Project Gutenberg 2022-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 143 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore Cousin Lucy at Play By the Author of the Rollo Books $aUnited States :$bClark, Austin & Smith,$c1841,pubdate 1857. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Cousin Lucy at Play" by Jacob Abbott is a children's book written in the mid-19th century. This story centers around the characters Lucy and her brother Royal as they engage in imaginative play and learning activities intended for children recovering from illness. The book is set up in a way that it aims to entertain and educate young readers, making it particularly appealing to children and their parents. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to a special "marble box" that Lucy's mother creates for both Lucy and Royal to use during times of convalescence. This box is filled with books and playthings, designated for their use only when they are feeling unwell. The narrative unfolds with scenes depicting the children's excitement and curiosity as they prepare the box, adhering to the rules laid out by their mother. The opening portion highlights not only the playfulness of Lucy and Royal but also introduces educational elements about the importance of creative playscapes for children, particularly during their recovery from sickness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20150703032704abbott 1841 US Reading ease score: 88.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Amusements -- Juvenile fiction Games -- Juvenile fiction Reading -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 240420 2025-06-27T03:50:54.587841 text/html 217183 2024-10-18T20:35:56 text/html 1650354 2025-06-27T03:50:59.299780 application/epub+zip 1647829 2025-06-27T03:50:55.568793 application/epub+zip 168045 2025-06-27T03:50:55.024836 application/epub+zip 1717290 2025-06-27T03:51:01.972773 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1691253 2025-06-27T03:50:58.763809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212423 2022-09-30T12:48:44.756456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211296 2025-06-27T03:50:54.068858 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 191361 2024-10-18T20:35:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17725 2025-06-27T03:51:02.102783 application/rdf+xml 18989 2025-06-27T03:50:55.122807 image/jpeg 3118 2025-06-27T03:50:55.074798 image/jpeg 1880816 2025-06-27T03:50:54.632847 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