Project Gutenberg 2009-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 56 Foster, Ethel Twycross Villa, Hernando G. 13025440 Little Tales of The Desert Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Christmas on the desert -- Trade rats -- A chat with Mrs. Cottontail -- Rabbits and cactus burrs -- The dangerous pet -- A visit to Palm Springs -- The road-runner -- A strange capture -- A desert May party. Produced by David Edwards, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Little Tales of The Desert" by Ethel Twycross Foster is a collection of charming children's stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores the adventures and experiences of a young girl named Mary as she navigates life in the Arizona desert alongside her family and animal friends. Through whimsical narratives, the stories capture the beauty and uniqueness of desert life, as well as the importance of nature and friendship. In this collection, Mary interacts with various desert animals and learns about their behaviors and habitats. Each tale presents a different adventure, such as celebrating a unique Christmas in the desert, encountering playful trade rats that "trade" items, and discovering the significance of wildlife like road-runners and rabbits. With a combination of imagination and real-life desert experiences, Mary’s journeys are filled with valuable lessons, emphasizing resilience, curiosity, and a deep appreciation for the environment around her. Through beautifully illustrated pages, the book invites young readers into an enchanting world, where they not only enjoy delightful tales but also discover the wonders of the desert ecology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Arizona -- Juvenile fiction Deserts -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 72450 72490 2024-10-13T06:54:46.011824 2023-09-13T11:19:28.674264 text/html text/html 67861 2021-01-05T22:42:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1135464 2021-01-05T22:42:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1217893 2024-10-13T06:54:51.045800 application/epub+zip 1216736 2024-10-13T06:54:48.164785 application/epub+zip 172382 2024-10-13T06:54:46.800751 application/epub+zip 1393472 2024-10-13T06:54:53.174757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1235684 2024-10-13T06:54:50.167775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131730 2022-09-14T07:44:33.651652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57792 57595 2024-10-13T06:54:45.590765 2023-09-13T11:19:28.377251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 57666 2021-01-05T22:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22664 2021-01-05T22:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20226 2024-10-13T06:54:53.307728 application/rdf+xml 10403 2024-10-13T06:54:47.339771 image/jpeg 2828 2024-10-13T06:54:47.066753 image/jpeg 1198489 2024-10-13T06:54:46.073808 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