The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists
by Captain Quincy Allen
The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf follows the story of Jerry, Will, Frank, and Bluff and their adventures.
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The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf follows the story of Jerry, Will, Frank, and Bluff and their adventures.
Set during the time of the Mexican War, Jack Tier is a realistic sea story.
The readers find out the origin of Squinty’s name. Squinty and his brothers and sisters grow up. Squinty wants to see the world and have some adventures, so he escapes. However, he’s caught by the dog.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti–slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes towards slavery in the United States. The book also helped create a number of stereotypes of African-Americans. To some extent, this negative effect has overshadowed other historical impacts of the novel.
The Told to the Children Series of books were published in Great Britain in the early 1900's. The purpose of the book series was to introduce readers between the ages of 9 and 12 to the best known classic novels of the 19th Century.
A Waggoner’s wheels sank deep into the mud. The horses could not pull it out. He prayed to Hercules for help. Hercules told him to help himself by helping the horses pull.
A child's counting-out game.
A fairy tale about a young boy named Hans that saved a town from drowning by plugging up the water in a bank with his finger.
The speaker describes the beauty and emotion of Cocoanut Grove.
A cat-and-mouse game between Miss Moppet, a cat, and a tiny mischievous mouse.
A cheerful poem about springtime.
The Toyman teaches the function of a scarecrow and why crows are bad for the corn crops.
A starving Wolf is encouraged to come home with the Dog where he could work and be well fed. However, the Wolf would also be collared and chained. The Wolf decides he would rather be free and hungry than chained and well fed.
After fishing all day a fisherman has ony caught a tiny fish. The Fish begs to be put back in the water. The fisherman does not do so.
A poem about a fairy tale journey to find the mythical Jumblies.
The three children play a war game in the first snow of the winter. The Toyman builds six snow men and the children fight them with snow balls.
"Beneath the vine-clad eaves, Whose shadows fall before"
A frog in an attempt to prove he is bigger than an ox blows himself up until he bursts. Be careful about how great you need to be. It can lead to your demise.
The Hare boasted of never being beaten in a race. The Tortoise accepted this challenge. The Hare stopped during the race for a nap and woke to find the Tortise about to cross the finish line.
A cow lives happily in a field.
A child plays with toys in bed.
A child notices the movements of his shadow.
Three children imagine themselves pirates.
A wolf finds a clever way to get fish for supper.
A funny nonsensical poem.
A child leaves his favorite place.
A child behaves all day and has good dreams.
Neolithic man Tegumai Bopsulai is out fishing with his daughter Taffy whose attempt to send a message in a drawing leads to complete misunderstanding. Taffy suggests a way of representing the sounds of the Tegumai language in pictograms. Together she and her father evolve a system using familiar objects and facial expressions, which when simplified become letters of the alphabet.
A young lion makes friends with a wolf, against his father’s wishes. The friendship leads the lion to hunting the king’s ponies, which his father told him not to do, but the lion keeps on and ends up killed by the king’s archer.
How two traders get their plow and child back.
A nonsense rhyme about an old man who could not sleep.
A lad gets gifts from the North Wind and has to overcome a greedy landlord.
A fairy tale about a cat that eats all who disagree with him.
A fairy tale about a little bird with a broken wing and the trees that offered him shelter. The fairy tale is used to describe the nature of dying in winter.
A family of hawks has friends who save them.
A nursery rhyme categorized as a scene and/or incident about Peter Pumpkin Eater and his wife.
"O! Nothing earthly save the ray"
"Seldom we find," says Solomon Don Dunce,"
How Blockhead-Hans won the princess over his two cleverer brothers.
Maurice is visited by the little New Year and his cart of gifts. He shows Maurice the wonders of giving to others and the happiness that it brings.
A short story about Raggylug, a baby rabbit, that lives with his mother and doesn’t heed her warning about hiding in the nest. After an encounter with a snake and a sudden escape, Raggylug learns his lesson.
The very vain Emperor in this fairy tale is tricked by a pair of thieves.
The poet reflects on the world at noon, while laying back and dozing.
The author imagines the many miles his orange buds have traveled to go from the Florida sun to snow covered New Jersey.
Young princes see a tree at different times of the year, and cannot agree on its appearance.
George and his friends overcome great odds.
The adventures of Big Klaus and Little Klaus, and how one overcame the other.
A child thinks about the eggs he sees.
Children and nature sleep at night; in day, they awaken and play.
Sojourner Truth addresses the subject of equality at the 1851 Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio.
Susan B. Anthony discusses her arrest for attempting to vote.
A humorous limerick.
A cat and mouse cannot be in partnership for long, for nature will win out.
Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying milk in a Pail on her head. She began thinking of what she would do with the money she would get for the milk. She dreamed of a new frock and hat. She imagined tossing her head which caused her to toss her head back. The Pail fell off, the milk was spilt, and she had to tell her mother what she had done.
A fairy tale in which an ugly duckling turns into a swan.
A man tries to fool animals in order to get food for supper, but the King of Wolves sees through his trick.
Three friends help each other out.
A nonsensical nursery rhyme.
Marmaduke has a dream while he is ill and meets Jack Frost, who takes him on a fun adventure in his toy sleigh.
Marmaduke becomes frightened in the night by the sound of the North Wind. The Toyman comforts him and tells him a story to calm his fears that will allow him to sleep. Marmaduke and the Toyman recognize a special friendship between them as he drifts off to sleep.
A lad tricks the Deil to get into a nut, and he asks a smith to crack it open.
A darning-needle takes on different jobs and has adventures.
A man who loved the Nightingale’s song set a trap for it and captured it. Since nightingales never sing in cages the man decided to eat it. The Nightingale bargained not to be eaten and to be set free. In return he would tell the man 3 things far bettter than eating him.
A man teaches his wife not to run after fortune, but rather to wait until it comes around on its own.
This Indian legend explains the size of rabbits. A rabbit named Tavwots caught the sun in his snare and had to release him. However, he melted to a quarter of his size with the exception of his feet.
A part of a collection of short stories about three children in the revolutionary times. Marmaduke gets tonsilitis and has to stay in bed. One night he meets a fairy who sings to him and takes him around the world.
A monkey saves his friends from the king’s men, and the king is so impressed that he vows to keep the monkey safe for the rest of his life.
A poem about a man trying to win the heart of a maid.
A nursery rhyme classified as a satire and/or taunt.
A nonsense poem about an owl and pussy-cat that get married.
"Blessing on thee, little man, Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!"
Marmaduke is sick and has to stay in bed. He becomes very lonely because his siblings were sent to visit their uncle until he Marmaduke recovers. The Toyman visits him and sings to him while making him a special toy to help cheer him up.
In these rapid, restless shadows, Once I walked at eventide,
"I saw thee once—once only—years ago:"
'Tis said that when, The hands of men, Tamed this primeval wood,
A short story with a protagonist and antagonist that mirror the good things that happen when one obeys directions and the bad things that occur when one doesn’t. Through magic “good” conquers “evil.”
A child dreams of sailing.
The world stays lush in books.
A nursery rhyme that incorporates the days of the week.
Rosamond needed new shoes, but as she window-shopped she found she desired less prudent things. She was unwise in her decisions and paid the price for it when she was unable to participate in much because she did not have the proper shoes.
How the little bowman became the king’s army chief.
A nursery rhyme about a cat and a queen.
The three children watch the Toyman make a boat for them to play with. As they play they also hear the commentary of the various animals in the barnyard.
"Not long ago, the writer of these lines,"
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,