White Tail the Deer's Adventures

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, George Ethelbert, 1865-1941

Contributor:

Prittie, Edwin John, 1879-1963

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"White Tail the Deer's Adventures" by George Ethelbert Walsh is a children's adventure book written in the early 20th century. It follows the character White Tail, a young deer, as he embarks on a series of trials and challenges while learning the ways of the forest and confronting various obstacles that test his courage and skills. The narrative is imbued with themes of leadership, growth, and the laws governing the animal kingdom. At the start of the story, White Tail is growing strong and eager to learn from his father, Father Buck. Together, they visit Stepping Stone brook, where White Tail is eager to prove himself by making a jump that signifies the potential to lead their herd. With supportive encouragement from Father Buck, White Tail makes the leap successfully, establishing a mark that symbolizes his growing capabilities. However, the tone shifts when Father Buck, revealing his own shortcomings due to age, recognizes that he will soon be unable to lead, sparking a sense of responsibility in White Tail as he grapples with the transition of leadership within the herd. The opening portion sets up the relationship between the characters and the challenges White Tail will face as he prepares to take on greater responsibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 91.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Release date is 2018-08-25