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There were more initials carved in side, another big H. Understood Betsy has delighted generations of young readers since it was first published by Henry Holt and Company in 1917. But what will life at the Putney farm truly have in store for Betsy? (Summary by Twinkle88)Īdditional characters voiced by Andrew Gaunce, April H, Carol Pelster, Dave Aery, David Purdy, Drue, Greg Giordano, Jake Malizia, Joanna Michal Hoyt, Laura Riley, Lauren-Emma Blake, Michelle Purdy, thestorygirl, ToddHW, and Zach HoytĪudio edited by Erin Stone, Guster, KevinS, KHand, MaybeCordelia, and Mira WilliamsĪdditional proof-listening by likagorskaia, rraudales, and YANGXUįor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit . Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher Previous Chapter Next Chapter Chapter V - What Grade is Betsy After the singing the teacher gave Elizabeth Ann a pile of schoolbooks, some paper, some pencils, and a pen, and told her to set her desk in order. such a dilemma Children can readily relate to Betsy who is a real girl in a real world where fortune seems to direct her life. When one of the aunts comes back and wants to take Betsy back to the city. Though the book can be read purely for pleasure, it also describes a schoolhouse which is run much in the style of the Montessori method, and. Betsy learns all about the farm and making butter and applesauce and dearly loves her new life. Dorothy Canfield Fisher's best-known work today, a children's book about a little orphaned girl who is sent to live with her cousins in Vermont. Sickly and sheltered, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann is horrified to hear she must be sent away to live with the 'Putney cousins.' According to Aunt Harriet, these mysterious relations are cold-hearted, stiff-necked, as well as heavy-handed when it comes to the delegation of children's chores. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category.

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