Daddy Takes Us Skating

Garis, Howard Roger, 1873-1962Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.5

Word count: 71K words
Chapters: 8

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Daddy Takes Us Skating by Howard Roger GarisAuthor: Garis, Howard Roger, 1873-1962,Language: English, Class: PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres, Release Date: Nov 1, 2003

Editor's review

This is a children's family story by Howard Roger Garis, belonging to the early English-language children's literature type commonly centered on a father taking his children to experience life. Using skating, a winter activity, as its thread, the work conveys through simple family daily life the pleasures of parent-child companionship, practice in courage, and sibling interaction; the language is plain and the plot light, making it suitable as short material for children's English initiation or parent-child shared reading. The electronic edition comes from Project Gutenberg and preserves the public-domain text as it stands, making it easy for readers to obtain free of charge and for classroom excerpting. When reading, there is no need to seek complex plot; the focus can be placed on family dialogue, winter-activity vocabulary, and details of father-son interaction; for those studying early American children's reading materials or teaching children's literature, it is also a lightweight sample. Note that the text is relatively early, and some expressions and views on gender roles bear the marks of their time, which can be discussed naturally during parent-child shared reading.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Parents seeking short English parent-child shared reading material
Upper-primary students needing children's English extensive reading material
Teachers and enthusiasts studying early American children's literature
Learners who enjoy family daily-life themes and a light reading pace

Not a good fit for

Adult fiction readers expecting complex plots and strong conflict
Readers who need texts free of period traces under modern values
Test-preparation groups seeking systematic English grammar instruction

Reading tips

During parent-child shared reading, first use pictures or the title to predict the plot, then read aloud in sections and retell the main idea.
Compile skating-related action words and family terms into a small vocabulary list, and do oral sentence-making after reading.
For classroom use, excerpt dialogue passages for role reading and discuss ways of father-child interaction.
After reading, have the child retell the story in their own words, then compare it with the siblings' behavior in the book.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is this book suitable for children with zero foundation to read directly?

It is not very suitable for children with completely zero foundation to read independently. The text is in the original English and carries the wording habits of early children's literature; it is recommended that a parent or teacher accompany the reading aloud, explain key words, or first provide listening and reading input before gradually moving to independent reading.

Where does the electronic edition come from, and what should be noted when reading it?

This electronic edition is released by Project Gutenberg and is a free public-domain text. When reading, note that its layout is mainly plain text and may lack illustrations or modern annotations; it is advisable to divide it into sections yourself and use it with a vocabulary list, and to understand period expressions in context.

Can this book be used for intensive English reading training?

It can serve as lightweight intensive reading material, but it is better suited to extensive reading and parent-child shared reading. If used for intensive reading, focus on family dialogue, action description, and winter-activity vocabulary; do not expect training in complex sentence patterns or long-form structure.

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Garis, Howard Roger, 1873-1962 Author

Howard Roger Garis (1873–1962) was an American author of children's literature. Little is publicly documented about his life, and reliable biographical information remains limited. The library holds 39 of his works, mainly animal stories and adventure novels for young readers. He is best known for the Uncle Wiggily series, including Uncle Wiggily's Adventures, Uncle Wiggily in the Woods, Uncle Wiggily's Travels, Uncle Wiggily's Auto Sled, and Uncle Wiggily's Squirt Gun, which feature an anthropomorphic rabbit and are marked by light, humorous plots suited to younger children. Other works, such as Dick Hamilton's Touring Car, tell lively stories of a young millionaire's motoring adventures. His sizable output gave him a modest place in early twentieth-century American children's publishing.