Project Gutenberg 2006-07-08 Public domain in the USA. 343 Morley, Margaret Warner 1858 1923 Morley, Margaret W. The Insect Folk Illustrated by the author. Produced by Joseph R. Hauser, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Insect Folk" by Margaret Warner Morley is a children's nature book written in the early 20th century. The work serves as an engaging introduction to various insects, blending scientific information with a narrative style meant to captivate young readers. The book likely features anthropomorphized insects and emphasizes observation in nature, encouraging readers to learn about their insect neighbors through both reading and personal exploration. The opening of the book begins with a warm letter addressed to children, urging them to observe insects in their natural habitats actively. Morley sets a friendly tone by inviting children to watch dragonflies at a pond, describing their beauty and unique features, such as their compound eyes and agile flight. Through playful dialogue among children and detailed descriptions, the text highlights the importance of these insects, their habits, and their roles in the ecosystem, reinforcing an appreciation for the natural world while fostering curiosity among young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Insects -- Juvenile literature QL Text Animals-Wild-Insects Children's Instructional Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 279125 2025-06-08T06:39:17.390177 text/html 278048 2006-07-08T09:14:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 952628 2006-07-08T09:14:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1132712 2025-06-08T06:39:27.374166 application/epub+zip 1134754 2025-06-08T06:39:20.590176 application/epub+zip 166179 2025-06-08T06:39:18.892223 application/epub+zip 1281399 2025-06-08T06:39:31.794145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1234077 2025-06-08T06:39:26.066206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267146 2022-09-09T05:53:18.368890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219665 2025-06-08T06:39:15.168260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 219434 2006-07-08T09:14:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76033 2006-07-08T09:14:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 219534 2006-07-08T09:14:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76005 2006-07-08T09:14:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20950 2025-06-08T06:39:31.951113 application/rdf+xml 11921 2025-06-08T06:39:19.493162 image/jpeg 3262 2025-06-08T06:39:19.198178 image/jpeg 1035452 2025-06-08T06:39:17.990187 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