CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR NATURE STUDY

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THE KANSAS SCHOOL NA TURAlIST~

Vol. I Kansas State Teachers February

No.3 College, Emporia, Kansas 195!?

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The Kansas

School Naturalist

Published by

The Kansas State Teachers College of (:mporia

John E King, President:

Prepmed and Issued by The Department of Biology, with the cooperation of the Divisions of Education and Social Science

Editor: John Breukelman, Head, Department of Biology

Editorial Committee: Ina M. Borman, Helen M. Douglass, Dixon Smith,

H. A. Stephens

The Kansas School Natumlist is sent upon request, free of charge to anv citizen of Kansas.

The Kansas School Naturalist is published in October, December, February and April of each year by The Kansas State Teachers Col­lege, Emporia, Kansas. Second-class mail privileges authorized at Emporia, Kansas.

Recent: Science Books For Children

In this issue of The Kansas Naturalist are listed 102 chil­drens' books published during the past five years. This restric­tion does not mean that books published before 1950 were deemed inadequate for school use, but rather it is assumed that teachers and schools have avail­able earlier listings in which most of the older books are in­cluded.

The present list is concerned with nature study and related science for children from the pri­mary level through the eighth grade. The suggested grade level is indicated for most of the books. This, we hope, will help teachers to choose the most suit­able books for their own teach­ing situations. Children in the speCific grades may in their own studies use books that have been rated above or below their grade level; for example, the book about the green snake has been listed as intermediate, but an interested third grader may be able to read it profitably.

Nearly all the references have been annotated. No books have been included which the com­mittee thought were unscientific in their approach or conclusions. With the exception of a few that were unavailable at the time of preparing the text, the books we r e personally examined. Nearly all were checked with

such authentic sources as the American Library Association Book List, the Elementary Eng­lish TournaI, and the Nature Pro­gran"l Guide.

The books are grouped into cat ego r i e s the committee thought would be most useful to elementary teachers, and within each category are listed alpha­betically by author. To conserve space, the following symbols are used: P-primary grades, I-in­termediate grades, U-upper grades.

THE BEAVER POPULATION IN Kansas has increased to the extent that there was a trapping season for beaver during December, 1954, and January, 1955 ... More people hunt rabbits than any other kind of game in the state of Kansas ... Venison was on the table at the Methodist Chil­dren's Home in Newton , as a result of a deer being killed in a collision with an automobile near Halstead ... The live-bearing mosquito fish , Gam­busia affinis, has been introduced into Lake V\looster, on the campus of Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, and is apparently doing well .. . A white quail was shot near Holton during the 1954 quail hunting season; the white bird was in a covey of normally colored birds . . . The foregOing notes are taken from the February, 1955, issue of The Kansas Sportsman, the official organ of The Kansas Association for Wildlife, and sent to all members of clubs affiliated with K.A.W.

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1. BLACK, IRJ\1A SIMON­TON, Pete the Pm'rakeet, Holi­day House, 8 W. 13th St., New York 11, N.Y., 1954, $2.50

Story about the life and hab­its of a pet parrakeet. P, I

2. BRONSON, WILFRED S., Starlings, Harcourt, Brace and Co., 221 N. LaSalle, Chicago, Ill., 1948, $2.00

Black and white sketches and simple large print offer excellent information on physical struc­ture and life cycle of the star­lings. I, U

3. CURTIS, MARY 1., Our State Bhds, Lvons and Carna­han, 1947, $1.25

Descriptive stories about var­ious species adopted as state birds, all pictured in color. P, I

4. EARLE, OLIVE L., Birds and Their Nests, William Mor­row and Co., 45 4th Ave., New York 16, N.Y., 1952, $2.00

Forty-two species of birds and the type of nests they build are presented; for each species, the author describes the nest, where it is built, the eggs, their color and size, song, and habits of the bird. I, U

5. EARLE, OLIVE L., Robins in the Garden, William Morrow, 1953, $2.00

Story of the robin and his mate that invaded the garden one March morning. Nest building, appearance of eggs, babies,

training of fledglings. P, I 6. EARLE, OLIVE L., The

Swans of Willow Pond, William Morrow, 1955, $2.00

One year in the swan's life; describes homes, habits and characteristics. P, I

7. ESCHMEYER, R. W., Bob White, Fisherman Press Inc., Oxford, Ohio, 1952, Paper 50c, Cloth $1.50

The quail, its habitat, nesting and enemies. Value of conserva­tion of quail. I, U

8. FENTON, CARROLL LANE and DOROTHY CON­STANCE PALLAS, Birds and Their World, John Day Co., 210 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y.,1954

Structure, flight, ranges, mi­gration, feeding and nesting, in­cubation, protection and de­fense; introduced through nar­rative accounts; black and white illustrations. I, U

9. KIERAN, JOHN, An In­troduction to Birds, Doubleday and Co., Inc., Garden City, New York, 1950, $1.70

For beginners, to help them know the common birds of lawns, fields, woods, waterways, and shores. Colored plates with full description and habits of 100 different birds. I, U 10. LEWELLEN, J 0 H N ,

Birds and Planes: How They Fly,

Thomas Y. Crowell Co., .;132 4th Ave., New York 16, N.Y., 1953, $2.00

Nontechnical, accurate and interesting comparison of man's flying machines with those found in nature; structure of bird wings compared with airplane wings; gliding flight with flapping flight. More than 100 illustrations. I, U

11. MASON, G. RUSSELL, Picture Prime1' of Attracting Birds, Houghton Mifflin Com­pany, 2500 Prairie Ave., Chicago 16, Ill., 1952, $2.00

Guide to attracting birds at all seasons. Directions for feeding, building bird houses, use of bird baths, appropriate planting. Il­lustrated with paintings in full color. I, U

12. McCLUNG, ROBERT M., Ruby Thmat, The Story of a Hummingbird, William Morrow, 1950, $2.00

An accurate story of one year in a hummingbird's life, with an appropriate picture for every page. P

I 13. MURPHY, ROBERT

CUSHMAN and AMADON, Land Birds of America, McGraw Hill Book Co. Inc., 330 W. 42d St., New York 18, N.Y., 1953, $12.50

There are 221 colored photo­graphic bird plates. The in­formal material is condensed but readable and accurate. I, U

14. PET E R SON, ROGER TORY, How To Know the Birds -Simple Aid to Bird Recogni­tion, Houghton Mifflin, (Hard­

cover edition) $2.00. New Amer­ican Library, New York City (Paper edition) 1949, 35c

Bird recognition without color or field glasses. All the tricks of quick and easy indentification. Excellent for both beginner and advanced bird student. Over 200 species illustrated by line dra w­ings and silhouettes. I, U

15. PETTIT, TED, Birds in Your Backyard, Harper Brothers, 49 E. 33rd St., New York 16, N. Y., 1949, $3.00

How to recognize common birds, and attract birds to your yard by means of appropriate planting, use of bird houses, bird baths, and feeders. Useful in East or West. Fully illustrated. I, U 16. ZIM, HERBERT, Owls, Wil­liam Morrow, 1950

Describes many kinds of owls, their habits and nesting places. How they catch food and raise young. Many misconceptions and superstitions explained. P, I

17. ZIM, HERBERT S. and IRA GABRIELSON, Birds-A Guide to the Most Familiar American Birds, Simon and Schuster, 630 5th Ave., New York 20, N.Y. , 1949, $1.50 (Paper $1.00)

Contains 112 full color illustra­tions of common American birds. Good in East and West. Concise notes on nest, eggs, food, geo­graphic range, and migration time table. Using the 112 color plates as keys, this book will identify 250 birds. I, U

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18. B U C K, MARGARET WARING, In Yards and Gar­dens, Abingdon-C 0 k e s bur y Press, 810 Broadway, Nashville 2, Tenn., 1952, $3.00; (paper $1.75)

Information, authentic and fascinating, about the world that lies outside your door, even if your yard is a tiny one in a city amid rushing traffic. Fully il­lustrated in black and white. Adapted for eastern North America. I

19. FENTON, CAR R 0 L L LANE, Wild Folk at the Pond, John Day, 1948, $2.50

Stories of animals that live in fresh water, and plants that grow around the animals' homes. Easy to read, interesting text, and simple line drmvings. P, I 20. G 0 L D S MIT H , MAR­

GARET 0 ., Picture Primer of Dooryard Gardening, Houghton Mifflin, 1952, $2.00

How to have a beautiful yard at all seasons, whether a city plot or a country acre. \Vhat to plant, and care needed. Attractively il­lustrated in color. I, U

21. HOGNER, DOROTHY CHILDS, Odd Pets, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1951, $3.00

Tells how to care for living things that normally make their homes in ponds, rivers, woods, fields and gardens, and are brought into the house; life his­

tory of each animal; exception­ally fine photographs. I, U . )

22. LATHROP, DOROTHYP., Let: Them. Live, MacMillan Co., 2459 Prairie Ave., Chicago 16, Ill., 1951, $2.00

Conservation of animals found in man's environment; illustra­tions; good informational ma­terial. I, U 23. i"IARTIN, ALEXANDER

c., HERBERT S. ZIM and ARN­OLD L. NELSON, American Wildlife and Plants, McGraw­Hill, 1951, $6.50

Part I, introductory, provides for orientation and explains sym­bols; Part II, animals and their food; Part III, plants useful to wildlife. Graphs, maps and il­lustrations throughout. U

24. PARKER, BERTHA MOR­RIS, Balance in Nature , Row, Peterson Co., 1911 Ridge Ave., Evanston, Ill. , 1950

Plants and animals of the earth as affected by changes in their environment. I 25. RATZESBERGER, ANNA,

Pets, Rand McNally and Co., P.O. Box 7600, Chicago 80, Ill., 1954, 25c

About Pet Dav at school; children bring thei~' pets and tell the other children about them. P 26. SCHNEIDER, HERMAN

AND MINA, Rocks, Rive1's-The Changing Earth, Wm. R. Scott,

Inc., 8 W. 13th St., New York 11, N.Y. , 1952, $3.75

Story of the earth's beginning. Experiments to show the forces that lift up mountains, and make and unmake the land and sea of our changing earth. I, U

27. SCHWARTZ, J U L IUS, It's Fun to Know Why , McGraw­Hill, 1952, $2.25

Experiments to illustrate the principles involved in the mak­ing and using of materials for everyday life. I, U 28. SMITH, F. c., First Book

of Conservation, Franklin Watts, 699 Madison Ave., New York 20, N.Y. , 1954, $1.75

How rivers, lakes, forests, wildlife, green growing plants, the good earth itself, all depend on nature's intricate interrela­tionships. I, U 29. THOMPSON, LOUIS M.

and IVAH E. GREEN, Good Health F1'Om Good Soil, Wm. C. Brown & Co., Dubuque, Iowa, 1951, $1.25

What makes food good; how good food makes good health; soil and farming methods . Lively interesting style. I, U

30. WALL, G E R T R U D E WALLACE, Gifts From the For­est, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1006 S. Michigan Blvd., Chicago 7, Ill., 1952, $2.50

Excellent pictures and text, covering lumber from tree to boards; western forest . Good lumber practices by lumber companies stressed. I, U 31. WEB B E R , IRMA E.,

Thanks to Trees, Wm. R. Scott, 1952, $2.00

Excellent book, covering most important uses of trees, both as living trees and as lumber. I , U

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32. ADRIAN, MARY, Honey Bee, Holiday, 1950

Story of what goes on in a bee­hive and in the field. I

33. BARLOWE, SY, A Child's Book of Insects, Maxton Publish­ers, Inc. , 15 E. 26th St. , New York 10, N.Y., 1952, $1.00

For each of 30 common in­sects, a page telling about life history, feeding habits and spe­Cial features. P, I

34. GOUDEY, ALICE E. , The

Merry Fiddlers, American Book Co., 351 E. Ohio, Chicago 16, Ill., 1951, $1.75

Life cycle of crickets ex­plained to "Little Boy" in simple rhythmic prose; illustrations help to interpret, and add interest to the story. 35. HUSSEY, LOIS J. and

CATHERINE PESSINO, Col­lecting Cocoons, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1953

All about cocoons-what goes

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on inside, and what comes out. Interesting, practical, Hlustrated. I 36. LEYSON, CAP T A I N

BURR, Manty, the Mantis, E. P. Dutton, 300 4th Ave., New York 10, N.Y., 1952

Life story of a pet praying mantis, and the way it preys up­on other insects. Interesting, easily read, and illustrated with full page photographs. I

37. McCLUNG, ROB E R T TIGER, The Story of a Swallow­tail Butterfly, Morrow, 1953, $2.00

Story of one complete cycle in the life of a swallowtail butter­fly. Simple text; well illustrated. P, I 38. TEALE, EDWIN ';YAY,

The Junior Book of Insects, Dut­ton, 1953, $3.75

How to begin and pursue an acquaintance wit h insects. Where to find insects, how to observe and collect them. 11­

lustrated with photographs and sketches. I, U

39. TIBBET, ALBERT, The First Book of Bees, Franklin Watts, 1952

Excellent description of bees and hives; how bees gather and store food. The three types of bees in the hive and the activi­ties of each. Included in the list for the William Allen White Award in 1954-55. I 40. URAQUHART, F. A., In­

troducing the Insect, Henry Holt and Co., 400 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 11, Ill., 1949, $5.00

A book for the beginner, whether lavman or teacher. Sim­ple keys' to common orders, families and genera. Fully il­lustrated. I, U

41. ZIM, HERBERT S. and CLARENCE COTTAM, Insects -A Guide to Fmniliar American Insects, Simon and Schuster, 1951, $1.50

A practical guide to help recognize, collect and appreciate many familiar insects. I, U

IF YOUB ADDRESS has changed since you sent it to us, be sure to let us know. The Kansas School Naturalist is sent by second-class mail, which cannot be forwarded.

THE TEXT MATERIAL for this issue was prepared by two members of the Editorial Committee: Ina M. Borman, science teacher at Roosevelt High School, and Helen M. Douglass, third grade ' teacher at Thomas W. Butcher Children's School, on the campus of The Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia.

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All Kinds of Cats, Alfred A. Knopf, 501 Madison Ave., New York 22, N.Y., 1952, $3.00 '1 J More than 100 photographs of cats in action or repose; a fine selection of verse and prose about the cat; five major breeds described and shown in charac­teristic poses. P, I 43. EARLE, OLIVE LYDIA,

Paws, Hoofs and Flippers, Will­iam Morrow, 1954, $3.50

Distinguishing characteristics, habitats, and behavior of repre­sentative mammals ; grouped ac­cording to the types of feet; well illustrated. I, U

44. KATTELL, TED, Pet Col­lie, All-Pets Books, Inc., Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1954, $1.25

How to care for a pet collie, from puppy to adult. I, U

45. McCLUNG, ROBERT M., Stripe, The Story of a Chipmunk,

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William Morrow, 1951, $2.00 Development of Stripe, the

chipmunk from baby to grown animal, told in interesting fash­ion. Many color pictures. P 46. RIPPER, CHARLES L.,

Bats, William Morrow, 1954, $2,00

Kinds, structure, and "radar­guided" flight; how they care for their young, hibernate, and catch their food. I

47. STUART, FRANK, A Seal's World, McGraw-Hill, 1954, $4.00

An adventure story of the first three years in the life of a harp seal. U

48. WHARTON, J0 S E PH, The Phantom Deer, J. B. Lippin­cott, 333 West Lake, Chicago 6, Ill., 1954, $3.00

Story of the attempt to pre­vent the extinction of the tiny deer of the Florida keys. U

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49. CORMACK, M. B., The First Book of Trees, Franklin Watts, 1951, $1.75

Brief, simple text and excel­lent drawings identify 59 trees of North America. How trees live and grow; the function of each part. An attractive and informa­

tive book. I, U 50. DICKINSON, ALICE, The

First Boole of Plants, Franklin Watts, 1953, $l.75

Beginner's introduction to plants, from microscopiC to giant redwood; where they grow, how they obtain food, how they

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spread. Tells how's, why's and what's of bacteria, algae, fungi, lichens, ferns, mosses and seed plants. I, U

51. HORWICK, FRANCES R., and REINALD WERREN­RATH, JR., Gmwing Things, Rand McNally, 25c

How a sweet potato grows; from "Ding Dong School." P 51. PISTORIUS, ANNA, What

Flower Is It? Wilcox and Follett Co., 1255 S. Wabash, Chicago 5, Ill., 1950, $1.50

Identifies 50 common wild flowers . All flowers illustrated in full color; interesting text. I, U 53. ROGERS, MATILDA, A

First Book of Tree Identification, Random House, 1951, $2.50

Will help to identify most fa­miliar trees found in U.S. and Canada; illustrated with actual photographs; informational part clear and to the point. I, U 54. SCHNEIDER, HERMAN,

Plants in the City, John Day, 1951, $2.50

Simple interesting story of plant food-making and its rela­tion to animals; many good ac­tivity suggestions. I ,55. SELSAM, MILLICENT E., Play With Leaves and Flowers, William Morrow, 1952, $2.00

About leaves, flowers , seeds, and fruits that move. Simple in­teresting text and clear black and white drawing. Many things to observe, some things to try out. P, I

56. SELSAM, MILLICENT E., Play With Plants, William

Morrow, 1949, $1.36 How plants begin to grow and

what is needed for them to live. Many experiments a child can do when studying plants. P, I 57. SELSAM, 11ILLICENT

E., Play With Trees, William Morrow, 1950, $2.00

Simple tree experiments to try at home, school, or camp. Easy­to-follow directions, clear draw­ings, large type. I

58. STEFFEREUEL, A L ­FRED,How to Know the Wild Flowers, Henry Holt, 1950, $2.00

An introduction to wild Bowers, stressing a working knowledge of parts of plants, their habitats, habits, and dis­tinguishing marks of the main families. Illustrated with draw­ings. I , U

59. ZIM, HERBERT S. and ALEXANDER C. MARTIN, Flowers, Simon and Schuster, 1950, $l.50 (paper $l.00)

Describes and illustrates m color 260 common wild flowers representing 45 families; ar­ranged by color; range maps. I, U

60. ZIM, HERBERT S., ALEXANDER C. MAR TIN, DOROTHEA and SY BAR­LO\iVE, Trees, A Guide to Fa­miliar American Trees, Simon and Schuster, 1952, $1.50 (paper $1.00 )

There are 130 paintings in color to help in the identifica­tion, with a range map for each tree listed. The information is short and concise. P. I , U

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61. ANDREWS, ROY CHAP­MAN, All About Dinosattrs, Random House, $1.95

Description of dinosaurs; their discovery by various men; kinds of dinosaurs, and probable rea­sons for their becoming extinct. U

62. BRONSON, WILFRED, Turtles, Harcourt, Brace, 1945

Describes many kinds of tur­tles; how they protect them­selves, travel, and get food. Il­lustrations in black and white. P

63. FLACK, MARJORIE, Tim Tadpole and the Great Bullfrog, Doubleday, 1950

The life of a frog from egg to adult, in pictures and stories. P 64. HARRIS, LOUISE DYER

and NORMAN DYER HAR­RIS, Slim Green, Little Brown and Co., 34 Beacon St., Boston 6, Mass., 1955, $2.00

The life and adventures of a little green snake, with many garden friends it meets during the vear. I 65.' HOKE, JOHN, The First

Book of Snakes , Franklin VVatts, 1952, $1.19

How snakes eat, live, fight, and mate; the four kinds of poisonous snakes found in the United States. P, I

66. McCLUNG, ROBERT M. , Bufo, William Morrow, 1954, $2.00

Life history and habits of the

common toad . P, I 67. POPE, CLIFFORD HIL­

LOUSE, Snakes Alive and How They Live, The Viking Press, 18 E. 48th St., New York 17, N.Y. , 1952, $3.25

Information about feeding , defense, enemies and hiberna­tion. Information regarding snakes as medicine, hunting of snakes, and snakes as pets make the book one that boys and girls will want to read. Illustrated key for the identification of the snakes of the U.S., as well as many photographs. I, U 68. SEARS, PAUL Mc-

CUTCHEON, Tree Frog, Holi­day, 1954, $2.00

Clear and simple description of the development and life of the tree frog ; how to take care of a pet tree frog. P

69. ZIM , HERBERT S. , Fmgs and Toads , William Morrow, 1950, $1.36

Describes frogs and toads; their habits. Explains life cycle of frog and toad and tells dif­ferences among many kinds of frogs and toads. P 70. ZIM, HERBERT S. and

H. M. SMITH, Reptiles and Amphibians, Simon and Schus­ter, 1953, paper $1.00, cloth $1.50

Full color illustrations of more than 200 species, wi th brief de­scriptions and range maps. U

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71. ADRIAN, MARY, The Garden Spider, Holiday, 1951, $2.00

How the garden spider spends one year, her life time. How she spins a web, catches prey, and provides food for her young. Well illustrated. P, I 72. ANDREWS, ROY CHAP­

MAN, Nature's Ways, Crown Publishers, 419 4th Ave., New York 17, N.Y. , 1951, $3.75

How animals are equipped for survival; camouflage, conceal­ment, mimicry, speed, sight, smell, warning Signals, armor, offensive devices, food storing and foraging devices, symbiosis. Excellent pictures. U 72. BELL, THELMA HAR­

RINGTON, Snow, Viking, 1954, $2.50

'What snow is; different types; the varied life of a snowflake. Well illustrated. I

74. BLOUGH, GLENN 0., Wait fOl' the Sunshine, Whittle­sey House, McGraw-Hill, 1954, $2.25

Production of food, explained from the seasonal point of view. P

75. BUCK, MARGARET WARING, In Woods and Fields, Abingdon - Cokesbury, 1 950, $3.00 (Paper $1.75)

\Vhat to look for in stream, woods, and field during each of the four seasons. Abundantly il­

lustrated. Familiar plants and animals from Atlantic to Rockies and from southern Canada to Texas. P, I 76. CORMACK, M. B., The

First Book of Stones , Franklin Watts, 1950, $2.00

Well illustrated book about rocks and minerals, how to col­lect and study them. I, U

77. CROSS, GENEVIEVE, A Trip to the Yard, Cross Publica­tions, Garden City Books, Gar­den City, New York, 1952

Beautiful illustrations tell what Tom and Sally may see in the yard: lady bugs, monarch butterflies, ant-lions, goldfinches, spiders, frogs, snails, bees, and many other wonders of nature. P

78. DICKINSON, ALICE, The First Book of PTehistoric Ani­mals, Franklin Watts, 1954, $1.75

Simple descriptions of various representative extinct animals. I, U 79. E B E R L E , I R MEN ­

GARDE, Hop, STeip, and Fly, Holiday, 1950

Stories about various small creatures. P, I 80. FENTON, CARROLL

LANE, Wild Folk in the Woods, John Day, 1952, $2.50

What the woods animals look like, where they build their homes, how they take care of their young, how they spend the winter and what they do in

spring; 55 illustrations that add much to the use of the book. P, I 81. FENTON, CARROLL

LANE and MILLARD ADAMS FENTON, Riches from the Emth, John Day, 1953, $2.75

Explanation of elements and compounds; rocks, ores, and mineral resources, from alum­inum to zinc. Discoverv, make­up, history, refining pro~ess, and practical use of each mineral. I 82. FENTON, CARROLL

LANE and MILLARD ADAMS FENTON, Rocks and Their Storjes, Doubleday, 1953, $1.69

The many kinds of rocks and stones; how they are formed, named and identified. How to

measure the hardness of rocks. U 83. FLETCHER, H E LEN

JILL, The Nature Book, Paxton Slade Publishing Co., New York, 1954

Activities and projects for children; illustrated. P, I, U 84. GREEN, IVAH, Animals

Unde1' Your Feet, Grosset and Dunlap, 1107 Broadway, New York 10, N.Y., $2.75

Facts, photographs, and draw­ings telling about bats, moles, woodchucks, trap-door spiders, earthworms, and other creatures that spend part of t{leir time underground. I

85. HEADSTROM, RIC H ­ARD, The Living Year, Ives

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Washburn, Inc., 55 5th Ave., New York, N.Y. , 1950, $3.00

A story calendar for each month (northeastern North America especially). At close of each chapter is a nature calen­dar. Likely to make one more aware of seasonal happenings in nature. I, U 86. HOGNER, DOROTHY

CHILDS, Earthworms, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1953

Habits, biological construction and habitat of an earthworm de­scribed in interesting manner, with illustrations. P

87. HUNTINGTON, HAR­RIET E., Let's Go to the Brook, Doubleday, 1952, $2.75

Short easy sentences tell in an interesting 'way the story of a brook and the animals that live in it. Large photographs, one on every other page. P, I 88. HUNTINGTON, HAR­

RIET E., Let's Go Outdoors, Doubledav, 1939, $2.50

Full p~ge photographs and brief text tell of small familiar creatures such as snails, toads, caterpillars, ants, spiders, and the like. P 89. HYLANDER, C L AR ­

ENCE JOHN, Sea and Shore, J\-iacmillan, 1950, $2.50

Marine plant and animal life, names and illustrations of many of the shells found along the shore. Reasons for tides, why the ocean is salty. Good illustrations and easily readable text. I, U 90. JOHDAN, E. L., Ham­

mond's Illustrated Nature Guide,

C. S. Hammond and Co., Maple­wood, N.J., $7.50

A practical guide book pre­senting where, what, and how of nature observation; 232 orig­inal paintings of animal and plant life; the most popular na­ture hobbies; list of wildlife re­fuges. I, U 91. JORDAN, E. F. , Nattwe

Atlas of America, Hamond, $7.50 Written for folks interested in

nature, but not scientists; 320 original paintings; 104 full-color range maps; large scale sectional maps covering all of U.S.: na­tural distribution maps empha­sizing temperature, rainfall, and vegetation. I, U

92. LEVENTHAL, J. P., FTOm Then to Now, Simon and Schus­ter, 1954, 25c

Children are interested in the world of long ago; this small book tells about the life of that time. I, U 93. MARKMAN, HARVEY C.,

FossiL'}, Denver Museum of Na­tural History, Denver, Colo., 1950, 50c

Written to be used as a guide to the fossil exhibts in the mu­seum, but useful in supplying parts of the great story of Ijfe through the ages. Excellent il­lustrations. U

94. MASON, GEORGE F., Animal Weapons, William Mor­row, 1949, $1.36

\II/eapons that aid in animal survival-horns, hoofs, claws, teeth, poison, odor, stings, quills. I, U

95. PARKER, BERTI-IA MOR­RIS, The Golden Treasury of Natural History, Simon and Schuster, 1953, $5.00

Interesting facts about plants and animals around the world. Rock and star study also in­cluded. More than 500 color plates. I, U 96. POUGH, FREDERICK H.,

All About Volcanoes, Random House, 1953, $1.95

Descriptions of actual erup­tions, explanations of them, and precautions taken to guard against fires following earth­quakes. I 97. SCHATZ, ALBERT and

RIEDMAN, SARAH R., The Story of MicTObes, Harper, 1952, $2.75

How microbes were discov­ered and how man has been able to utilize them on the farm, in industry, and in the kitchen. I, U 98. SELSAM, MILLICENT,

All About Eggs, William R. Scott, 1952, $1.50

About the beginnings of life; pictures and printed matter de­velop the idea that many differ­ent kinds of creatures grow from eggs. P 99. STERLING, DOROTHY,

Billy Goes ExploTing, Double­day, 1953, $1.33

Billy explores back yard, pas­ture, woods, and beach. He not only finds turtles, bird nests, cows, snails and flowers, but al­so learns something about them. . P 100. W AL TERS, MARGUE­

RITE, See How It GTOwS, Won­der Books, Crossett and Dunlap, 1954,25c

How plants and animals that are in everyday environment be­gin their lives and how they grow. P 101. YATES, RAYMOND F., At017'I-ic Experi1nents for Boys, Harper, 1952, $2.50

Explanation of principles in­volved in atomic energy; story of discovery of electron, proton, neutron and isotopes; numerous experiments that can be done with simple materials and equip­ment; interesting style. U 102. ZIM, HERBERT, Ame1'i­can Bi1'ds and Wildflowers, Sim­on and Schuster, 1950

How to observe birds and flowers ; points that help to identify them; colored plates and full descriptions for the 120 best known birds and flowers listed. I, U

THE FOLLOWING QUOTATION from "The School Page," by E. Laurence Palmer, in the February, 1955, issue of Nature MagaZine, will be of interest to our readers: " It hap­pens that this particular topic was se­lected because of the arrival of Num­ber 1, Volume 1 of the Kansas School Natttmiist, published by the Emporia, Kansas, State Teachers College . . . This new school quarterly is available to Kansas school folk , and should per­form a most useful service to the schools of the state. Kansas has ranked high for its publications useful to na­turali sts, particularly because of those coming from the University of Kan­

sas. It is that the State offer to the teachers ma­terial suitable to their needs ... these school leaflets should serve to into

of the more technical the

Natural­laboratories

out room window. Drs. man, and the State of Kansas, are to be on this new venture, which was, the outcome of a teachers' sponsored last

To this we wish to add three comments:

L The idea of the views out of and Dr.

he was too

in Conservation at Em­

2. The list of children's references by the

was used in the isue of The Kansas

3. The 1955 in two

done last year. The and open to any

interested from Tune 6 to 17. It carry two hours credit and deal with of con­servation. second section, 20 to 8, will devoted to the of mater­ials. Enrollment in this will be restricted to persons who have indi­cated soecial interest in conservation

education and who have the to write and CUIlCI~t:J

1955 WORKSHOP IN

Weeks 1955

Credit-two semester hours and climate of

soil erosion and conser­vation water re­sources, grass as a resource, wildlife bird

in a conservation labora­

conservation of wild-field discussion

groups, pre Second Section-Three Weeks

June 20 to July 8, 1955 , 2, or 3 hours for 1,

2, or 3 weeks This section will be

to of terials. Several SCholarShIps are available. For admission to the

write the John Breuk-State Teachers

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE of fu­ture issues of The Kansas School Na­

Oc­De-

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