The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug
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Arthur Scott Bailey >> The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug
GROSSET & DUNLAP, _Publishers_, NEW YORK
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THE LITTLE WASHINGTONS
SERIES
Handsomely Bound. Colored Wrappers. Illustrated.
For Children 6 to 12 Years
This series presents early American history in a manner that impresses
the young readers. George and Martha Washington Parke, two young
descendants of the famous General Washington, follow in play, the life
of the great American.
THE LITTLE WASHINGTONS
Their thrilling battles and expeditions generally end in "punishment"
lessons read by Mrs. Parke from the "Life of Washington." The culprits
listen intently, for this reading generally gives them new ideas for
further games of Indian warfare and Colonists battles.
THE LITTLE WASHINGTONS' RELATIVES
The Davis children visit the Parke home and join zealously in the games
of playing George Washington. So zealously, in fact, that little Jim
almost loses his scalp.
THE LITTLE WASHINGTONS' TRAVELS
The children wage a fierce battle upon the roof of a hotel in New York
City. Then, visiting the Davis home in Philadelphia, the patriotic
Washingtons vanquish the Hessians on a battle-field in the empty lot
back of the Davis property.
THE LITTLE WASHINGTONS AT SCHOOL
After the school-house battle the Washingtons discover a band of gypsies
camping near their homes and incidentally they recover a stolen horse
which the gypsies had taken from a farmer.
THE LITTLE WASHINGTONS' HOLIDAYS
They spend a pleasant summer on adjoining farms in Vermont. During a
voyage they try to capture a "frigate" but little Jim is caught and
about to be punished by the Captain when his confederates save him.
THE LITTLE WASHINGTONS; FARMERS
Nero, the donkey, had never heard of George Washington, and so the game
the children had planned after reading the story of the General's life
on his farm turned out to be quite a different game altogether.
Grosset & Dunlap, _Publishers_, New York