Project Gutenberg 2018-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 276 Hooker, Worthington 1806 1867 Hooker, W. (Worthington) The Child's Book of Nature Three parts in one Part I. Plants -- Part II. Animals -- Part III. Air, water, heat, light, &c. Produced by Chris Curnow, F E H and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Child's Book of Nature" by Worthington Hooker is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work serves as an educational tool aimed at families and schools, designed to help mothers and teachers nurture children's natural curiosity about the world around them. The book is structured in three parts, covering plants, animals, and various elements of nature, with a strong emphasis on practical observation and understanding of natural phenomena. The opening portion of the book presents a preface that outlines the author’s intentions and addresses the common educational deficiencies regarding the teaching of natural sciences to children. Hooker emphasizes that children are innately curious observers of nature, but this curiosity is often stifled due to a lack of guidance and knowledge from adults. He argues for a shift in educational focus to incorporate the natural sciences, particularly highlighting the study of plants in this first part. The preface sets up the subsequent chapters, which aim to instruct children in fundamental aspects of botany using simple language and relatable concepts, ultimately fostering a love and understanding of the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Natural history -- Juvenile literature Readers Animals -- Juvenile literature Science -- Juvenile literature Physical sciences -- Juvenile literature Plants -- Juvenile literature Nature -- Juvenile literature Q Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Teaching & Education 833638 2025-06-23T09:53:06.123309 text/html 839644 2018-12-06T19:44:10 text/html 2714725 2025-06-23T09:53:22.721244 application/epub+zip 2714801 2025-06-23T09:53:09.010435 application/epub+zip 457132 2025-06-23T09:53:07.717393 application/epub+zip 2857632 2025-06-23T09:53:31.526193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2761330 2025-06-23T09:53:21.161245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527497 2022-09-26T13:33:54.226951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 736870 2025-06-23T09:53:03.211454 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 737064 2018-12-06T19:44:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20480 2025-06-23T09:53:31.705223 application/rdf+xml 23255 2025-06-23T09:53:07.864337 image/jpeg 2668 2025-06-23T09:53:07.790355 image/jpeg 237245 2018-12-06T19:44:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 2525099 2018-12-06T19:44:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 2522217 2025-06-23T09:53:06.711298 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