APPLETONS' HOME-READING BOOKS. 



Edited by "W* T. HARRIS, A. M., LL. D., U, S. Commissioner 

 of Education* 



CLASSED IN FOUR DIVISIONS, AS FOLLOWS : 



The First comprises natural history, including popular treatises on plants and ani- 

 mals, and also descriptions of geographical localities, all of which pertain to the study 

 of geography in the common schools. Descriptive astronomy, and anything that relates 

 to organic Nature, comes under this head. 



The Second includes whatever relates to natural philosophy, statics, dynamics, 

 properties of matter, and chemistry, organic and inorganic. 



The Third covers history, biography, ethnology, ethics, civics, and all that relates 

 to the lives of individuals or of nations. 



The Fourth, works of general literature that portray human nature in the form 

 of feelings, emotions, and the various expressions of art and music. 



Net. 



The Story of the Birds. J. N. Baskett $0.65 



The Story of the Fishes. J. N. Baskett . .75 



The Plant World. Frank Vincent . . . .60 



The Animal World. Frank Vincent . . .60 



The Insect World. C. M. Weed ... . .60 



The Story of Oliver Twist. Ella B. Kirk .... .60 



The Story of Rob Roy. Edith T. Harris . .60 



[n Brook and Bayou. Clara Kern Bayliss .... .60 



Curious Homes and their Tenants. James Carter Beard . .65 



Crusoe's Island. F. A. Ober . , .65 



Uncle Sam's Secrets. O. P. Austin . . . .75 



The Hall of Shells. Mrs. A. S. Hardy . .60 



Nature Study Readers. J. W. Troeger. 



Harold's First Discoveries. Book I . . .25 



HaroWs Rambles. Book II ... .40 



Harold's Quests. Book III. . . .50 



Harold's Explorations. Book IV 

 Harold's Discussions. Book V . 



Uncle Robert's Geography. Francis W. Parker and 

 Nellie L. Helm. 

 Playtime and Seedtime. Book I . . .32 



On the Farm. Book II . . . . .42 



Uncle Robert's Visit. Book III 

 Rivers and ^Vinds. Book IV . . . 

 Mountain, Plain, and Desert. Book V 

 Our Own Continent. Book VI 



News from the Birds. Leander S. Keyser ... 



Historic Boston and its Neighborhood. Edward Everett Hale 

 The Earth and Sky. Edward S. Holden 

 The Family of the Sun. Edward S. Holden '. 



Stories of the Great Astronomers. Edward S. Holden 

 About the Weather. Mark W. Harrington . 

 Stories from the Arabian Nights. Adam Singleton 

 Our Country's Flag and the Flags of Foreign Countries. Edward 

 S. Holden ... .... 



Our Navy in Time of War. Franklin Matthews 

 The Chronicles of Sir John Froissart. Adam Singleton 

 The Storied West Indies. F. A. Ober . 

 Uncle Sam's Soldiers. O. P. Austin 



Others in preparation. 



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D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. 



