Project Gutenberg 2016-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 139 Beard, Lina 1852 1933 Beard, Mary Caroline Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle) 1857 1920 Beard, Adelia Belle How to amuse yourself and others : $b the American girl's handy book Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "How to Amuse Yourself and Others: The American Girl's Handy Book" by Lina Beard et al. is a practical guide written in the late 19th century. This book addresses young girls and provides them with a treasure trove of creative activities, games, and crafts, specifically designed to engage them in enjoyable and constructive pastimes. The authors aim to inspire girls' talents and encourage innovative thinking, thus empowering them to make the most of their leisure time. At the start of the book, the authors emphasize the need for a resource dedicated to girls, similar to the "American Boy's Handy Book," acknowledging the absence of such a resource for young women. The opening chapters set the tone for a variety of activities, beginning with playful suggestions for an April Fools' Day party, including practical jokes and lighthearted games. Further, the initial chapters hint at a transition into the exploration of nature, as well as preserving and celebrating the beauty of wildflowers. Overall, the beginning portion serves as an invitation to embrace creativity, laughter, and the joy of appreciating nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Amusements -- Juvenile literature Handicraft -- Juvenile literature GV TT Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: How To... 849792 850485 2024-09-21T16:06:53.195202 2023-09-22T12:41:17.860998 text/html text/html 807399 2016-05-11T22:20:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 13438786 2016-05-11T22:20:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 14315839 2024-09-21T16:07:20.109511 application/epub+zip 14304762 2024-09-21T16:07:00.100108 application/epub+zip 554610 2024-09-21T16:06:56.914129 application/epub+zip 14472983 2024-09-21T16:07:33.673457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13620105 2024-09-21T16:07:15.314653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520448 2022-09-23T18:01:32.352698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620632 620525 2024-09-21T16:06:48.345219 2023-09-22T12:41:11.725426 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 620925 2016-05-11T22:20:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 228686 2016-05-11T22:20:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18902 2024-09-21T16:07:33.874440 application/rdf+xml 24767 2024-09-21T16:06:57.110148 image/jpeg 3542 2024-09-21T16:06:57.013128 image/jpeg 13644018 2024-09-21T16:06:54.342167 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