116422 2025-02-11T05:37:00.811871 2023-09-12T03:50:31.135120 text/html text/html 114382 2021-01-04T02:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 294469 2021-01-04T02:00:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 406655 2025-02-11T05:37:07.846839 application/epub+zip 406287 2025-02-11T05:37:04.227870 application/epub+zip 115865 2025-02-11T05:37:02.827827 application/epub+zip 562623 2025-02-11T05:37:10.528808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536458 2025-02-11T05:37:06.985819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223296 2022-09-12T09:50:53.464168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90004 89815 2025-02-11T05:37:00.292869 2023-09-12T03:50:30.693108 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 89719 2021-01-04T02:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35011 2021-01-04T02:00:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20428 2025-02-11T05:37:10.659809 application/rdf+xml 16384 2025-02-11T05:37:03.414837 image/jpeg 3733 2025-02-11T05:37:03.100846 image/jpeg 370968 2025-02-11T05:37:00.863878 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