Project Gutenberg 2012-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 62 Richards, Alice Lewis "Smiles": A Book of Recitations for Girls Produced by Greg Bergquist, David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Smiles: A Book of Recitations for Girls" by Alice Lewis Richards is a charming collection of recitations written for young girls, likely during the late 19th century. This book is intended to provide children with a variety of pieces that are suitable for different occasions, allowing them to practice speaking and performing in front of an audience. The topics of the recitations often revolve around themes relevant to childhood experiences, nature, and simple moral lessons. The book contains numerous short poems and recitations that touch on various aspects of a young girl's life, including her interactions with family, her observations of nature, and her imaginative play. Each piece presents relatable scenarios, such as the joys of having a pet, the innocence of childhood wonder, and the bittersweet transition from childhood to maturity. The collection encourages girls to express their feelings and thoughts, fostering a sense of creativity and personal development through the art of recitation. Overall, it serves as both an educational tool and a delightful exploration of girlhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Recitations PZ PS Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Language & Communication 186311 186322 2024-09-17T06:58:26.160512 2023-09-17T15:07:10.300407 text/html text/html 186767 2012-08-25T10:54:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176445 2012-08-25T10:54:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227099 2024-09-17T06:58:35.864460 application/epub+zip 227461 2024-09-17T06:58:29.059516 application/epub+zip 111117 2024-09-17T06:58:27.443506 application/epub+zip 396707 2024-09-17T06:58:38.994460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362308 2024-09-17T06:58:34.001514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204956 2022-09-18T14:53:50.141303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111599 111372 2024-09-17T06:58:24.906558 2023-09-17T15:07:09.023417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 111314 2012-08-25T10:54:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40398 2012-08-25T10:54:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17899 2024-09-17T06:58:39.135449 application/rdf+xml 15921 2024-09-17T06:58:27.835502 image/jpeg 3600 2024-09-17T06:58:27.636503 image/jpeg 264228 2024-09-17T06:58:26.180555 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