Rollo's Philosophy. [Air]

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Rollo's Philosophy. [Air]

by Jacob Abbott

EN·~3 hours·19 chapters

Chapters

19 total

ROLLO'S PHILOSOPHY. [AIR.]

0:01

THE ROLLO SERIES IS COMPOSED OF FOURTEEN VOLUMES, VIZ

0:23

A NEW EDITION, REVISED BY THE AUTHOR.

0:15

PREFACE.

1:42

CONTENTS.

0:23

the ROLLO PHILOSOPHY

0:01

AIR.

0:00

CHAPTER I. LOST IN THE SNOW.

9:49

CHAPTER II. FLYING.

19:41

CHAPTER III. VALVE MAKING.

10:33

Description

The Rollo series invites children into a world where everyday adventures become lessons in thinking and observation. Each volume tackles a different theme, and in this installment the focus turns to the invisible forces of air. Through lively dialogue and hands‑on experiments, listeners are encouraged to ask “why?” and discover how the world moves around them.

The story opens with Rollo, his sister Lucy, and his brother Nathan setting out on a spring sled expedition across a hard snow crust. As they trek beyond familiar paths, they pause beside a frozen spring, sparking questions about how wind, pressure and even balloons work. Simple tasks like building a valve or watching a balloon rise turn the snowy landscape into a classroom. Along the way, the narrator weaves clear explanations that blend curiosity with gentle philosophy, making scientific ideas feel natural and fun.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (175K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2008-04-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott

1803–1879

A hugely popular 19th-century American writer, he helped shape children's literature with stories and biographies meant to teach as well as entertain. His books reached generations of young readers through the beloved Rollo series and many lively histories.

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