ELEMENTARY NATURE STUDY 



Abbott's A Boy on a Farm . . . .45 cents 



Two stories by Jacob Abbott, revised, and in new and attractive form. 

 They are admirably suited for young readers. The illustrations are 

 numerous and pleasing. 



Bartlett's Animals at Home . . . .45 cents 



The object of these stories is to arouse the interest of children in certain 

 representative individual animals, and by so doing to awaken a love for 

 Natural History in general. The illustrations are attractive and true to life. 



Bradish's Stories of Country Life . . .40 cents 



These recollections of a childhood spent on a northwestern farm aim 

 to emphasize the attractiveness of life in the country, and to add to 

 its charm by awakening an intelligent interest in its many activities. 



Dana's Plants and Their Children . . .65 cents 



A series of easy lessons on the wonders of Plant I^ife, as entertaining for 

 children as stories. These studies in nature are not only interesting 

 and instructive in themselves, but they teach the child to see, to think, 

 and to observe for himself. 



Holder's Stories of Animal Life . . .60 cents 



This book is intended to serve either as a first book on Zoology or 

 as a supplementary reader. The author has aimed to create in young 

 students an 'enthusiastic interest in Nature Study by presenting some of 

 the most remarkable phases of animal life. 



Kelly's Short Stories of Our Shy Neighbors . 50 cents 



This book furnishes children with entertaining and instructive reading in 

 the field of Natural History. It tells about the living creatures that dwell 

 near us and yet are oftentimes strangers. It does this in the form of 

 stories, written in a pleasing and attractive style, and copiously illustrated. 



Monteith's Some Useful Animals . . .50 cents 



The subjects here treated assist both in Nature Study and in learning to 

 read. The moral lessons derived from the actions of animals are vivid 

 and engaging, and much useful and interesting information is imparted. 



Needham's Outdoor Studies .... 40 cents 



This book is suitable for pupils in the intermediate or grammar grades. 

 May be used as a guide for field work as well as a reader in Nature 

 Study, and it will pave the way for more advanced text-book study and 

 for laboratory work in the higher grades. 



Pyle's Stories of Humble Friends . . .50 cents 



These stories are about animals and birds familiar to the children. They 

 are simple in style and sympathetic in treatment. The many pictures, 

 drawn by the author, are vividly illustrative of the incidents described. 



Stokes s Ten Common Trees .... 40 cents 



A series of simple nature lessons for young children, familiarly treating 

 and giving a few definite impressions of what trees are and how they live. 



AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY 



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