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100 1 _aAbbott, Jacob,
_d1803-1879
245 1 0 _aRollo's Philosophy [Fire]
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe Rollo Series
500 _aRelease date is 2020-07-22
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Rollo's Philosophy [Fire]" by Jacob Abbott is a children's educational book written in the mid-19th century. It is part of the Rollo series, which aims to engage young readers in philosophical and scientific concepts through the adventures of its young protagonist, Rollo. The book focuses on the nature of fire and combustion, presenting Rollo's explorations and discussions with characters like his father and Jonas. At the start of the book, Rollo is introduced waiting for Jonas while observing fireflies, and his curiosity about fire leads him into a series of discussions about combustion and how fires are maintained. Through a detailed exchange with Jonas about covering coals to encourage slow combustion, readers are gradually introduced to the principles of how fires work and the science behind making charcoal. The opening sets the stage for Rollo's inquisitive nature and his eagerness to learn, as he ponders the nature of various substances and their reactions, laying the groundwork for a fun yet enlightening exploration of fire. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFamilies -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aEducation -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aFire -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aPhysical sciences -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aThought and thinking -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGunpowder -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCombustion -- Juvenile fiction
830 0 _aThe Rollo Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62726
999 _c103550
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