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    A Little Pretty Pocket-book
    A Little Pretty Pocket-book
    A Little Pretty Pocket-book
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    A Little Pretty Pocket-book

    By John Newbery

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    A Little Pretty Pocket-Book is a children's book written by John Newbery. It is commonly thought to be the first children's book ever made, and provides a code of conduct for boys and girls in different social settings.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigiCat
    Release dateMay 29, 2022
    ISBN8596547023524
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      A Little Pretty Pocket-book - John Newbery

      John Newbery

      A Little Pretty Pocket-book

      EAN 8596547023524

      DigiCat, 2022

      Contact: DigiCat@okpublishing.info

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      to Little Master Tommy

      to Pretty Miss Polly

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      Chuck-Farthing

      Flying the Kite

      Dancing round the May-Pole

      Marbles

      Hoop and Hide

      Thread the Needle

      Fishing

      Blindman's Buff

      Shuttle Cock

      King I Am

      Peg-Farthing

      Knock out and Span

      Hop, Step, and Jump

      Boys and Girls come out to Play

      I sent a Letter to my Love

      Pitch and Hussel

      Cricket

      Stool-Ball

      Swimming

      Base-Ball

      Trap-Ball

      Tip-Cat

      Fives

      Leap-Frog

      Birds-Nesting

      Train-Banding

      All the Birds in the Air

      Hop-Hat

      Shooting

      Hop-Scotch

      Who will play at my Squares?

      Riding

      The Alphabet

      The Wolf and the Kid

      The Husbandman and the Stork

      The Shepherd's Boy

      Mercury and the Woodman

      to Sir

      to Madam

      Prayers

      Asking a Blessing

      Reading

      Charity

      I. Spring

      II. Summer

      III. Autumn

      IV. Winter

      Time's address to Plutus and Cupid

      Select Proverbs for the use of Children

      Rules for Behaviour in Children

      Mixt Precepts

      Containing One Hundred and Sixty three Rules for Children's Behaviour

      At the Meeting House

      At Home

      At the Table

      In Company

      In Discourse

      At the School

      When Abroad

      Among other Children

      Other Books

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