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The birthday gift

The birthday gift

Parley, Peter

Paperback

General World HistoryTeaching Instruction

ISBN10: 9353706645
ISBN13: 9789353706647
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 266
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A small gift can shape a life. Peter Parley turns a birthday into a quietly gripping lesson in how choices, not possessions, make a home. It begins with a birthday. Written as classic juvenile fiction and a moral tale for children, The Birthday Gift follows the emotional logic every child understands: wanting, receiving, and learning what to do next. With a steady, kindly voice, Parley explores birthday gift giving as a chance to practise gratitude and kindness, and to discover the generosity moral lesson at the heart of family and community. The plain storytelling makes it ideal for a bedtime read aloud, while the questions it naturally raises suit a homeschool literature study. A landmark of early American children's literature that remained popular into the Victorian era, this public domain children's book reflects the period's faith in stories as character-shaping tools, and it sits comfortably within any Peter Parley stories collection. Goodrich, the educator and publisher behind the Peter Parley name, helped define nineteenth-century reading for the young, balancing story pleasure with moral clarity. The result is succinct, accessible prose that invites conversation and reflection. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual readers, it is a brisk, warm-hearted read; for classic-literature collectors, it offers the charm of a Victorian era children's book and the appeal of an illustrated classic edition sensibility.

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