Project Gutenberg 2008-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 315 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore Rollo at Work "Rollo at Work" by Jacob Abbott is a children's fiction work written in the mid-19th century. This book is part of the Rollo series, designed to engage young readers while teaching valuable lessons about industry and responsibility through the character Rollo. The story likely follows Rollo's adventures as he learns the importance of hard work and the sensible approach to play and responsibility. The opening of the book introduces Rollo, a young boy who is eager to work in his garden but struggles with distractions and the concept of industriousness. As he begins planting beans and tending to his garden, he encounters various challenges, including a young colt that initially frightens him and the distractions of play. Rollo's interactions with his father and friends reveal his desire to learn how to work effectively, leading to humorous misadventures as he tries different methods of managing his tasks. These early experiences set the tone for Rollo's journey toward becoming a more industrious and responsible character throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Farm life -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 320344 2025-06-10T11:58:10.254599 text/html 323106 2021-10-19T00:00:31 text/html 1211834 2025-06-10T11:58:18.733563 application/epub+zip 1214422 2025-06-10T11:58:12.853596 application/epub+zip 139395 2025-06-10T11:58:11.348616 application/epub+zip 1352871 2025-06-10T11:58:23.118547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1307025 2025-06-10T11:58:17.750612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201665 2022-09-11T14:23:44.923874 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194222 2025-06-10T11:58:09.372621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193989 2021-10-19T00:02:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18499 2025-06-10T11:58:23.284526 application/rdf+xml 9248 2025-06-10T11:58:11.966605 image/jpeg 2700 2025-06-10T11:58:11.663612 image/jpeg 65864 2021-10-19T00:04:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 1364462 2021-10-19T00:05:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 1435096 2025-06-10T11:58:10.318626 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