Project Gutenberg 2008-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 224 Hopkins, William John 1863 1926 Hopkins, William J. 14018904 The Doers Produced by Suzanne Shell, Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Doers" by William John Hopkins is a children's book written in the early 20th century. This charming work follows a young boy named David, who is almost five years old, as he explores the construction site of a new house next to his home. With the constant presence of his cat and his trusty cart, the boy engages with various workmen, learning about the different trades involved in building a house, including digging, masonry, plumbing, and painting. The opening of the book introduces readers to David's playful spirit and curiosity about the world around him. One day, David wanders to a nearby construction site, where he observes men digging a cellar for the house. As he interacts with the workers, he expresses a desire to help and learns about the tools and tasks they perform. The narrative captures David's innocence and excitement, using simple language to describe his adventures, offering a whimsical portrayal of childhood exploration and the value of labor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Readers (Elementary) House construction -- Juvenile literature PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: How To... Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 194387 2025-06-11T11:29:38.028142 text/html 191277 2021-01-04T14:40:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 975024 2021-01-04T14:40:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 923510 2025-06-11T11:29:44.608269 application/epub+zip 923758 2025-06-11T11:29:40.156099 application/epub+zip 120675 2025-06-11T11:29:38.621118 application/epub+zip 1196146 2025-06-11T11:29:47.500058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1170986 2025-06-11T11:29:43.453105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141079 2022-09-13T03:54:42.561738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163702 2025-06-11T11:29:37.174121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163582 2021-01-04T14:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51122 2021-01-04T14:40:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18464 2025-06-11T11:29:47.652083 application/rdf+xml 13002 2025-06-11T11:29:39.133148 image/jpeg 2446 2025-06-11T11:29:39.085093 image/jpeg 985601 2025-06-11T11:29:38.093116 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