Project Gutenberg 2016-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 194 Selous, Edmund 1857 1934 Ord, G. W. Tommy Smith's Animals Produced by Giovanni Fini, Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Tommy Smith's Animals" by Edmund Selous is a children’s storybook written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows a young boy, Tommy Smith, who initially exhibits cruel behavior toward animals, but through various encounters with talking creatures, he learns valuable lessons about kindness and respect for nature. Each chapter introduces different animals, including a hare, a frog, and a snake, providing them with distinct personalities and wisdom as they interact with Tommy. The opening of the book introduces Tommy as a boy who cruelly mistreats animals without realizing the harm he causes. The animals, tired of his behavior, gather for a meeting led by a wise owl to discuss how to handle Tommy's mistreatment. Instead of punishing him, they decide to teach him about their abilities and the importance of respecting all living creatures. The meeting establishes the central theme of the book: educating children on animal welfare and empathy. Tommy's journey of transformation begins as he is exposed to the perspectives of the animals he once harmed, setting the stage for the profound lessons that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Animals -- Juvenile fiction Animal welfare -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 279075 2025-08-20T17:18:29.498925 text/html 260106 2024-10-23T00:27:19 text/html 507209 2025-08-20T17:18:34.672922 application/epub+zip 526937 2025-08-20T17:18:30.480906 application/epub+zip 181062 2025-08-20T17:18:29.995926 application/epub+zip 612626 2025-08-20T17:18:38.036877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575232 2025-08-20T17:18:34.187924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230632 2022-09-23T16:57:07.537012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243281 2025-08-20T17:18:28.992905 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223408 2024-10-23T00:27:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16853 2025-08-20T17:18:38.176856 application/rdf+xml 27179 2025-08-20T17:18:30.075910 image/jpeg 3623 2025-08-20T17:18:30.035892 image/jpeg 478774 2025-08-20T17:18:29.541908 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