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These leaflets are designed to suggest meafis and methods by tvhich 

 teachers may interest children in nature-study. The ultimate object 

 of our tvork is to iyiculcate a love for country life, and this can best 

 be dojie by i7iteresti?ig the comiyig generation in country things. 

 The teacher will also find 7iature- study to be directly valuable as a 

 fnea?is of education, or trai^iiiig the mind of the child. We want 

 your full co-operatio7i and your unreserved criticism. A7iy com- 

 municatio7i which you may send to us will receive prompt and 

 direct attention : 



The following leaflets have been issued to aid teachers in the public 

 schools in presenti7ig 7iature-study subjects to the scholars at odd 

 times : 



1. How a squash plant gets out of the seed. 



2. How a ca7idle burns. 

 ^. Four apple twigs. 



^. A children s garden. For the pupils. 

 5". Some tent-makers. 



6. What is nature-study f 



7. Hints on ryiaking collections of insects, 



8. The leaves and acorns of our common oaks, 

 g. The life-history of the toad. 



10. The birds and I. 



IT. Life in a7i aquarium. 



12. How the trees look in winter. 



Bulletin 759 gives a ge?ieral review of the Cornell Agriailtural 

 Extensio7i Work. 



These will be sent free to all e7igaged i7i teaching in the public 

 schools of the State of New York. 



Address^ 



Bureau of N attire- Study, 



College of Agriculture, 



Ithaca, N. K 



