The First comprises natural history, including popular treatises on plants and animals, and also descriptions of geographical localities, all of which pertain to the study of geography in the common schools. Descriptive astronomy, and anything that relates to organic Nature, comes under this head.
The Second includes whatever relates to natural philosophy, statics, dynamics, properties of matter, and chemistry, organic and inorganic.
The Third covers history, biography, ethnology, ethics, civics, and all that relates to the lives of individuals or of nations.
The Fourth, works of general literature that portray human nature in the form of feelings, emotions, and the various expressions of art and music.
| Net. | |
|---|---|
| The Story of the Birds. J. N. Baskett | $0.65 |
| The Story of the Fishes. J. N. Baskett | .75 |
| The Plant World. Frank Vincent | .60 |
| The Animal World. Frank Vincent | .60 |
| The Insect World. C. M. Weed | .60 |
| The Story of Oliver Twist. Ella B. Kirk | .60 |
| The Story of Rob Roy. Edith T. Harris | .60 |
| In Brook and Bayou. Clara Kern Bayliss | .60 |
| Curious Homes and their Tenants. James Carter Beard | .65 |
| Crusoe’s Island. F. A. Ober | .65 |
| Uncle Sam’s Secrets. O. P. Austin | .75 |
| The Hall of Shells. Mrs. A. S. Hardy | .60 |
| Nature Study Readers. J. W. Troeger. | |
| Harold’s First Discoveries. Book I | .25 |
| Harold’s Rambles. Book II | .40 |
| Harold’s Quests. Book III | .50 |
| Harold’s Explorations. Book IV | |
| Harold’s Discussions. Book V | |
| Uncle Robert’s Geography. Francis W. Parker and Nellie L. Helm. Playtime and Seedtime. Book I | .32 |
| On the Farm. Book II | .42 |
| Uncle Robert’s Visit. Book III | .50 |
| Rivers and Winds. Book IV | |
| Mountain, Plain, and Desert. Book V | |
| Our Own Continent. Book VI | |
| News from the Birds. Leander S. Keyser | .60 |
| Historic Boston and its Neighborhood. Edward Everett Hale | .50 |
| The Earth and Sky. Edward S. Holden | .28 |
| The Family of the Sun. Edward S. Holden | .50 |
| Stories of the Great Astronomers. Edward S. Holden | .75 |
| About the Weather. Mark W. Harrington | .65 |
| Stories from the Arabian Nights. Adam Singleton | .65 |
| Our Country’s Flag and the Flags of Foreign Countries. Edward S. Holden | .80 |
| Our Navy in Time of War. Franklin Matthews | .75 |
| The Chronicles of Sir John Froissart. Adam Singleton | .65 |
| The Storied West Indies. F. A. Ober | .75 |
| Uncle Sam’s Soldiers. O. P. Austin | .75 |
| Others in preparation. | |
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The Story of the Alphabet. By Edward Clodd.
The Story of Eclipses. By G. F. Chambers.