CONTENTS 



Page 



Purpose and Plan of the Course xi 



Suggestions to the Teacher xiv 



The Child of Nine xvi 



The Memory Work xix 



Books for the Teacher xxi 



Part I 

 THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE 



Lesson 



I Beauty in God's World : The Clouds . 3 



II Earth's Garment of Green 10 



III The Blossoming Plants 18 



IV Plants Sowing their Seeds 26 



V The Trees 34 



VI How Plants Live Together ....'. 42 



VII The Earth Our Storehouse 51 



Part II 



ANIMALS AND INSECTS 



VIII The Ants . . . , 61 



IX The Spider 70 



X The Bees 78 



XI Moths and Butterflies 87 



XII Toads, Bats and Owls 97 



. XIII Humble Helpers 106 



XIV The Birds 114 



XV Animal Friends 122 



XVI The Dog 131 



XVII Beavers 140 



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