------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Jewel Series THE DIAMOND STORY BOOK. Compiled by PENRHYN W. COUSSENS. Illustrations in color by Ethel Green. _net_ $1.75 THE EMERALD STORY BOOK. _Stories of Spring, Nature, and Easter,_ By ADA and ELEANOR SKINNER. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish. _net_ $1.75 THE RUBY STORY BOOK. _Tales of Courage and Heroism._ Retold by PENRHYN W. COUSSENS. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish. _net_ $1.75 THE SAPPHIRE STORY BOOK. _Tales of the Sea._ Collected and retold by PENRHYN W. COUSSENS. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish. _net_ $1.75 THE TOPAZ STORY BOOK. _Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving._ Compiled by ADA M. and ELEANOR L. SKINNER. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish. _net_ $1.75 THE TURQUOISE STORY BOOK. _Stories and Legends of Summer and Nature._ By ADA M. and ELEANOR L. SKINNER. Frontispiece in color by Maxfield Parrish. _net_ $1.75 [Illustration: Drawn by Maxfield Parrish SUMMER ] THE TURQUOISE STORY BOOK _Stories and Legends of_ _Summer and Nature_ COMPILED BY ADA M. SKINNER AND ELEANOR L. SKINNER _Editors of "The Emerald Story Book," "Merry Tales," "Nursery Tales from Many Lands" and "The Topaz Story Book"_ FRONTISPIECE BY MAXFIELD PARRISH [Illustration] NEW YORK DUFFIELD & COMPANY 1918 Copyright, 1918, by DUFFIELD & COMPANY INTRODUCTION The beauty of the world gradually reveals itself to the child who forms the habit of observation. Through companionship with Nature, supplemented by the reading of books which foster an interest in the ever-varying charm of the seasons, the young reader enriches his experience by learning to interpret "the open pages of the world about him."