Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 488 Price, Edith Ballinger 1897 1997 Us and the Bottle Man E-text prepared by Thaadd, Susan Lucy, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Us and the Bottle Man" by Edith Ballinger Price is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around siblings Jerry, Greg, and Chris Holford, who embark on imaginative escapades during their summertime picnics on the island of Wecanicut. The children’s childhood whims lead them to write a playful message in a bottle, which ultimately brings unexpected correspondence from a mysterious figure they call the "Bottle Man," setting the stage for unique adventures and growing friendship. The opening of the book introduces us to the three main characters and their setting, highlighting their playful schemes during a picnic. The siblings creatively compose a letter that reflects their excitement for adventure, which they toss into the sea in hopes of it being discovered. Their light-hearted activities, including pretending to be pirates and finding a mysterious "Sea Monster," capture the essence of childhood imagination. As they explore both their immediate surroundings and the boundless possibilities of the adventures they can dream up, readers are drawn into their vibrant world marked by camaraderie and curiosity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Seashore -- Juvenile fiction New England -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 160897 2025-08-05T16:33:10.946872 text/html 141506 2024-10-28T19:48:01 text/html 573510 2025-08-05T16:33:15.837919 application/epub+zip 575785 2025-08-05T16:33:12.682920 application/epub+zip 129782 2025-08-05T16:33:11.562901 application/epub+zip 441268 2025-08-05T16:33:18.194900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428506 2025-08-05T16:33:15.134872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206159 2022-09-06T22:03:02.816156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144458 2025-08-05T16:33:10.534887 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124662 2024-10-28T19:48:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17079 2025-08-05T16:33:18.321898 application/rdf+xml 12152 2025-08-05T16:33:12.052857 image/jpeg 3238 2025-08-05T16:33:11.808853 image/jpeg 647841 2025-08-05T16:33:10.974922 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