The Strange Adventures of a Pebble

THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PEBBLE
STRANGE ADVENTURES IN NATURE'S WONDERLANDS
AUTHOR OF THE ADVENTURES OF A GRAIN OF DUST
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON
Copyright, 1921, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS A
THE SCRIBNER PRESS
The purpose of this little book is to present the chief features in the strange story of the pebbles; and so of the larger pebble we call the earth. It is hoped that readers of various ages will be entertained, without suspecting that they are being taught.
Several things led the author to believe that such a book might be wanted.
( a ) The circumstances under which it was written.
( b ) The fact that there seemed to be an opportunity for improvement not only in the popular presentation of scientific topics but in the character and method of review questions and suggestions following such topics in school texts.
We learn more easily by looking at things than by memorizing words about them. The principle, of course, holds whether the image which the eye receives comes from the object itself or only from the picture of the object. Therefore we should learn to read pictures as well as books.