Georgie (Classic Reprint): Story Vi of Rollo at Work, or the Way to Be Industrious - Couverture souple

Abbott, Jacob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1334295514 ISBN 13 : 9781334295515

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover a gentle tale of effort, creativity, and growing up through Georgie’s world. This classic children’s story follows a sick, curious boy who finds joy and purpose in making and sharing. As Georgie learns to use his hands—from windmills to small boxes—friends like Jonas and Rollo help him turn quiet days into meaningful work and happy moments.

In this edition, you’ll meet Georgie’s creative corner: shelves full of tools, paint, and tiny projects that become big feelings of pride. You’ll see how making things can bring friendship, money, and meaning, even when movement is limited. And you’ll hear a thoughtful lesson about valuing playthings for use and shared joy, not just for novelty.

- Follow Georgie’s inventive days, from crafts at his desk to the shop where his earnings grow.
- See how a community, including a thoughtful mentor and attentive friends, helps a dream take shape.
- Learn the difference between playthings that entertain briefly and those that invite repeated, useful use.
- Enjoy a gentle, storybook look at family, generosity, and the power of making.

Ideal for readers who enjoy classic children’s literature with warm characters, simple lessons, and a focus on industrious, creative play.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A short distance from where Rollo lives, there is a small, but very pleasant house, just under the hill, where you go down to the stone bridge leading over the brook. There is a noble large apple tree on one side of the house, which bears a beautiful, sweet, and mellow kind of apple, called golden pippins. A great many other trees and flowers are around the house, and in the little garden on the side of it towards the brook. There is a small white gate that leads to the house, from the road; and there is a pleasant path leading right out from the front door, through the garden, down to the water. This is the house that Georgie lives in. One evening, just before sunset, Rollo was coming along over the stone bridge, towards home. He stopped a moment to look over the railing, down into the water Presently he heard a very sweet-toned voice calling out to him, "Rol-lo." Rollo looked along in the direction in which the sound came. It was from the bank of the stream, a little way from the road, at the place where the path from Georgie's house came down to the water. The brook was broad, and the water pretty smooth and still here; and it was a place where Rollo had often been to sail boats with Georgie. There was a little smooth, sandy place on the shore, at the foot of the path, and they used to call it Georgie's landing; and there was a seat close by, under the bushes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1334295514
• ISBN 13: 9781334295515
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 35
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