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Follow Rollo, and his friends, on their many adventures. You will have fun learning about subjects such as ethics, history, science, friendship and family. He will take you on adventures around the block, and around the globe

Rollo's Experiments is a children's book written by Jacob Abbott and published in 1839. The book follows the adventures of Rollo, a curious and adventurous young boy, as he conducts various experiments and explores the world around him. Through Rollo's experiences, Abbott teaches... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...mined to do it. "Then," said he, "I shall never be out of money, and that will be excellent." His father told him that he must make a small cleft in the bark and wood, with a chisel and mallet, and then drive the cent in, edgewise, a little way.So Rollo got his... Read Full Overview

Rollo's Experiments is a children's book written by Jacob Abbott. The book is part of a series that follows the adventures of a young boy named Rollo. In this particular book, Rollo is curious about the world around him and decides to conduct a series of experiments to learn... Read Full Overview

One day, when Rollo was about seven years old, he was sitting upon the steps of the door, and he heard a noise in the street, as of some sort of carriage approaching. A moment afterwards, a carryall came in sight. It drove up to the front gate, and stopped. Rollo's father and... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) was an American writer of children €(TM)s books. He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. His Rollo Books, such as Rollo at Work... Read Full Overview

"Rollo's Experiments" from Jacob Abbott. American writer of children's books (1803-1879).

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Rollo's Experiments is a children's book written by Jacob Abbott and first published in 1839. The book follows the adventures of Rollo, a young boy who is curious about the world around him and loves to conduct experiments. Throughout the book, Rollo tries out various experiments... Read Full Overview