House, Garden and Field: A Collection of Short Nature Studies

Author: Louis Compton MIALL

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"Nature study seeks above all things to develop the earliest rudiments of the scientific discover." L. C. Miall

This book contains a collection of short essays on numerous nature and natural history subjects. While they were collected together as suitable starting points for nature lessons for school children by Louis Compton Miall, Professor of Biology at the Univerity of Leeds in 1905, these essays are fascinating listening today for nature enthusiasts of all ages. - Summary by J. M. Smalheer

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IntroductionLife in the HouseJuly ShootsLeaf-Mining InsectsThe Holly FlyA General Knowledge Paper on Common Things for Grown-Up PeopleHoney-DewThe Human Hand; A School LessonThe Freshwater AquariumThe Summer Droop of BoughsThe GlowwormInvisible Domestic ServantsOld English GardensThe Rock BarnacleRats and MiceNatural History ClubsThe Purple SaxifrageWater-LiliesHouse-FliesSolar Images on the PavementThe Song of the SkylarkThe Cheese-HopperBananasSilver FishesWhite CloverWood SorrelThe HerringThe Natural History ExcursionThe Organ-Grinder's MonkeyThe Roots and Stems of TreesHedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - The HedgeHedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - The DitchHedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - HintsThe Frothing HopperAnimal GlobesThe House-CricketCommon TreesThe Human FaceLondon PrideRare SpecimensOak LeavesHouse SpidersOn a Chalk HillFurniture-Beetles, Bookworms and Death-WatchesPhases of Summer and Winter in EnglandThe Garden SpiderA School-Course on the Structure and Life of InsectsVacation RamblesGrassesThe Water-SpiderThe Industries of Wild BeesA Skeleton Lesson on FurzeMuseums and the Teaching of Elementary Natural HistoryButtercups; A Study of SpeciesBit by Bit Invention: Teeth and ScalesGreat Examples

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