Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

Broschiertes Buch

The Pig Brother, And Other Fables And Stories

A Supplementary Reader For The Fourth School Year (1908)

Beschreibung

The Pig Brother, And Other Fables And Stories: A Supplementary Reader For The Fourth School Year (1908) is a book written by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards. The book is a collection of fables and stories that are designed to be used as a supplementary reader for the fourth school year. The stories are intended to help children develop their reading skills and to teach them important moral lessons.The book contains a variety of stories, including fables, fairy tales, and other short stories. Some of the stories are well-known classics, while others are lesser-known tales. The stories are written in a simple and easy-to-understand style, making them accessible to young readers.The Pig Brother is one of the most famous stories in the book. It tells the story of a pig who is mistreated by his siblings, but who ultimately saves them from danger. The story teaches children the importance of kindness and compassion, even towards those who may seem different or less important.Other stories in the book include The Three Bears, The Lion and the Mouse, and The Tortoise and the Hare. Each story is accompanied by illustrations, which help to bring the stories to life and make them more engaging for young readers.Overall, The Pig Brother, And Other Fables And Stories: A Supplementary Reader For The Fourth School Year (1908) is a classic children's book that has been used in schools for generations. Its timeless stories and moral lessons continue to be relevant today, making it a valuable addition to any child's library.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was an American writer. She wrote almost 90 books, including biographies, poetry, and many for children. Eletelephony, a literary nonsense verse, is one of her best-known children's poems. Laura Elizabeth Howe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1850. Her father, Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, was an abolitionist who founded the Perkins Institution and the Massachusetts School for the Blind. She was named after his famous deaf-blind student, Laura Bridgman. "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" was written by her mother, Julia Ward Howe. Laura and Henry Richards got married in 1871. In 1876, he accepted a management position at his family's paper mill in Gardiner, Maine, where he moved with his wife and three children. Laura was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1917 for her biography Julia Ward Howe, 1819-1910, which she co-authored with her sisters Maud Howe Elliott and Florence Hall. Her name is borne by an elementary school in Gardiner, Maine, that serves prekindergarten through fifth grade students. Her children's book Tirra Lirra received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959. Her home in Gardiner, the Laura E. Richards House, is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 237g
• ISBN-13: 9781104321567
• ISBN-10: 1104321564
• Artikelnr.: 26352148