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Rollo at Play

Or, Safe Amusements

by Jacob Abbott

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A stubborn little box begins Rollo's morning: the boards split whenever he tries to nail them together. In Jacob Abbott's children's stories, a boy of about five moves from play behind his father's house to an autumn outing in the woods. Jonas makes a bridge across a brook from a fallen tree, while Rollo watches fish and discovers how practical work can become part of a day's amusement.

The six stories pair country pastimes with lessons about patience, fairness and admitting mistakes. A family conversation about visiting an animal exhibition brings these concerns into focus when George wants to take his sister Maria's turn. Adults explain their decisions, and children learn through small disagreements as well as outdoor activity. The book offers a close look at an older approach to childhood, in which play, reading lessons and the habits of considerate behavior belong together.

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Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American author, educator, and Congregational minister, born in Hallowell, Maine, and trained at Bowdoin College and Andover Theological Seminary.

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Pages
90
Language
English
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