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100 1 _aOlcott, Frances Jenkins,
_d1872-1963
245 1 0 _aGood stories for great birthdays :
_barranged for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-09-21
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Good Stories for Great Birthdays" by Frances Jenkins Olcott is a collection of historical short stories written in the early 20th century. This work celebrates the birthdays of notable figures in American history, making it engaging for children and young readers, as it highlights the strong personalities and valuable lessons derived from their lives rather than mere facts and dates. At the start of the book, the author introduces the foreword, outlining the purpose and educational value of the stories. It emphasizes storytelling as a means to bring history to life for children, highlighting over 200 stories dedicated to 23 significant birthdays of American patriots and figures from both North and South America. The opening portion also mentions that the tales focus on the human aspects of these characters, such as their perseverance, adventures, and struggles, thereby aiming to foster a sense of American unity and pride among young readers as they learn about their nation's history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChildren's literature
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Anecdotes
653 _aBirthdays
653 _aSouth America -- History -- Anecdotes
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55592
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