A work full of practical suggestions, not only for the student of art or of decorative designing, but for students and teachers in other departments. The author's theories of the art of teaching are both original and practical.
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, [a]Publishers], [a]New York].
Books for the Country
OUR INSECT FRIENDS AND FOES. How to Collect, Preserve and Study Them. By Belle S. Cragin. With over 250 illustrations. 8o, $1.75
Miss Cragin sets forth the pleasure to be derived from a systematic study of the habits of insects, and gives many points which will be of practical value to the beginner. She gives comprehensive descriptions of all the more important species to be found in the United States, together with illustrations of the same.
AMONG THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES. By Julia P. Ballard. Illustrated. 8o, $1.50.
"The book, which is handsomely illustrated, is designed for young readers, relating some of the most curious facts of natural history in a singularly pleasant and instructive manner."—N. Y. Tribune
BIRD STUDIES. An account of the Land Birds of Eastern North America. By William E. D. Scott. With 166 illustrations from original photographs. Quarto, leather back, gilt top, in a box, net, $5.00.
"A book of first class importance.... Mr. Scott has been a field naturalist for upwards of thirty years, and few persons have a more intimate acquaintance than he with bird life. His work will take high rank for scientific accuracy and we trust it may prove successful."—London Speaker.