Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 444 Wright, Mabel Osgood 1859 1934 Wright, James Osborne, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. James Osborne Barbara Coues, Elliott 1842 1899 Fuertes, Louis Agassiz 1874 1927 Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners E-text prepared by Margaret Macaskill and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Citizen Bird: Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners" by Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues is a nature-themed book written in the late 19th century. The book integrates education about bird life with engaging narratives, making it suitable for young readers and bird enthusiasts. The central topic revolves around understanding the lives and roles of various birds, emphasizing their importance in nature and our ecosystem, highlighting characters like Dr. Roy Hunter, his family, and their interactions with birds. At the start of the book, a group of swallows is introduced, discussing their concerns about the return of the human inhabitants to Orchard Farm, which threatens their nesting habits. As the swallows express their worries, we also get introduced to the children of Dr. Roy Hunter—Nat, Dodo, and Olive—who engage in lively conversations about birds and their characteristics. The children are eager to learn and explore, leading them to the Doctor's "wonder room,” filled with bird specimens. The initial chapters set the stage for a deeper exploration of avian life, focusing on the bonds between the bird and human worlds, while also cleverly embedding lessons about nature in an engaging, family-friendly narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Birds -- Juvenile literature QL Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 719008 2025-10-05T12:12:04.105520 text/html 716820 2020-12-26T05:50:57 text/html 2843542 2025-10-05T12:12:16.445461 application/epub+zip 2855726 2025-10-05T12:12:08.448515 application/epub+zip 310515 2025-10-05T12:12:06.832517 application/epub+zip 3221864 2025-10-05T12:12:22.334406 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3168843 2025-10-05T12:12:15.284440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520536 2022-09-06T17:40:02.928124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598901 2025-10-05T12:12:01.972528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 578866 2024-10-28T18:57:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600041 2020-12-26T05:50:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 600035 2020-12-26T05:50:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22365 2025-10-05T12:12:22.495427 application/rdf+xml 25221 2025-10-05T12:12:07.364508 image/jpeg 4613 2025-10-05T12:12:07.099494 image/jpeg 224029 2020-12-26T05:50:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 2642195 2020-12-26T05:50:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 224003 2020-12-26T05:50:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 2825511 2025-10-05T12:12:04.393547 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia