Exploring Nature 

 With Your Child 



AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ENJOYMENT 

 AND UNDERSTANDING OF NATURE FOR ALL 



Gives Clear, Interesting 

 Answers to Thousands of 

 Questions Like: 



How does a bird fly? 

 Are birds good fathers? 



What are the ABC's of: bird 

 watching? 



Can animals sense tear in a 

 human being? 



Do squirrels dig up all the 

 nuts they bury? 



What is a platypus? 

 How big is an elephant? 

 Do porcupines shoot quills? 

 What animal flies by radar? 

 Do goats eat tin cans? 

 How do fishes breathe? 



Why are goldfish golden? 



What is the best way to 

 keep an aquarium? 



How does the chameleon 

 change color? 



Which snakes are deadly? 



What is life like in an ant 

 colony? a beehive? 



How can I start a butterfly 

 collection? 



Do bees die after they 

 sting? 



Are spiders good mothers? 

 What is a larva? a pupa? 

 What is chlorophyll? 



What plants are easiest for 

 a child to grow? 



How can I recognize the 

 wildflowers and trees? 



Why do leaves change color 

 and fall? 



What are the oldest trees 

 on earth? 



What makes stars twinkle? 

 Is there life on Mars? 

 What causes night and day? 

 Why do we have seasons? 

 What causes eclipses? 

 How hot is the sun? 

 Are flying saucers real? 



What causes wind rain- 

 sleet hail snow thun- 

 der lightning? 



How can we predict the 

 weather? 



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I he author, Dorothy Edwards Shut- 

 tlesworth (pictured with her son and 

 daughter), has a brilliant back- 

 ground for taking you adventuring 

 through Nature with your child. She 

 was the founder, and editor for 

 19 years, of the highly successful 

 Junior Natural History Magazine, 

 published by New York City's 

 world-famous American Museum of 

 Natural History. Still a contributing 

 editor of the magazine, she has 

 been corresponding with children all 

 over the country, and has acquired 

 a keen insight into their interests 

 and needs concerning Nature. 



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