Little Folks

VariousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8
Word count
323K words
Chapters
33

Tags

English Originals Children's Literature Everyday JoyIllustrated GuideMixed AnthologyHeartwarming NarrativeChildren's StoryBeautiful EssaysFolk CustomsParent-Child ReadingFairy TalesYouth Reading

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.Little Folks by VariousAuthor: Various,Language: English, Class: AP: General Works: Periodicals, Release Date: May 20, 2008

Editor's review

This is an old periodical compilation made available by Project Gutenberg, credited to "Various" and classified as general periodicals, with the release date marked as 2008. Its value lies not in systematic knowledge but in being a freely accessible sample of an old English publication, letting readers encounter the layout, language and flavor of early periodical-style texts directly. The contents are mostly short pieces, stories or small columns aimed at children, brief in length and relatively plain in language, suitable as English extensive reading material and as primary source material for those studying the history of children's periodicals and publishing. As a public-domain ebook, the text has no modern annotations, so readers must adapt to old-fashioned expressions and layout on their own. Overall it is better treated as a reference book or light reading collection than a monograph to be read closely from cover to cover.

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Reading tips

  1. Read by piece, choosing one or two short items at a time; no need to read in order.
  2. Mark old-fashioned expressions first and look them up later, to avoid stopping word by word and losing rhythm.
  3. Read alongside other public-domain children's periodicals to observe differences in columns and language.
  4. For research, record titles and themes first, then organize them into an index.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this a complete children's magazine? The information shows it is a periodical-type compilation credited to Various, released by Project Gutenberg, not a facsimile of one complete issue. The specific contents and column structure depend on the actual ebook; browse the table of contents or opening pages to confirm before reading.
Can readers with average English read it? Most pieces are short and the language is generally not very difficult, but it is an old English publication and may contain outdated expressions and layout conventions. Readers with basic reading ability can use a dictionary for extensive reading; if sentence-by-sentence explanation is needed, it is not very suitable.
Is it suitable as classroom teaching material? It can be used as supplementary extensive reading material, but is not recommended as a main textbook. It has no modern teaching annotations, exercises or graded design; teachers who choose it need to select pieces themselves and add background notes and vocabulary lists.

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About the author

Various Author

Various is not a real person but a collective attribution used in book cataloging and databases for works with multiple authors, commonly applied to anthologies, compilations, or publications with too many contributors to list individually. On this Chinese book site, this attribution covers as many as 3,387 titles, spanning encyclopedic entries, historical documents, and trial records. Representative works include several volumes of the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and the record of the trial of the major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Available public information is limited: nationality, birth and death dates, and common categories are not clearly recorded, making it difficult to summarize a unified writing style or personal biography. Readers should understand it as a cataloging convention rather than a single author.