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WITH FIFTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS.
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The Band of Mercy Guide to Natural History. An Elementary Book on Zoology: Instructive, Amusing, and Anecdotical. By Vernon S. Morwood, Author of “Facts and Phases of Animal Life,” “Wonderful Animals,” etc., and Lecturer to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
“It is an excellent idea to connect the knowledge of Nature with the thought of kindness and tenderness to dependent creatures. We welcome this volume as a means towards this end.”—Spectator.
“Its accurate statement of facts is combined with a number of amusing anecdotes, which are sure to rivet the attention of the juvenile reader.... We know of no better book of its class on this most interesting branch of study.”—Guernsey Mail and Telegraph.
“Satisfies a need which has been felt for some elementary work on natural history to interest the young folks who belong to the Band of Mercy. Plentiful engravings and popular lessons on birds, beasts and reptiles, with some anecdotes, make up this pleasant book.”—Christian World.