Project Gutenberg 2015-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 147 Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe 1850 1943 Richards, Laura E. Merrill, Frank T. 1848 1923 Merrill, F. T. Merrill, Frank Thayer Isla Heron Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Isla Heron" by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Isla Heron, a young girl navigating life on a remote island along with her little brother Jacob, who is deaf and mute. As they cope with the absence of their parents and face the challenges of their unique upbringing, Isla eventually seeks to find a way to provide Jacob with an education and a voice in the wider world beyond their rocky home. The opening of the novel introduces Isla through her interactions with a preacher visiting the island and her unlikely friendship with Joe Brazybone, a peculiar, kind-hearted local. The narrative paints a vivid picture of the coastal landscape and its inhabitants, illustrating Isla's lonely yet rich connection with nature and her surroundings. As Isla and Joe speak of her brother, the reader learns about the Heron family's legacy, the struggles the siblings face in isolation, and Isla’s determination to seek education for Jacob. This beginning sets the stage for Isla's journey towards overcoming her fears and embarking on an adventure beyond the familiar confines of her island life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New England -- Fiction PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 177818 2025-08-20T05:03:08.539177 text/html 155569 2024-10-24T17:54:29 text/html 433729 2025-08-20T05:03:12.569242 application/epub+zip 432489 2025-08-20T05:03:09.366187 application/epub+zip 149537 2025-08-20T05:03:09.018207 application/epub+zip 488868 2025-08-20T05:03:15.011151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465216 2025-08-20T05:03:12.206216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183414 2022-09-22T13:56:26.796486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155067 2025-08-20T05:03:08.226238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135197 2024-10-24T17:54:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17488 2025-08-20T05:03:15.152191 application/rdf+xml 23196 2025-08-20T05:03:09.094229 image/jpeg 3084 2025-08-20T05:03:09.057173 image/jpeg 399693 2025-08-20T05:03:08.568270 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