Project Gutenberg 2017-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 168 Martin, Frank Eugene 1863 Martin, Frank E. Davis, George Moses 1864 Davis, George M. Firebrands Preface -- Brownie's misfortune -- "Careless Joe" -- May Day -- Camping out -- Thelma's birthday -- The "E. V. I. S." -- Forest fires -- Pinch and Teddy -- The Busy Bees -- The county fair -- "Little faults" -- Ten young rats -- How not to have fires. I -- The kitchen fire -- How not to have fires. II -- The sunshine band -- Vacation at Grandpa's -- The fire drill -- Fighting the fire -- Vernon's brother -- The world's great fires -- New Year's Eve -- Christmas candles -- What to do in case of fire -- First aid. Produced by David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Firebrands" by Frank Eugene Martin and George Moses Davis is a children's educational book written in the early 20th century. The book aims to teach essential fire safety lessons to children through engaging stories about fire prevention, the dangers of carelessness, and the importance of cautious behavior around fire. Each tale illustrates various scenarios where fire hazards arise, featuring characters that embody both the consequences of negligence and the value of learning from mistakes. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the concept of fire safety through the whimsical interactions between a parrot named Polly and a mischievous rat named Mr. Brown Rat. As Polly enjoys a sunny day outside, the plot quickly escalates when Brownie, seeking to build a nest with matches left around carelessly, inadvertently sets a fire that brings local boys rushing to help. This engaging story sets the tone for the book's overall message: the importance of being vigilant and responsible to prevent fires, demonstrating through relatable animal characters the potential consequences of negligence while promoting awareness of fire safety measures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fires TH Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: How To ... 239304 2025-06-22T09:00:19.937611 text/html 219918 2024-10-23T02:43:20 text/html 756613 2025-06-22T09:00:25.660625 application/epub+zip 754672 2025-06-22T09:00:20.901677 application/epub+zip 184094 2025-06-22T09:00:20.402654 application/epub+zip 822962 2025-06-22T09:00:29.062577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 781038 2025-06-22T09:00:25.143594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216664 2022-08-25T06:48:08.554168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203608 2023-09-24T05:48:53.389206 text/plain 183746 2024-10-23T02:43:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15618 2025-06-22T09:00:29.213589 application/rdf+xml 24045 2025-06-22T09:00:20.513643 image/jpeg 2656 2025-06-22T09:00:20.459623 image/jpeg 929539 2025-06-22T09:00:19.992619 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