There are sixteen pages of color plates and nearly three hundred half-tones from photographs from life by the author. The wonderful transformation of the tadpole is fully described.
Good, Arthur.
Magical Experiments.
McKay. 1.25
Some of the wonders here described are intended merely for amusement, others are of a scientific character and designed to act as an introduction to the study of Physics. No apparatus is needed beyond the simple articles, such as knives, forks, and plates, which every household possesses. The book is instructive and entertaining alike to experimenter and observer.
Heilprin, Angelo.
The Animal Life of Our Sea-shore.
Lippincott. 1.25
An authoritative manual, prepared with special reference to the New Jersey coast and the Southern shore of Long Island. It is fully illustrated.
Howard, L.O.
The Insect Book.
Doubleday. 3.00
Dr. Howard, Chief of the Division of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, and the foremost authority in this country, gives us full life-histories of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies, and other North American insects--exclusive of the butterflies, moths, and beetles. A separate section is devoted to the subject of collecting and preserving the different specimens. There are sixteen pages of color plates, thirty-two pages of half-tones, and about three hundred black and white text illustrations.