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"This book was written to supply a definite need. Its preparation
was undertaken at the urgent request of booksellers and others who
have felt the lack of a satisfactory medium of introduction to bird
life for little children. As such, and in no sense whatever as a
competitor with the many excellent books on this subject, but
rather to supplement these, this volume has been written. Its
primary purpose is to interest the little child in, and to make him
acquainted with, those feathered friends he is most likely to see.
Because there is no method of approach to the child mind equal to
the story, this method of conveying information has been adopted.
So far as I am aware the book is unique in this respect. In its
preparation an earnest effort has been made to present as far as
possible the important facts regarding the appearance, habits and
characteristics of our feathered neighbors. It is intended to be at
once a story book and an authoritative handbook. While it is
intended for little children, it is hoped that children of larger
growth may find in it much of both interest and helpfulness. Mr.
Louis Agassiz Fuertes, artist and naturalist, has marvelously
supplemented such value as may be in the text by his wonderful
drawings in full color. They were made especially for this volume
and are so accurate, so true to life, that study of them will
enable any one to identify the species shown. I am greatly indebted
to Mr. Fuertes for his cooperation in the endeavor to make this
book of real assistance to the beginner in the study of our native
birds. It is offered to the reader without apologies of any sort.
It was written as a labor of love-love for little children and love
for the birds. Ifas a result of it even a few children are led to a
keener interest in and better understanding of our feathered
friends, its purpose will have been accomplished."-From the
Preface.
To answer Peter Rabbit's questions about his relatives, Old Mother
Nature holds a school for the animals every day at sun-up for a
month. Encouraging the animals to notice the differences between
them and to offer their observations of animal behavior, Old Mother
Nature helps them all gain a greater understanding of the mammals
of North America. Starting with the animals close to home, the
school moves in ever-widening circles to encompass the animals of
the far west and the extreme north, as well. A fine introduction to
mammals for students in the primary grades.
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