Popular Books lor Young Readers. 



MONTEITH'S POPULAR SCIENCE READER. Py James Monteith. 



I2mo, cloth, 360 page^ .75 cents 



Presents a number of easy and interesting lessons on natural science and natural 



history, interspersed with appropriate selections from standard authors. 



THE GEOGRAPHICAL READER AND PRIMER. 



I2mo, clotlj, red edges, 298 pages 60 cents 



A series of jo\irneys round the world, leased on (iuyot's Introduction, with primary 

 lessons. Richly illustrated with over 130 engravings. 



JOHONNOT'S GEOGRAPHICAL READER. By Jamfs Johonnot. 



T2mo, cloth, 41S pages . - . : $1.00 



A collection of geographical descriptions and narrations from the best writers in 



English Literature, carefully classified and arranged. 



JOHONNOT'S HISTORICAL READERS. Se%en books. 



Grandfather's Stories .27 cents Stories of the Olden Time 54 cents 



Stories of Heroic Deeds 30 cents Ten Great Events in History 54 cents 



Stories of Our Country . 40 cents How Nations Grow and Decay 



Stories of Other l^ands 40 cents (in preparation) 



An attractive series of books, carefully graded and fully illustrated. 



SHEPHERD'S HISTORICAL READE R. By Henry E. Shepherd, A.M. 



121110, cloth, 345 pages $1.00 



A collection of e.xtracts representing the purest historical literature that has been 



produced in the different stages of literan' development, from the time of Clarendon to the 



era of Macaulay and Prescott. 



JOHONNOT'S NATURAL HISTORY READERS. Six books. 



Book of Cats and Dogs. 17 cents Some Curious Flyers, Creepers 



Friends in Feathers and Fur 30 cents and Swimmers . . .40 cents 



Neighbors with \A^ings and Fins, 40 cents Neighbors with Claws and Hoofs, 54 cents 



Glimpses of the Animate World, $1.00 



On the same plan as fohonnot'^ Historical Readers. These books are admirable for 

 supplementary readin^r classes. 



LOCKWOOD'S ANIMAL MEMOIRS. By S.^muei. Lockwood, Ph.D. 



Tw*.! books. i2mo. Illustrated. 

 Part I. Mammals. ^17 pages 60 cents Part II. Birds. 397 pages 60 cents 



}''or use either as text-books of science in popular form, or as supi)lementary readers, 

 McGUFFEY'S NATURAL HISTORY READERS. 



'I'wo books, iijnio. Illustrated. 

 McGuffey's Familiar Animals and McGuffey's Living Creatures of 



their Wild Kindred, 20S pa^ea, 50 cents Water, Land and Air. 208 pages, 50 cents 



TREAT'S HOME STUDIES IN NATURE. By Mrs. *[ary Tre.\t. 



I2m0, cloth, 244 pages go cents 



part I. — Observations on Birds. Part II. — Habits of Insects. Part III. — Plants 

 that consume Animals. Part IV. — Flowering Plants. 



Copies 0/ the above books ivitl be se?lt^ f<ostagc prepaid, to any address on rereipt of pri.e. Full 

 deseripth'e Lireulars o/ s', /'fileni'--fdry readers for all s^yades mailed fi ei on application. 



AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY, 



,>IEW YORK . CINCINNATI .; CHICAGO. 



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