CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER FAGB 



Introduction — By Dr. J. P. Gordy vii 



I. What is Nature Study? I 



II. "Vat For Ish Dat ? " 19 



III. Winning Love for Nature Study 35 



IV. Correlating Nature Study 49 



V. " Keeping Them Down " 69 



VI. Why No Schedules for Nature Study 75 



VII. What I Do Care For 89 



VIII. Love of Nature and the Love of Mother .... 93 



IX. Science Is Not All 99 



X. " What Did You Get ? " 103 



XL Commonplace Nature 107 



XII. Vice Versa 109 



XIII. Plant Life 115 



XIV. School Gardens : 123 



XV. The Microscope in Nature Study 129 



XVI. Nature Study in -the Autumn 137 



XVII. A Plea for Walking 141 



XVIII. Outings 149 



XIX. Give the Young Observers a Choice 157 



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