The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides by Robert Shaler
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"The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides" by Robert Shaler is a children's adventure story written in the early 20th century. The book follows the Oakvale Troop of Boy Scouts, particularly the characters Hugh, Alec, Tom, Arthur, and Billy, as they take on responsibilities at the County Fair, aiming to assist visitors and showcase their scouting skills. At the start of the story, the boys are excitedly discussing the upcoming County Fair
while returning from fishing. As they approach their town, they discover through a poster that the fair promises various attractions, including an aëroplane show. Then, they receive news that their troop has been asked to manage part of the fair by acting as guides and providing first aid, which excites them greatly. This opening also introduces the characters' backgrounds as dedicated scouts, alluding to their past heroic deeds and the dynamics within the troop, setting the stage for their upcoming challenges and adventures at the fair. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Shaler, Robert |
|---|---|
| Title | The Boy Scouts as County Fair Guides |
| Credits |
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Rick Morris and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Boy Scouts -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Mystery and detective stories |
| Subject | Fairs -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 49798 |
| Release Date | Aug 28, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 343 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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