Project Gutenberg 2011-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 306 Pierson, Clara Dillingham Gordon, F. C. 1856 1924 Gordon, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles) Among the Pond People The biggest frog awakens -- The dance of the sand-hill cranes -- The young minnow who would not eat when he should -- The stickleback father -- The careless caddis worm -- The tadpole who wanted to be grown-up -- The runaway water spiders -- The slow little mud turtle -- The dragon-fly children and the snapping turtle -- The snappy snapping turtle -- The clever water-adder -- The good little cranes who were bad -- The oldest dragon-fly nymph -- The eels' moving-night -- The crayfish mother -- Two little crayfishes quarrel -- The lucky mink -- The playful muskrats. Produced by Heather Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Among the Pond People" by Clara Dillingham Pierson is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. The book introduces young readers to the fascinating lives of various pond inhabitants, from frogs to turtles, illustrating the unique experiences they encounter in their aquatic environment. Through charming narratives, the book aims to paint a vivid picture of life in and around ponds, combining both educational and entertaining elements to engage children. At the start of the collection, the narrator introduces the ten Polliwogs, who have come to learn about their pond neighbors. Clara Dillingham Pierson expresses her fondness for storytelling and her desire to share the lives of these fascinating "pond people" with her young audience. The opening stories feature the Biggest Frog awakening from winter slumber, the joys of spring, and the interactions among various species, such as the Frogs and the Minnows. A sense of wonder and playfulness permeates the descriptions, effectively capturing the excitement of life in a pond as characters engage in activities, share their perspectives, and face challenges within their natural habitat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/35002/35002-h/images/titlepg.jpg Reading ease score: 89.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 236680 2025-08-14T09:13:04.703719 text/html 234525 2011-01-19T08:01:38 text/html 1846395 2025-08-14T09:13:08.750716 application/epub+zip 1847614 2025-08-14T09:13:05.584734 application/epub+zip 107331 2025-08-14T09:13:05.119697 application/epub+zip 1919201 2025-08-14T09:13:11.345654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1883929 2025-08-14T09:13:08.303694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149997 2022-09-16T06:27:54.887163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200161 2025-08-14T09:13:04.105726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199977 2011-01-19T08:01:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199982 2011-01-19T08:01:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21561 2025-08-14T09:13:11.710676 application/rdf+xml 7353 2025-08-14T09:13:05.204679 image/jpeg 1668 2025-08-14T09:13:05.160705 image/jpeg 70258 2011-01-19T08:01:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 1848909 2011-01-19T08:01:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 69994 2011-01-19T08:01:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 2163464 2025-08-14T09:13:04.837700 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