PRESS NOTICES. 



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" Thouj^li claimina: scientifle accu- 

 racy, the work is colloquial in its style, 

 and clear, concise and attractive in its 

 method." — American Queen. 



Capitally Illiisf rated. 



"The hook is well supplied with fine 

 engravings."— iV. Y. Obserccr. 



"The illustrations, 140 in nxiniber, 

 were prepared expresacly for the work, 

 are finely engraved, and are a j?reat aid to 

 a clearer understanding of the text." — 

 P.iiladelpliia Ecening Call, 



"The illustrations are a noteworthy 

 feature of the book. Many of tlu'iii are 

 admirable illustrations of their suhjrcts, 

 while to these have been addeii a numix'r 

 of comical adaptations from the pencil of 

 Mr. Dan Beard."— i//!tsfrafccZ Christian 

 Weekly, N. Y. 



"Enricherl with MO illustrations from 

 nature beautifully eii;.'raved, and is in 

 small quarto foriii, handsomely printed 

 and elegantly bound." — Boston Home 

 Journal. 



"Abundantly illustrated and full of 

 entertainment and instruction."— JVii/o- 

 detphia Times. 



" A handsome and well printed book, 

 which cannot but prove attractive to all 

 students of natural history in its more 

 familiar aspi'cis."— Boston, Saturdaij 

 Ecening Gazette, 



"Mr. Dan Beard has brightened it 

 by a great many comical adaptations 

 Lkctclilng spiders, ants, and other 73/-<())i- 

 iitis ri'rto)uv in keeping with his facetious 

 conception of their characters ; while the 

 matter-of-fact natural history drawings 

 (of marked excellence) are "by Mr. Kd- 

 WAED Sheppard and Mr. Frank Stout" 

 [after the author's sketches frou) nature]. 

 — Boston Literary World. 



" The illustrations form not the least 

 attractive feature. These are very nu- 

 merous, about 150 in all, all new, and 

 drawn especially for this work." — .Sci- 

 ence. 



Worth Having or Giviufj. 



" Likely to be among- the mo«t wel- 

 come productions in popular literature." 

 — Fliikuhipltia Public Ledger. 



".A. book of rare interest.'"— iV. Y. 

 Obsei ver. 



■"We wisli that our farmers wlio r. re 

 giving their sons a Christmas iiresent 

 would choose this b(»>k. It would help 

 them to see many things to which they 

 may now be blind." — Presbyterian, Phila- 

 delphia. 



'The book is a beautiful one, and 

 would make a charming present to one of 

 scientific tastes." — Chicago Advance. 



"The book is of a liigrh order, and is 

 a praiseworthy effort to interest the 

 young in a noble and elevating science." 

 — l7( icago Journal. 



"Heartily recommended to the at- 

 tention of all who are themselves inter- 

 ested in natural history or are seeking 

 some means of interesting young friends 

 in this subject."— Porfiawd Press, Jle. 



" Not only a book for Christmas 

 time ; its charm and its value will not be 

 diminished by the change of seasons." — 

 National Bapitist. 



"We have not seen any book this 

 season more worthy to be put into the 

 hands of an intelligent youth, or indeed 

 of any one who is interested in the direct 

 and face-to-face study of nature."— iWtts- 

 f rated Christian Weekly. 



" Scientifieally aecm-ate niid in- 

 structive, wliile amusing and delijrlitl'ully 

 intci'csting in style, it is a very valuable 

 book and one that should be widely read." 

 —Journaland Courier, New Haven.Conn. 



"These leaves from the note-book 

 of a true naturalist and clever writer 

 should find many readers."— ^ftany 

 Evening Journal. 



" The scientific accuracy, the good 

 illustrations and simple descriptions 

 make it a valuable book for amateurs 

 and a good book of reference for ad- 

 vanced students in that department of 

 natural history."Springflcld Republi- 

 can. 



