Jacob Abbott
2) Cleopatra
4) Georgie
American author Jacob Abbott revolutionized juvenile fiction in the 1800s with his unprecedentedly successful Rollo series of chapter books. In this volume of the series, our young hero Rollo forms a strong bond with a chronically ill neighbor boy, Georgie.
From the creator of the popular Rollo series of books for younger readers, Caleb in the Country is designed for boys and girls who are just beginning to navigate chapter books, either being read to or reading on their own. In this volume of the series, a young, insatiably curious boy named Caleb explores the wonders of the rural countryside.
Despite some political turmoil and upheaval linked to ongoing conflict in the clash between Protestantism and Catholicism, the rule of Charles II, who reigned from 1660-1685, was largely a happy time for the kingdom of England, Scotland and Ireland. This exhaustive account of the life and contributions of Charles II provides a probing look at the king, who was a much more complex figure than his moniker The Merry Monarch may suggest.