Index 



U47 



RABBITS, 99 



Raccoons, 107 



Radishes in the garden, 313 



Rain, 425, 427 



Rain gauge, how to make, 440 



Rainbow, 425 



Rattlesnakes, 202-205 



Ravens, 66 



Red eft, 229 



Redwood tree, 371 



Reptiles, 196 



Rhinoceros, 122 



Rhubarb in the garden, 313 



Ring around the moon, 425 



Robins, 52 



Root-system of the tree, 344 



willows, 357 

 Roses, 307 

 Ruminants, 158 



SAGITTARIUS, 416 



St. Bernard, 143 



Salamanders, 228 



Salmon, 178 



Saturn, 396 



Scorpio, 416 



Sea anemones, 189 



Sea cow, 187 



Sea lions, 132 



Seahorses, 181 



Seals, 132 



Seasons, change of, 394, 395 



Seeds 



flowers, how they start, 295, 296 



how scattered, 298 



maple trees, 350 



poppies, 306 



trees, planting of, 378 



willow trees, 356 

 Seeing Eye dogs, 144 

 Sequoia trees, 370 

 Sharks, 183 

 Sheep, 160 

 Shellfish, 189 

 Shells as a hobby, 194 

 Shelters for birds, 37 

 Shiner, 174 

 Shocking fish, 182 

 Shooting stars, 420 

 Shrubs, 373 

 Siamese cat, 150 

 Silkworms, 243 

 Sirius, 415 

 Sitting on eggs, 46 



robins, 52 

 Skunks, 109 

 Sky, observing of, 382 



Sleet. 429 



Snails, 188 



Snake collecting, 210 



Snake plants, how to grow, 311 



Snakes, 195 



as pets, 211 

 Snow, 428 

 Solar system, 382 

 Songs of birds, 39-42 



canary, 80 



mockingbird, 60 



sparrow, 53 



whippoorwill, 61 

 Southern Cross, 419 

 Sparrows, 53 

 Spatter prints, 376 

 Spawning migrations, 171 

 Spectroscope, 417 

 Speed of birds in migration, 34 

 Spiders, 279-285 

 Sponges, 187 

 Spring peepen, 224, 225 

 Spruce trees, 365-367 

 Squirrels, 97-99 

 Staghorn sumac, 374 

 Star gazer fish, 182 

 Stars, 380 



constellations, 411-414 



differing from planets, 386 



fixed, 409 



Milky Way, 418 



North Star, 410 



summer stars, 414 



sun, 405-409 



study ing of, 417 



winter stars, 415 

 Sting of the bee, 260 

 Storks, 78 

 Sumac, 374, 375 

 Summer stars, 414 

 Sun, 405-409 



drawing water, 426 

 Sun dance of the turkey, 70 

 Sun showers, 428 

 Sun-watching, 409 

 Sunfish, 174, 177 

 Sunflowers, 329-331 

 Sunspots, 406 

 Swans, 74 



Sweet potatoes as plants, 312 

 Swimming process of fish, 166-168 

 Sycamore trees, 350-352 



TADPOLE, growth of, 223 

 Talking sounds of mammals, 91 93 



cats, 149 



cattle, 158 



