The Story of our Trees: In Twenty-Four Lessons
Originally published in 1912, as part of the Cambridge Nature Study Series, this book was written to provide children with a practical guide to trees. Created to stimulate both observation and reflection, the text was intended 'to help children to study Nature, not to put book study instead of Nature Study'. Numerous illustrative figures are included, together with an appendices section. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in trees and the history of science.
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The Story of our Trees: In Twenty-Four Lessons
Originally published in 1912, as part of the Cambridge Nature Study Series, this book was written to provide children with a practical guide to trees. Created to stimulate both observation and reflection, the text was intended 'to help children to study Nature, not to put book study instead of Nature Study'. Numerous illustrative figures are included, together with an appendices section. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in trees and the history of science.
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The Story of our Trees: In Twenty-Four Lessons

The Story of our Trees: In Twenty-Four Lessons

by Margaret M. Gregson
The Story of our Trees: In Twenty-Four Lessons

The Story of our Trees: In Twenty-Four Lessons

by Margaret M. Gregson

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Originally published in 1912, as part of the Cambridge Nature Study Series, this book was written to provide children with a practical guide to trees. Created to stimulate both observation and reflection, the text was intended 'to help children to study Nature, not to put book study instead of Nature Study'. Numerous illustrative figures are included, together with an appendices section. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in trees and the history of science.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781107662780
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/19/2013
Pages: 174
Product dimensions: 5.24(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.35(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introductory; 2. Fruits and seeds; 3. Leaf casting; 4. The growth of seeds; 5. Winter buds and tree forms; 6. Tree planting and tree felling; 7. Evergreens; 8. How a tree lives; 9. The root; 10. The trunk; 11. Catkins; 12. Thorny and climbing plants; 13. Leaf buds; 14. The leaf; 15. The flower; Appendixes; Index.
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