Project Gutenberg 2015-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 63 Shaler, Robert The Boy Scouts as Forest Fire Fighters Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Rick Morris and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Boy Scouts as Forest Fire Fighters" by Robert Shaler is an adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a group of Boy Scouts in the fictional town of Oakvale who are called to action to combat a threatening forest fire while also dealing with community skepticism about their abilities. The protagonist, Hugh Hardin, emerges as a courageous leader who inspires his fellow scouts to demonstrate their skills and bravery in the face of danger. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to the tension within the community regarding the value of the Boy Scouts as a worthwhile organization. Hugh's determination to change the opinion of a reluctant community member, Mr. Prentice, sets the stage for their eventual confrontation with an impending forest fire. The opening chapters depict a snap of the boys’ camaraderie and their proactive spirit as they not only defend their town and assist those in need but also face personal challenges and obstacles along the way. Hugh's quick thinking during a dangerous situation emphasizes the themes of bravery, teamwork, and service that are characteristic of the Boy Scouts' ethos, as they rally to prevent destruction and save lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mystery and detective stories Boy Scouts of America -- Juvenile fiction Forest fires -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 212581 212582 2024-10-20T17:03:11.290403 2023-09-21T13:16:53.399275 text/html text/html 214916 2015-09-14T15:12:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 214105 2015-09-14T15:14:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 229085 2024-10-20T17:03:17.006404 application/epub+zip 235858 2024-10-20T17:03:13.226428 application/epub+zip 147379 2024-10-20T17:03:12.231415 application/epub+zip 314432 2024-10-20T17:03:19.761370 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289731 2024-10-20T17:03:16.218612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201023 2022-09-22T15:25:25.691532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182073 181948 2024-10-20T17:03:10.564430 2023-09-21T13:16:52.825255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 186189 2015-09-14T15:12:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 69643 2015-09-14T15:14:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 182328 2015-09-14T15:14:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69158 2015-09-14T15:14:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21272 2024-10-20T17:03:19.897369 application/rdf+xml 26246 2024-10-20T17:03:12.326421 image/jpeg 4190 2024-10-20T17:03:12.279473 image/jpeg 214453 2024-10-20T17:03:11.312433 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