PUBLISHER'S NOTE 



Leading superintendents of schools and teachers 

 iave been pointing out that in "Wild Life Near 

 Home," by Dallas Lore Sharp, there is much 

 valuable supplementary reading for schools, and 

 no less an authority than Mr. John Burroughs, 

 in his recent article in the "Atlantic Monthly" 

 entitled "Real and Sham Natural History," 

 made the statement that "of all the nature 

 books of recent years, I look upon Mr. Sharp's 

 as the best." 



The present volume will be found to contain 

 carefully selected chapters from "Wild Life," 

 arranged with special reference to nature study 

 in the schools, where it is hoped that it will be- 

 come popular with both teachers and pupils. 



October 15, 1903 



