Index 



ACORN, 346, 347 



Adder's tongues, 318 



African violets, how to grow, 311 



Alligators, 220 



Altair, 414 



Anaconda, 205 



Anemone, 318 



Animal lotto, 135 



Animal stamps, 136 



Animal tracks 



collecting, 89 



identifying, 86-88 

 Ant cows, 256 

 Ant lion, 275 

 Antares, 415 



Antennae of the insect, 237 

 Ants 



care of, 257 



collecting, 256 



colonies, 253 



warriors, 255 

 Apes, 118 

 Aphids,256 

 Apple trees, 373 

 Aquarium 



for amphibians, 231 



for water insects, 273 



how to keep, 172 

 Aquarius, 416 

 Arcturus, 414 

 Aries, 416 

 Ash trees, 359, 360 

 Asteroids, 399 

 Asters, 329 

 Atomic energy and the sun, 408 



BABY BIRDS, 46-48 



hummingbirds, 57 



orphan, how to care for, 65, 66 



robins, 52 



Bachelor's-buttons, 302 

 Back swimmer, 271 



Bald eagles, 64 

 Baltimore orioles, 58 

 Bats, 133 



Beaks of birds, 27, 28 

 Bears, 110-112 



in the zoo, 127 

 Beavers, 102-104 

 Beech trees, 358, 359 

 Beehive, life in, 262 

 Bees, 260-263 

 Beetles, 249-253 

 Begonias, how to grow, 311 

 Betelgeuse, 415 

 Big Dipper. 41 1,413 

 Big Dog stars, 41 5 

 Birch trees, 361, 362 

 Bird bath, 37 



Bird calendar, how to keep, 36 

 Bird calls, 39-41 



chickens, 68 



goldfinches, 56 



jays, 54 



turkeys, 69 

 Bird house, 42, 43 

 Bird walks, 50-52 

 Bird watching, 49 

 Birds as pets, 67 

 Black widow spider, 280 

 Black-eyed Susan, 324 

 Boa constrictor, 205 

 Bobcats, 114 

 Broncho, 154 

 Buds of the tree, 340 

 Bugs, 233 



Bulbs, how to grow, 309, 310 

 Bullfrog, 224 

 Bumblebee, 261 

 Buttercups, 324 

 Butterflies, 239-242 



collecting of, 245 



how to catch, 247 



mounting, 248 

 Butterfly net, 246 

 Button-ball tree, 351 



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