Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10: The Guide

Name: Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10: The Guide
Author: Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Children's literature; Literature -- Collections

IV. Plants feeding ants, pages 311-312.
    1. Orchids.
    2. Passion flowers.
    3. Dog rose.


B. Classified Selections

The following selections, ranging from nursery rhymes to some of the
finest things ever written, may be considered available for the purpose
of creating interest in nature study or of adding to a stock of
knowledge already acquired. For convenience, they are classified in a
general way, according to the subject-matter of which they treat:

    I. Flowers and plant life:
    _a._ Nursery rhymes:
      (1) _Daffy-Down-Dilly Has Come Up to Town_, Volume I, page 47.
      (2) _Mary, Mary Quite Contrary_, I, 30.

    _b._ Fables:
      (1) _The Boy and the Nettle_, Volume I, page 65.
      (2) _The Fox and the Grapes_, I, 135.

    _c._ Fairy Tales:
      (1) _The Tree_, Volume I, page 301.
      (2) _The Flax_, I, 378.
      (3) _The Fir Tree_, II, 68.

    _d._ Poems:
      (1) _The Reaper and the Flowers_, Volume I, page 410.
      (2) _John's Pumpkin_, III, 1.
      (3) _The Potato_, II, 467.
      (4) _The Moss Rose_, VI, 98.
      (5) _The Daffodils_, VII, 1.
      (6) _To the Fringed Gentian_, VII, 4.
      (7) _To a Mountain Daisy_, VII, 8.
      (8) _The Petrified Fern_, VII, 77.

    _e._ An interesting essay:
      (1) _A Bed of Nettles_, Volume VIII, page 209.

    _f._ See references to _The Swiss Family Robinson_ and _Trees
         and Ants That Help Each Other_, in the earlier part of this
         section.

    II. Birds:
    _a._ Nursery rhymes:
      (1) _Lady Bird, Lady Bird_, Volume I, page 12.
      (2) _Higgledy, Piggledy_, I, 20.
      (3) _Poor Robin_, I, 16.

    _b._ Poems:
      (1) _Little Birdie_, Volume I, page 142.
      (2) _The Brown Thrush_, I, page 147.
      (3) _The English Robin_, II, 214.
      (4) _Who Stole the Bird's Nest_? II, 399.
      (5) _Four Ducks on a Pond_, VI, 98.
      (6) _The Rime of the Ancient Mariner_, VII, 29.
      (7) _Ode to a Skylark_, VII, 275
      (8) _To a Waterfowl_, VII, 395.
      (9) _The Romance of the Swan's Nest_, VIII, 315.

    _c._ Fables:
      (1) _The Fox and the Crow_, Volume I, page 64.
      (2) _The Fox and the Stork_, I, 73.
      (3) _The Wolf and the Crane_, I, 96.
      (4) _The Lark and Her Young Ones_, I, 131.
      (5) _The Owl and the Pussy Cat_, I, 339.
      (6) _Minerva and the Owl_, II, 7.

    _d._ Fairy Story:
      (1) _The Ugly Duckling_, Volume I, page 414.

    _e._ An Essay:
      (1) _Owls_, IX, page 229.

    _f._ See also references to _Tom, the Water Baby_, _The Swiss
         Family Robinson_, _Brute Neighbors_, and _Winter Animals_,
         in earlier parts of this section.

  III. Four-footed animals:
    _a._ Nursery rhymes:
      (1) _Ding Dong Bell_, Volume I, page 15.
      (2) _Little Bo Peep_, I, 9.
      (3) _Old Mother Hubbard_, I, 24.
      (4) _Three Little Kittens_, I, 13.
      (5) _Baa, Baa, Black Sheep_ I, 8.

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Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10: The Guide

Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Children's literature; Literature -- Collections

IV. Plants feeding ants, pages 311-312.
    1. Orchids.
    2. Passion flowers.
    3. Dog rose.


B. Classified Selections

The following selections, ranging from nursery rhymes to some of the
finest things ever written, may be considered available for the purpose
of creating interest in nature study or of adding to a stock of
knowledge already acquired. For convenience, they are classified in a
general way, according to the subject-matter of which they treat:

    I. Flowers and plant life:
    _a._ Nursery rhymes:
      (1) _Daffy-Down-Dilly Has Come Up to Town_, Volume I, page 47.
      (2) _Mary, Mary Quite Contrary_, I, 30.

    _b._ Fables:
      (1) _The Boy and the Nettle_, Volume I, page 65.
      (2) _The Fox and the Grapes_, I, 135.

    _c._ Fairy Tales:
      (1) _The Tree_, Volume I, page 301.
      (2) _The Flax_, I, 378.
      (3) _The Fir Tree_, II, 68.

    _d._ Poems:
      (1) _The Reaper and the Flowers_, Volume I, page 410.
      (2) _John's Pumpkin_, III, 1.
      (3) _The Potato_, II, 467.
      (4) _The Moss Rose_, VI, 98.
      (5) _The Daffodils_, VII, 1.
      (6) _To the Fringed Gentian_, VII, 4.
      (7) _To a Mountain Daisy_, VII, 8.
      (8) _The Petrified Fern_, VII, 77.

    _e._ An interesting essay:
      (1) _A Bed of Nettles_, Volume VIII, page 209.

    _f._ See references to _The Swiss Family Robinson_ and _Trees
         and Ants That Help Each Other_, in the earlier part of this
         section.

    II. Birds:
    _a._ Nursery rhymes:
      (1) _Lady Bird, Lady Bird_, Volume I, page 12.
      (2) _Higgledy, Piggledy_, I, 20.
      (3) _Poor Robin_, I, 16.

    _b._ Poems:
      (1) _Little Birdie_, Volume I, page 142.
      (2) _The Brown Thrush_, I, page 147.
      (3) _The English Robin_, II, 214.
      (4) _Who Stole the Bird's Nest_? II, 399.
      (5) _Four Ducks on a Pond_, VI, 98.
      (6) _The Rime of the Ancient Mariner_, VII, 29.
      (7) _Ode to a Skylark_, VII, 275
      (8) _To a Waterfowl_, VII, 395.
      (9) _The Romance of the Swan's Nest_, VIII, 315.

    _c._ Fables:
      (1) _The Fox and the Crow_, Volume I, page 64.
      (2) _The Fox and the Stork_, I, 73.
      (3) _The Wolf and the Crane_, I, 96.
      (4) _The Lark and Her Young Ones_, I, 131.
      (5) _The Owl and the Pussy Cat_, I, 339.
      (6) _Minerva and the Owl_, II, 7.

    _d._ Fairy Story:
      (1) _The Ugly Duckling_, Volume I, page 414.

    _e._ An Essay:
      (1) _Owls_, IX, page 229.

    _f._ See also references to _Tom, the Water Baby_, _The Swiss
         Family Robinson_, _Brute Neighbors_, and _Winter Animals_,
         in earlier parts of this section.

  III. Four-footed animals:
    _a._ Nursery rhymes:
      (1) _Ding Dong Bell_, Volume I, page 15.
      (2) _Little Bo Peep_, I, 9.
      (3) _Old Mother Hubbard_, I, 24.
      (4) _Three Little Kittens_, I, 13.
      (5) _Baa, Baa, Black Sheep_ I, 8.

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