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Bailey — " The Nature-Study Idea." Hodge — " Nature-Study and 

 Life." James—" Talks to Teachers." White—" Natural History 

 of Selborne." Jefferies— " The Life of the Fields." Thoreau 

 "Walden." Burroughs — "A Year in the Fields." Gibson — 

 " Sharp Eyes." Sharp—" Wild Life Near Home." 



Stamford, Conn. E. F. Bigelow. 



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Hodge—" Nature-Study and Life." Beal— " Seed Dispersal." 

 Chapman—" Bird Life." Atkinson — " First Studies of Plant Life." 

 Matthews — " Field Book of Wild Birds and their Music;" " Field 

 Book of American Wild Flowers." Gibson — " My Study Neighbors;" 

 " Sharp Eyes." Weed — " Nature Biographies." Jordan & Kellogg — 

 " Animal Life." 



Boys' High School, Brooklyn, N. V. A. J. Grout. 



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There are so many books on nature-study that it is rather difficult 

 to choose ten which are absolutely the best. I shall divide them into 

 two distinct groups — the first set including those suitable for primary 

 readers: 



Wilson — " Nature-Study in Elementary Schools." Nelson — 

 "Second Science Reader." Beal— " Seed Dispersal." Needham — 

 " Out-Door Study." Bamford — "My Land and Water Friends." 



The second group for more advanced readers is as follows: 

 Hodge — •' Nature-Study and Life." Blanchan- " Nature's Garden;" 

 " Bird Neighbors." Holland— "Butterfly Book." Marshall- 

 " Mushroom Book." ( )f course there are a number of others which 

 I consider almost if not quite as good as these. The many good 

 leaflets from Hampton, Cornell, Minnesota and other institutions 

 should not be ignored, as they are more or less valuable. 



Tuskegee Institute. G. W. Carver. 



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I am sending a list of ten books which I find most valuable to me. 

 You will understand, however, that my work is more largely school 

 gardening work, and is closely connected with very practical nature- 



