Project Gutenberg 2008-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 169 Belloc, Hilaire 1870 1953 Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, H. B. T. B. (Basil Temple Blackwood) 1870 1917 Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Ian Basil Gawaine, Lord Blackwood, Basil T. Blackwood, Basil Temple The Bad Child's Book of Beasts Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, some images courtesy of The Internet Archive and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Bad Child's Book of Beasts" by Hilaire Belloc is a whimsical collection of children's verses written during the early 20th century. The book captures the imaginative and playful spirit of children, using a humorous approach to educate them about various animals while imparting moral lessons. Through vibrant poetry, Belloc characterizes different beasts, merging education with entertainment in a way that appeals to young readers. In this charming book, each poem features a different animal, offering amusing observations and insights into the nature of both the creatures and children themselves. Belloc creates a range of whimsical characters, from the indifferent polar bear to the hapless dodo, contrasting their characteristics with the behaviors of children. Each poem not only entertains but also serves as a gentle admonition against "bad" behavior, teaching children the value of courtesy and self-control through humor and affection. With its playful language and engaging illustrations, the book invites children to embrace good manners while fostering a joy for reading and learning about the animal kingdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's poetry, English Nonsense verses Animals -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 48989 49071 2024-10-11T13:22:29.732924 2023-09-12T06:02:45.467452 text/html text/html 45099 2021-01-04T08:47:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 559681 2021-01-04T08:47:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 541792 2024-10-11T13:22:35.875915 application/epub+zip 539832 2024-10-11T13:22:31.993981 application/epub+zip 78993 2024-10-11T13:22:30.140912 application/epub+zip 1273646 2024-10-11T13:22:37.823895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1257555 2024-10-11T13:22:34.054929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109936 2022-09-12T13:10:13.085679 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29118 28963 2024-10-11T13:22:29.227927 2023-09-12T06:02:45.157408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28925 2021-01-04T08:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10303 2021-01-04T08:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21074 2024-10-11T13:22:38.287914 application/rdf+xml 20595 2024-10-11T13:22:30.392903 image/jpeg 3353 2024-10-11T13:22:30.297923 image/jpeg 557413 2024-10-11T13:22:29.858950 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 en.wikipedia