CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER TAGB 



Introduction — By Dr. J. P. Gordy vii 



I. What is Nature Study ? i 



II. " Vat For Ish Dat ? " 19 



III. Winning Love for Nature Study .'. 35 



IV. Correlating Nature Study 49 



V. " Keeping Them Down " 69 



VI. Why No Schedules for Nature Study 75 



VII. What I Do Care For 89 



VIII. Love of Nature and the Love of Mother 93 



IX. Science Is Not All 99 



X. " What Did You Get .? " 103 



XI. Commonplace Nature 107 



XII. Vice Versa 109 



XIIL Plant Life 115 



XIV. School Gardens 123 



XV. The Microscope in Nature Study 129 



XVI. Nature Study in the Autumn 137 



XVII. A Plea for Walking 141 



XVin. Outings 149 



XIX. Give the Young Observers a Choice 157 



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