CONTENTS 

 PART 1 



THE LIFE HISTORY OF ANIMALS 



I_MOSQUITOES, SILKWORMS, AND DRAGON-FLIES 



Animals not fully developed at birth, i. — Mosquitoes, 2. — The eggs and 

 hatching, 2. — The wrigglers or larvae. 4. — The pupae, 6. — The winged or 

 imago stage, 7. — Distribution of mosquitoes, 8. — Silkworms, 9. — How to 

 get silkworm eggs, 9. — The eggs and hatching, 11. — The larvae or silk- 

 worms, II. — The cocoon and pupa, 15. — The moths and egg-laying, 17. — 

 Other moths and butterflies, 20. — Dragon-flies. 21. — The adults, 21. — Egg- 

 laying, 23. — Nymphs, 23. — The transformation to winged stage, 25. 



II. -TOADS AND TADPOLES 

 The eggs and hatching, 27. — The tadpoles, 28. — Toads and frogs 31. 



III. A BIRD'S NEST AND OTHER ANIMAL HOMES 



A bird's nest, 34. — Homes of insects and spiders, 36. — Homes of the 

 backboned animals, 42. 



PART II 

 THE PARTS OF ANIMALS AND HOW THEY ARE USED 



IV. THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE SNAIL 



An animal's body composed of parts, 47. — The grasshopper or locust, 48. 

 —The pond snail, 52. 



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