CONTENTS. 



LESSON PAGE 



1. Eyes and No Eyes .... Mrs. Bdrbaiild. 5 



2. A Busy Skeleton n 



3. Jewel-makers and Island Builders ..... 18 



4. Among the Shells ........ 23 



5. The Clam 26 



6. The Clam's Shell 32 



7. Some Uses of Clams . . . . . . . -35 



8. The Oyster 38 



9. Oyster-catching ....... -44 



10. Pearls and Pearl-makers ....... 48 



11. The Snail . .53 



12. The Snail's Gay Relations . . . . . .57 



13. Living Pinchers . . . . . . . .62 



14. Crabs .65 



15. Leeuwenhoek ......... 67 



16. Spiders 70 



17. Miss Spider's Wedding Breakfast . . Miss Barr. 76 



18. Among the Insects ........ 76 



19. A Musical Burglar 83 



20. To a Mosquito Bryant. 88 



21. The House Cricket . . . Rennie and West-wood. 89 



22. Crickets of the Field . . . Rennie and Weshvood. 91 



23. Busy Bees . . . . . . . . .92 



24. A Nice Little Housekeeper . Jenny and the Insects. 101 



25. Butterflies and Moths 108 



26. The Silk-worm . . . . . . . . .112 



27. Facts About Insects 116 



28. Among the Fishes . . . . .-.-. . .124 



29. Roman Fish Ponds .... Rev. W. Houghton. 132 



30. "! Go A Fishing" 135 



31. Another View of Fishing ....... 139 



32 Toads and Frogs ........ 140 



33. Snakes 145 



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