The Sugar-Plumb by Margery Two-Shoes
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"The Sugar-Plumb; or, GOLDEN FAIRING" by Mrs. Margery Two-Shoes is a children's educational book compiled for her pupils during the early 19th century. This charming collection focuses on teaching the alphabet through engaging rhymes and verses, intertwining lessons about virtues, joys, and simple pleasures in life. The book is designed to foster learning in a playful manner, making education both enjoyable and memorable for young readers. The content of the book consists
of a playful alphabetic journey, where each letter represents various words and concepts related to the joys of childhood, from "A" for apples to "Z" for zealots. Throughout the verses, Mrs. Two-Shoes emphasizes themes such as friendship, moral lessons, and the excitement of discovery, culminating in a fable about a boy pursuing a butterfly that serves as an allegory for the fleeting nature of superficial pleasures. The book is a delightful mix of educational content and gentle moral teachings that resonate with the experiences of children, making it a delightful addition to early childhood literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Two-Shoes, Margery |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Sugar-Plumb or, Golden Fairing |
| Credits |
Produced by Mark C. Orton, Joe Longo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Alphabet books |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 23649 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-23649-0 |
| Release Date | Nov 28, 2007 |
| Last Update | Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 703 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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