Project Gutenberg 2011-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 269 Hawksworth, Hallam 1863 22023043 The Adventures of a Grain of Dust Produced by Chris Curnow, Cathy Maxam, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Adventures of a Grain of Dust" by Hallam Hawksworth is a nature-themed work that appears to have been written in the early 20th century. This book uniquely tells the journey and life experiences of a grain of dust, offering a whimsical yet insightful exploration into the natural world, including references to significant plant life and natural processes. The narrative seems to encapsulate a playful and imaginative take on how even the smallest elements of nature can have vast and intriguing stories. At the start of the book, the grain of dust introduces itself with a boastful acknowledgment of its long travels and experiences. It reflects on its origins, illustrating the lifecycle of dust particles and their interactions with various elements in nature, such as the resilience of lichens on inhospitable rocks. The opening also establishes a whimsical tone, as the grain of dust aims to share its adventures among different landscapes, hinting at encounters with historical and poetic themes and setting a foundation for a narrative that merges science with storytelling. This innovative approach encourages readers to view the world from a unique perspective, making even the most mundane aspects of life intriguing and significant. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Natural history -- Juvenile literature Physical geography QH Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Novels Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 469143 2025-06-15T12:56:34.505700 text/html 463346 2011-11-20T10:44:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3077443 2011-11-20T10:44:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3237747 2025-06-15T12:56:47.945661 application/epub+zip 3243108 2025-06-15T12:56:39.417721 application/epub+zip 253449 2025-06-15T12:56:37.387707 application/epub+zip 3455182 2025-06-15T12:56:53.694671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3419906 2025-06-15T12:56:46.311672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412998 2022-09-17T11:43:57.914105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379411 2025-06-15T12:56:32.826760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379326 2011-11-20T10:44:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146453 2011-11-20T10:44:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 379331 2011-11-20T10:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146424 2011-11-20T10:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20202 2025-06-15T12:56:53.875612 application/rdf+xml 15006 2025-06-15T12:56:38.039742 image/jpeg 3671 2025-06-15T12:56:37.727689 image/jpeg 3158440 2025-06-15T12:56:34.843712 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