Category: Peter and Polly Series
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The Birds’ Game of Tag
THE BIRDS’ GAME OF TAG It is fall. Summer is really over. But it is still warm. Jack Frost has not yet begun his work. Peter and Polly have been watching the birds. For days they have seen great flocks of them. In the summer there were not so many together. One day they saw…
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Peter and Polly (in Winter)
PETER AND POLLY Peter Howe is a little boy. Polly is his sister. She is older than Peter. They live in a white house. The house is on a hill. It is not in the city. It is in the country. There are no houses close about it. But there are trees and fields around…
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Peter and Polly Series: The Dog on the Ice Cake
THE DOG ON THE ICE CAKE One morning father called, ” Wake up, P0U7! Wake up!” “I am awake, father,” said Polly. “Why?” ” The ice on the river is breaking. After breakfast we will go down and watch it.” ” Oh, goody, goody ! ” cried Polly. Peter said, “Then we can’t skate anymore.”…
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Peter and Polly (In Spring)
PETER AND POLLY This book is about Polly Howe when she was eight years old. It is about her brother Peter, too. It is about Wag-wag. He is Peter’s dog. And about Brownie. She is a pony. Then there is Tim, a httle boy who lives near Peter. Tim’s dog is named Collie. Look at…
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Peter and Polly in Autumn
“Peter and Polly in Autumn” illustrates sibling adventures in nature, emphasizing imagination, family bonds, and the beauty of the autumn season.
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Peter and Polly Series: The Boiling Springs Part II
Up the path the children went. It was a narrow path. The cows had made it. On each side, there was lovely goldenrod. Peter picked a long stalk. “Now I am captain,” he said. “See my gold sword.” “I see something just as pretty,” said Polly. “Over there in the tall grass.” “Oh, yellow daisies,…
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Peter and Polly Series: The Boiling Springs Part I
“Mother, may I have an egg and some salt? And may Peter and I go walking?” “Where, Polly?” “Up the road to the blacksmith’s shop. Then on the hill in his pasture.” “What is up there, Polly?” “I am not sure, mother. The big boys say that there is a boiling spring on the hill.…
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Peter and Polly Series: The Tree with a Stone in it
Should you children like to go to walk with me?” asked father. “It is a nice Sunday afternoon. I know something interesting to show you.” “Oh, yes!” shouted Peter and Polly. “Where shall we go? Tell us fast!” “Up the road on this side of the river,” said father. “You do not often walk there.…
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Peter and Polly Series: The Stone-Wall Post Office
Around Peter’s house is a beautiful field. This is Mr. Howe’s hayfield. You can find it on the map at the bottom of this page. The children like this field. All the year round, it is a pleasant place. In the spring they find blue violets here. In the summer, they watch the birds that…
