NEW-WORLD SCIENCE SERIES 
Edited by John W. Ritchie 
TREES, STARS and BIRDS 
A BOOK OF OUTDOOR SCIENCE 
By Epwin Lincotn Moser ry 
Head of he Science Department, State Normal College of 
Northwestern Ohio 
HE usefulness of nature study in the schools has been 
seriously limited by the lack of a suitable textbook. 
It is to meet this need that Trees, Stars, and Birds is 
issued. ‘The author is one of the most successful teach- 
ers of outdoor science in this country. He believes in 
field excursions, and his text is designed to help teachers 
and pupils in the inquiries that they will make for them- 
selves. 
The text deals with three phases of outdoor science that 
have a perennial interest, and it will make the benefit 
of the author’s long and successful experience available 
to younger teachers. 
The first section deals with trees, and the discussion of 
maples is typical: the student is reminded that he has 
eaten maple sugar; there is an interesting account of its 
production; the fact is brought out that the sugar is really 
made in the leaves. The stars and planets that all should 
know are told about simply and clearly. The birds 
commonly met with are considered, and their habits of 
feeding and nesting are described. Pertinent questions 
are scattered throughout each section. 
The book is illustrated with 167 photographs, 69 draw- 
ings, 9 star maps, and with 16 color plates of 58 birds, 
from paintings by Louis Agassiz Fuertes. 
It is well adapted for use in junior high schools, yet the 
presentation is simple enough for pupils in the sixth grade, 
Cloth. wviii+ gog-+ xvi pages. Price $1.80. 
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