Project Gutenberg 2015-11-18 Public domain in the USA. 152 Kummer, Frederic Arnold 1873 1943 Fredericks, Arnold The First Days of Man, as Narrated Quite Simply for Young Readers Produced by Giovanni Fini, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The First Days of Man, as Narrated Quite Simply for Young Readers" by Frederic Arnold Kummer is an educational narrative intended for children, written in the early 20th century. This work explores the origins of humanity through a whimsical, story-like lens, blending factual information with imaginative storytelling. The narrative introduces characters like Mother Nature, Cold, Rain, and the evolving humans, who illustrate the process of early civilization and the development of human thought and society. At the start of the book, readers are taken on a journey through time, observing how Mother Nature prepares the Earth for life, beginning from a fiery ball to the formation of land and water. The narrative focuses on the emergence of life, leading to the development of primitive humans, initially described as apes who gradually adapt to their environment. In this opening, we witness the transformation of these creatures as they learn to think, use tools, and develop basic survival skills in response to challenges, laying the groundwork for their evolution into modern humans. The opening chapters set the stage for a broader exploration of humanity's growth and achievements through trials and innovation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Prehistoric peoples -- Juvenile literature Cave dwellers -- Juvenile literature GN Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 318505 2025-08-20T08:28:17.984371 text/html 300066 2024-10-22T23:27:51 text/html 1252000 2025-08-20T08:28:23.929290 application/epub+zip 1281897 2025-08-20T08:28:19.076370 application/epub+zip 175663 2025-08-20T08:28:18.520338 application/epub+zip 1357684 2025-08-20T08:28:27.523290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1313456 2025-08-20T08:28:23.350332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211574 2022-09-22T18:57:12.296403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274134 2025-08-20T08:28:17.359355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254020 2024-10-22T23:27:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16329 2025-08-20T08:28:27.662303 application/rdf+xml 16282 2025-08-20T08:28:18.614329 image/jpeg 2792 2025-08-20T08:28:18.565355 image/jpeg 1185995 2025-08-20T08:28:18.081361 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