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Title: Among the Pond People
Note: Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: The biggest frog awakens -- The dance of the sand-hill cranes -- The young minnow who would not eat when he should -- The stickleback father -- The careless caddis worm -- The tadpole who wanted to be grown-up -- The runaway water spiders -- The slow little mud turtle -- The dragon-fly children and the snapping turtle -- The snappy snapping turtle -- The clever water-adder -- The good little cranes who were bad -- The oldest dragon-fly nymph -- The eels' moving-night -- The crayfish mother -- Two little crayfishes quarrel -- The lucky mink -- The playful muskrats.
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Summary: "Among the Pond People" by Clara Dillingham Pierson is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. The book introduces young readers to the fascinating lives of various pond inhabitants, from frogs to turtles, illustrating the unique experiences they encounter in their aquatic environment. Through charming narratives, the book aims to paint a vivid picture of life in and around ponds, combining both educational and entertaining elements to engage children. At the start of the collection, the narrator introduces the ten Polliwogs, who have come to learn about their pond neighbors. Clara Dillingham Pierson expresses her fondness for storytelling and her desire to share the lives of these fascinating "pond people" with her young audience. The opening stories feature the Biggest Frog awakening from winter slumber, the joys of spring, and the interactions among various species, such as the Frogs and the Minnows. A sense of wonder and playfulness permeates the descriptions, effectively capturing the excitement of life in a pond as characters engage in activities, share their perspectives, and face challenges within their natural habitat. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Pierson, Clara Dillingham
Illustrator: Gordon, F. C., 1856-1924
EBook No.: 35002
Published: Jan 19, 2011
Downloads: 157
Language: English
Subject: Animals -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Children's stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Among the Pond People
Note: Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents: The biggest frog awakens -- The dance of the sand-hill cranes -- The young minnow who would not eat when he should -- The stickleback father -- The careless caddis worm -- The tadpole who wanted to be grown-up -- The runaway water spiders -- The slow little mud turtle -- The dragon-fly children and the snapping turtle -- The snappy snapping turtle -- The clever water-adder -- The good little cranes who were bad -- The oldest dragon-fly nymph -- The eels' moving-night -- The crayfish mother -- Two little crayfishes quarrel -- The lucky mink -- The playful muskrats.
Credits:
Produced by Heather Clark and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "Among the Pond People" by Clara Dillingham Pierson is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. The book introduces young readers to the fascinating lives of various pond inhabitants, from frogs to turtles, illustrating the unique experiences they encounter in their aquatic environment. Through charming narratives, the book aims to paint a vivid picture of life in and around ponds, combining both educational and entertaining elements to engage children. At the start of the collection, the narrator introduces the ten Polliwogs, who have come to learn about their pond neighbors. Clara Dillingham Pierson expresses her fondness for storytelling and her desire to share the lives of these fascinating "pond people" with her young audience. The opening stories feature the Biggest Frog awakening from winter slumber, the joys of spring, and the interactions among various species, such as the Frogs and the Minnows. A sense of wonder and playfulness permeates the descriptions, effectively capturing the excitement of life in a pond as characters engage in activities, share their perspectives, and face challenges within their natural habitat. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Pierson, Clara Dillingham
Illustrator: Gordon, F. C., 1856-1924
EBook No.: 35002
Published: Jan 19, 2011
Downloads: 157
Language: English
Subject: Animals -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Children's stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.