Project Gutenberg 2008-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 88 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 More Beasts (For Worse Children) Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, some images courtesy of The Internet Archive and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "More Beasts (For Worse Children)" by Hilaire Belloc is a collection of whimsical poetry for children, likely written in the early 20th century. The book features playful verses accompanied by illustrations, focusing on a variety of animals and their humorous, sometimes cautionary characteristics. It aims to engage the curiosity of young readers through a mix of cute and darkly comical observations. The content of the book includes a series of verses that explore different creatures, from the Python to the Microbe, each presented with a unique blend of humor and moral undertones. Belloc cleverly provides insights into the behaviors and habits of these beasts, often warning children against mistreating them or highlighting their peculiarities. This playful yet informative approach encourages children to appreciate the natural world and approach it with a sense of wonder and respect, making the book both entertaining and educational for its audience. (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 48572 48587 2024-09-11T12:07:58.621039 2023-09-12T06:02:52.627402 text/html text/html 44837 2021-01-04T08:48:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 721976 2021-01-04T08:48:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 696268 2024-09-11T12:08:05.071016 application/epub+zip 694473 2024-09-11T12:08:01.218037 application/epub+zip 83234 2024-09-11T12:07:58.951011 application/epub+zip 1774552 2024-09-11T12:08:06.820990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1758606 2024-09-11T12:08:02.945009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109953 2022-09-12T13:10:22.281223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29017 28862 2024-09-11T12:07:58.263020 2023-09-12T06:02:52.363417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28837 2021-01-04T08:48:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 10493 2021-01-04T08:48:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 28828 2021-01-04T08:48:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 10472 2021-01-04T08:48:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21733 2024-09-11T12:08:06.960973 application/rdf+xml 23822 2024-09-11T12:07:59.031033 image/jpeg 3104 2024-09-11T12:07:58.990015 image/jpeg 719692 2024-09-11T12:07:58.724059 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