Handbook of Nature-Study was written by Anna Botsford Comstock during an era of growing societal concern for man's treatment of the natural world. Out of this concern grew the nature study movement which sought to teach science to school children (and others) through direct observation of nature by the students themselves instead of by the study of nature books. The book is written as a guide for teachers instructing their classes in nature study and includes a wealth of information about plants, animals, the earth, and the sky along with suggestions for guiding students in their observations. Today, both students...
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01 - Part I: "What Nature-Study is" to "The Relation of Nature-Study to Science"
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02 - Part I: "Nature-Study not for Drill" to "The Story as a Supplement to the Nature-Study Lesson"
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03 - Part I: "The Nature-Study Attitude toward Life and Death" to "Pets as Nature-Study Subjects"
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04 - Part I: "The Correlation of Nature-Study with Language Work" to "Gardening and Nature-Study"
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05 - Part I: "Nature-Study and Agriculture" to "How to Use this Book"
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06 - Part II: Chapter I: Bird Study Intro & Beginning Bird Study in the Primary Grades
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07 - Part II: Chapter I: Feathers as Clothing
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08 - Part II: Chapter I: Feathers as Ornament
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09 - Part II: Chapter I: How Birds Fly
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10 - Part II: Chapter I: Eyes and Ears of Birds
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11 - Part II: Chapter I: The Form and Use of Beaks
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12 - Part II: Chapter I: The Feet of Birds
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13 - Part II: Chapter I: Chicken Ways
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14 - Part II: Chapter I: Pigeons
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15 - Part II: Chapter I: The Canary and the Goldfinch
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16 - Part II: Chapter I: The Robin
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17 - Part II: Chapter I: The Bluebird
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18 - Part II: Chapter I: The White-breasted Nuthatch
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19 - Part II: Chapter I: The Chickadee
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20 - Part II: Chapter I: The Downy Woodpecker
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