And then, we shall put on some new spectacles, and look into the brooks, and ponds, and into the rivers and seas, and see the Fin Family, which feel so safe, hiding deep down in the waters. And when you have learned a little of the wonderful way in which all the parts of the world fit together, and work together, I want you to think how wise and good is the great God who made all. J. M. N. W. CONTENTS. LESSON PAGE I. THE GREAT MOTHER 1 II. THE EARTH’S ELDEST CHILD 5 III. A LOOK AT A PLANT 10 IV. A YEAR IN A PLANT’S LIFE 17 V. THE GROWTH OF PLANTS 23 VI. THE FOOD OF PLANTS 30 VII. SEEDS AND LEAVES 35 VIII. THE COLOR OF PLANTS 43 IX. THE MOTION OF PLANTS 49 X. PLANTS AND THEIR PARTNERS 56 XI. AIR, WATER, AND SAND PLANTS 66 XII. PLANTS THAT EAT ANIMALS 72 XIII. WEATHER PROPHET PLANTS 79 XIV. PLANT CLOCKS 84 XV. THE SCHOOL CABINET 90 XVI. THE OLD MAN OF THE MEADOW 99 XVII. THE LIFE OF THE OLD MAN OF THE MEADOW 105 XVIII. THE ROBBER COUSIN 110 XIX. THE MERRY COUSINS 117 XX. A QUEER CRICKET 123 XXI. OTHER HOPPERS 127 XXII. A REAL LIVE FAIRY 132 XXIII. THE CHILD OF THE DAY 138 XXIV. LIFE AMONG SNOW AND ROSES 143 XXV. JOSEPH’S COAT 149 XXVI. COUSIN MOTH 154 XXVII. THE CHILD OF THE NIGHT 160 XXVIII. THE BIRD 166 XXIX. BEAKS AND CLAWS 172 XXX. TREE, GROUND, AND WATER BIRDS 178 XXXI. ON THE WING 186 XXXII. NEST BUILDING 193 XXXIII. THE BIRD AT HOME 200 XXXIV. BIRDS OF SONG 207 XXXV. THE OTHER PARTNER 211 XXXVI. A BRIGADE OF BIRDS 217 XXXVII. THE BIRDS IN THE WOODS 223 XXXVIII. THE BIRDS IN THE HOUSE 230 XXXIX. THE LOST BIRDS 235 XL. THE FIN FAMILY 239