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THE CHILD’S BOOK OF NATURE.
PART I.—PLANTS.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. OUR LOVE FOR FLOWERS.
CHAPTER II. MORE ABOUT OUR LOVE FOR FLOWERS.
CHAPTER III. HOW FLOWERS ARE MADE.
CHAPTER IV. THE COLORS OF FLOWERS.
CHAPTER V. THE PERFUME OF FLOWERS.
CHAPTER VI. THE SHAPES OF FLOWERS.
CHAPTER VII. HABITS OF FLOWERS.
CHAPTER VIII. MORE ABOUT THE HABITS OF FLOWERS.
CHAPTER IX. WHAT LIVE ON FLOWERS.
CHAPTER X. MORE ABOUT WHAT LIVE ON FLOWERS.
CHAPTER XI. WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT FLOWERS.
CHAPTER XII. FRUITS.
CHAPTER XIII. MORE ABOUT FRUITS.
CHAPTER XIV. WHAT SEEDS ARE FOR.
CHAPTER XV. LIFE IN THE SEED.
CHAPTER XVI. HOW SEEDS ARE SCATTERED.
CHAPTER XVII. LEAVES.
CHAPTER XVIII. MORE ABOUT LEAVES.
CHAPTER XIX. THE SAP IN LEAVES.
CHAPTER XX. THE USES OF LEAVES.
CHAPTER XXI. LEAVES IN THE AUTUMN.
CHAPTER XXII. LEAF-BUDS.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE COVERINGS OF THE BUDS.
CHAPTER XXIV. WHAT ROOTS ARE FOR.
CHAPTER XXV. MORE ABOUT ROOTS.
CHAPTER XXVI. STALKS AND TRUNKS.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE BARK OF TREES AND SHRUBS.
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE WOOD IN TREES AND SHRUBS.
CHAPTER XXIX. WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP.
CHAPTER XXX. MORE ABOUT WHAT IS MADE FROM SAP.
CHAPTER XXXI. CIRCULATION OF THE SAP.
CHAPTER XXXII. THE SLEEP AND THE DEATH OF PLANTS.
CHAPTER XXXIII. CONCLUSION.
THE CHILD’S BOOK OF NATURE.
PART II.—ANIMALS.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. WHAT IS MADE FROM THE BLOOD.
CHAPTER II. MORE ABOUT WHAT IS MADE FROM THE BLOOD.
CHAPTER III. HOW THE BLOOD IS MADE.
CHAPTER IV. MOTHER EARTH.
CHAPTER V. THE STOMACH AND THE TEETH.
CHAPTER VI. MORE ABOUT THE TEETH.
CHAPTER VII. THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD.
CHAPTER VIII. BREATHING.
CHAPTER IX. BRAIN AND NERVES.
CHAPTER X. HOW THE MIND GETS KNOWLEDGE.
CHAPTER XI. SEEING.
CHAPTER XII. HOW THE EYE IS GUARDED.
CHAPTER XIII. HEARING.
CHAPTER XIV. THE SMELL, THE TASTE, AND THE TOUCH.
CHAPTER XV. THE BONES.
CHAPTER XVI. MORE ABOUT THE BONES.
CHAPTER XVII. THE MUSCLES.
CHAPTER XVIII. MORE ABOUT THE MUSCLES.
CHAPTER XIX. THE BRAIN AND NERVES IN ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XX. THE VARIETY OF MACHINERY IN ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XXI. THE HAND.
CHAPTER XXII. WHAT ANIMALS USE FOR HANDS.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XXIV. MORE ABOUT THE TOOLS OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XXV. INSTRUMENTS OF DEFENSE AND ATTACK.
CHAPTER XXVI. WINGS.
CHAPTER XXVII. COVERINGS OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XXVIII. BEAUTY OF THE COVERINGS OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XXIX. HOW MAN IS SUPERIOR TO ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XXX. THE THINKING OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XXXI. MORE ABOUT THE THINKING OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER XXXII. WHAT SLEEP IS FOR.
THE CHILD’S BOOK OF NATURE.
PART III.—AIR, WATER, HEAT, LIGHT, &c.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. AIR.
CHAPTER II. AIR IN MOTION.
CHAPTER III. FLYING AND SWIMMING.
CHAPTER IV. THE PRESSURE OF THE AIR.
CHAPTER V. PUMPS.
CHAPTER VI. THE BAROMETER.
CHAPTER VII. THE AIR-PUMP.
CHAPTER VIII. GASES.
CHAPTER IX. POWDER.
CHAPTER X. POP-GUNS.
CHAPTER XI. BALLOONS AND BUBBLES.
CHAPTER XII. MORE ABOUT BALLOONS.
CHAPTER XIII. HEATED AIR.
CHAPTER XIV. CHIMNEYS.
CHAPTER XV. USES OF WATER.
CHAPTER XVI. WATER ALWAYS TRYING TO BE LEVEL.
CHAPTER XVII. THE PRESSURE OF WATER.
CHAPTER XVIII. ATTRACTION IN SOLIDS AND FLUIDS.
CHAPTER XIX. WATER IN THE AIR.
CHAPTER XX. CLOUDS.
CHAPTER XXI. SNOW, FROST, AND ICE.
CHAPTER XXII. HEAT AND COLD.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE DIFFUSION OF HEAT.
CHAPTER XXIV. WHAT HEAT DOES.
CHAPTER XXV. STEAM.
CHAPTER XXVI. LIGHT.
CHAPTER XXVII. COLOR.
CHAPTER XXVIII. MORE ABOUT COLOR.
CHAPTER XXIX. ELECTRICITY.
CHAPTER XXX. MORE ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
CHAPTER XXXI. MAGNETISM.
CHAPTER XXXII. GRAVITATION.
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE MOTION OF THE EARTH.
CHAPTER XXXIV. FRICTION.
CHAPTER XXXV. CONCLUSION.
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