Exploring Nature 

 With Your Child 



By DOROTHY EDWARDS SHUTTLESWORTH 



Founder, Junior Natural History Magazine 

 of the American Museum of Natural History 



HERE is a unique and fascinating guide to 

 Nature for parents and children. If you 

 have a child aged four to fourteen and want 

 to help him or yourself to understand and 

 enjoy the countless wonders of Nature all 

 about you, this exciting book will show you 

 the way quickly, easily, and delightfully. Over 

 100 true-to-life illustrations by outstanding 

 artists and photographers make Nature's story 

 doubly clear and dramatic throughout. 



It doesn't matter what part of Nature ap- 

 peals to you most this book takes you out 

 exploring them all, in the park, in the country, 

 at the zoo or museum, or simply by looking 

 at the weather or the skies. It tells you in 

 advance the questions a child will ask and 

 shows you how to answer them so they make 

 sense. It gives you ideas for trips and excur- 

 sions, rewarding nature hobbies you can share 

 with your child, and nature stories that chil- 

 dren love to hear, and in many other ways 

 furnishes inspiration and incentive for you to 

 form closer bonds with your child through 

 Nature, and enrich both your lives. 



This book tells you and your child what 

 you should know about animals, tame and 

 wild. From the house cat to the camel, the 

 lamb to the lion, the canary to the eagle, the 

 animals that interest a child are described here 

 how they behave, what they eat, and their 

 fascinating oddities. You are introduced to the 

 pleasurable hobby of bird watching and told 

 how to recognize birds by their appearance 

 and songs, and how to attract them to your 

 home. You are given interesting information 

 galore to answer such inevitable questions as 

 "How do birds fly?", "Can a squirrel ever find 

 the nuts it buries?", "Can animals talk?", 

 "What is the difference between a rabbit and 

 a hare?", and many, many more. 



Snakes get their due here. In these pages 

 your child and vou will discover how a snake 



