40 MINERALS, EOCKS, AXD GEOLOGY. 



BOOKS ON MINERALS AND GEOLOGY. 



1. Shaler's First Book of Geology— D. C. Heath & Co SLIO 



2. Geikie's Elementary Lessons in Physical Geography — llacllillan (fcCo... 1.00 



3. Geikie's Study of Geography — MacMillan & Co 65 



4. Crosby's Common Minerals and Eocks— D. C. Heath & Co 65 



5. Clapp's Observation Lessons on Minerals — D. C. Heath & Co 30 



6. Kingsley's Town Geology — MacMillan & Co 65 



7. Kingsleys Madam How and Lady Why — MacMillan & Co 65 



No. 1 treats of the world as a workshop, describes processes, tells how 

 soil is made, how valleys are worn, how coal is formed, how fossils are 

 deposited. It tells the story of the life of the earth. 



In No. 2 Dr. Geikie tells the story of the life of the earth, and in No. 3 

 tells how to study this story out of doors, as well as in the school-room. 



No. 4 treats of the properties and distinguishing characteristics of 

 common minerals and rocks. 



No. 5 describes the plan, followed very successfully in a Boston gi-am- 

 mar school, for studying minerals. 



No. 6 discusses the story and study of minerals of economic import- 

 ance — coal, marble, brick, granite. 



In No. 7 the children are taken out of doors to study the story of the 

 formation of hills and valleys and other natural features, and of the 

 materials composing them. 



