Project Gutenberg 2006-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 639 Jordan, David Starr 1851 1931 Jordan, D. S. (David Starr) A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Paul Ereaut, Laura Wisewell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Book of Natural History" by David Starr Jordan is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The volume is part of a larger series intended for young readers and aims to explore various aspects of the natural world, addressing topics such as plants, animals, and their behaviors in an engaging manner. This particular work serves as an introduction to ecological principles, focusing on the importance of nature study and factual learning. At the start of the book, the editor David Starr Jordan lays out the foundational purpose and philosophy behind nature study, emphasizing the need for children to engage with real-world phenomena rather than abstract concepts. He argues that the study of nature can foster wisdom and character-building, encouraging direct observation and interaction with the environment. The opening portion also introduces various exciting topics such as the wonder of life, the growth cycles of frogs, and the behaviors of different animal species, setting the stage for a comprehensive exploration of natural history that combines scientific rigor with enthusiasm for the subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Zoology QH Text Children's Anthologies Children's Instructional Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 731827 2025-06-08T03:51:26.831579 text/html 725804 2006-04-28T07:25:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3383593 2006-04-28T07:29:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3939498 2025-06-08T03:52:12.328855 application/epub+zip 3870564 2025-06-08T03:51:39.862560 application/epub+zip 326706 2025-06-08T03:51:28.260539 application/epub+zip 8096746 2025-06-08T03:52:29.070766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7981690 2025-06-08T03:51:55.093915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466005 2022-09-08T15:37:49.414514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630356 2025-06-08T03:51:24.916582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 630321 2006-04-28T07:25:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 236323 2006-04-28T07:29:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 629873 2006-04-28T07:28:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 236108 2006-04-28T07:29:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 630095 2006-04-28T07:29:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 235902 2006-04-28T07:29:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22947 2025-06-08T03:52:29.491730 application/rdf+xml 23198 2025-06-08T03:51:28.389554 image/jpeg 3645 2025-06-08T03:51:28.325526 image/jpeg 3385588 2025-06-08T03:51:27.426513 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia