Project Gutenberg 2013-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 52 Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler) 1871 1957 Yeats, John Butler Yeats, Jack Butler A Little Fleet Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "A Little Fleet" by Jack B. Yeats is a charming children's book crafted in the early 20th century. This delightful work serves as a collection of whimsical stories centered on a group of makeshift toy ships and their adventures on a small river and pond, igniting the imagination of young readers. Yeats' narrative, complemented by his illustrations, effectively captures the fun and creativity of childhood play. The book introduces us to various toy vessels such as the "Monte," "Moby Dick," "Theodore," "Pasear," and "New Corinthian," each crafted from simple materials like wood and cardboard. Each chapter details the construction and imaginative voyages of these ships as they navigate the Gara river's hazards and currents. From encounters with dangerous snags to ill-fated adventures that lead to the sinking of the vessels, the stories highlight the playful spirit and creativity of childhood, encouraging readers to explore their own imaginative worlds. Through gentle humor and poetic verses, Yeats celebrates the joys of friendship, adventure, and the limitless possibilities of a child's imagination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42255/42255-h/images/i01.jpg en Ship models -- Juvenile literature Boats and boating -- Juvenile literature GV VM Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Travel & Geography 59622 59685 2024-10-17T17:00:24.127116 2023-09-18T10:45:47.821534 text/html text/html 56998 2013-03-03T22:37:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2358092 2013-03-03T22:37:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2215474 2024-10-17T17:00:28.155084 application/epub+zip 2206758 2024-10-17T17:00:24.871156 application/epub+zip 54141 2024-10-17T17:00:24.520194 application/epub+zip 2235949 2024-10-17T17:00:30.566560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2216603 2024-10-17T17:00:26.913117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80368 2022-09-19T10:09:06.054754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45511 45308 2024-10-17T17:00:23.802110 2023-09-18T10:45:47.572546 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45328 2013-03-03T22:37:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 17378 2013-03-03T22:37:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 45319 2013-03-03T22:37:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17362 2013-03-03T22:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21921 2024-10-17T17:00:30.712567 application/rdf+xml 13955 2024-10-17T17:00:24.587117 image/jpeg 2266 2024-10-17T17:00:24.554111 image/jpeg 2406762 2024-10-17T17:00:24.353103 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