Project Gutenberg 2010-03-26 Public domain in the USA. 73 Bloomfield, Robert 1766 1823 The Bird and Insects' Post Office Produced by Chuck Greif, University of Florida Digital Collections and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Bird and Insects' Post Office" by Robert Bloomfield is a whimsical collection of letters written from the perspectives of various birds and insects, likely crafted in the early 19th century. This charming work aims to engage a young audience by exploring themes of nature and communication among animals. Bloomfield, renowned for his pastoral and rural themes in earlier works like "The Farmer's Boy," uses this format to blend humor and education, inviting children to appreciate the intricacies of the natural world. The book features a series of playful correspondences, where characters like the magpie, sparrow, nightingale, and garden-spider express their thoughts and experiences. Each letter reveals unique personalities and perspectives on life—highlighting observations on nature, survival, and relationships among the characters. For instance, in one exchange, the magpie offers advice to the sparrow, while the sparrow retorts with witty comebacks, showcasing a delightful back-and-forth. With richly descriptive imagery and clever dialogue, Bloomfield's writing encourages readers to find joy in nature while imparting simple moral lessons about ingenuity, social dynamics, and the value of community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Children's stories Birds -- Juvenile fiction Insects -- Juvenile fiction Animal behavior -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 88319 88326 2024-09-13T11:46:33.968904 2023-09-14T06:02:26.175533 text/html text/html 82770 2010-03-26T09:15:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3887111 2010-03-26T09:15:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3945116 2024-09-13T11:46:40.147899 application/epub+zip 3929398 2024-09-13T11:46:35.043887 application/epub+zip 78796 2024-09-13T11:46:34.406887 application/epub+zip 3958462 2024-09-13T11:46:43.915880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3933780 2024-09-13T11:46:38.529851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114936 2022-09-14T14:48:33.083141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60823 60688 2024-09-13T11:46:33.350938 2023-09-14T06:02:25.739547 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 60749 2010-03-26T09:15:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23893 2010-03-26T09:15:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 60740 2010-03-26T09:15:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23875 2010-03-26T09:15:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20701 2024-09-13T11:46:44.083830 application/rdf+xml 20460 2024-09-13T11:46:34.496899 image/jpeg 3067 2024-09-13T11:46:34.451883 image/jpeg 3922391 2024-09-13T11:46:34.116894 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