The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter
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"The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin" by Beatrix Potter is a children's book written and illustrated in 1903. The story follows an impertinent red squirrel named Nutkin who, along with his family, visits Owl Island each autumn to gather nuts. While the other squirrels politely bring gifts to the island's owner, the formidable owl Old Brown, Nutkin dances about singing riddles and refusing to work. Day after day, Nutkin's reckless behavior grows bolder,
testing the owl's patience. His impudence leads to a dangerous confrontation that will change him forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Squirrel_Nutkin |
| Credits |
Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Emmy and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Squirrels -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 14872 |
| Release Date | Feb 2, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1635 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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