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asitoftg for $ n ? eg antt itttgttft & " - I LIFE AND HER CHILDREN : Glimpses of Animal Life , from the I Amoeba to the Insects . By Arabella . B . Buckley , Authoress of ' The Fairyland of Science / I « A Short History of Natural Science , ' ' Botanical Tables for the Use of Junior Students / Crown I 8 vo . with upwards of 100 Illustrations , clothrgilfe , gilt edges , 6 s . ; or in calf extra , marbled edges , I price lls . ( ' I Extract from Preface . I I a < The more main systematic object way is to than acquaint is usual young in people ordinary with works the structure on Natural and habits History of , and the lower more simply forms of than life in , and text to -books do this on I Zoology ^ . For this reason I have adopted the title of " Life and Her Children / ' to express the family bond uniting all I I have living been things more , as care we fu use l to the sketc term h in " Nature bold outline and the Her leading Works features / ' to embrace of each all division organic than and to inorganic dwell upon phenomena the minor , diffe and r I - I I » ences d small by which specimens it is separated of most of into the gronps marine . animals I have figured made use may of be British found examples upon our in coasts illustration at low wherever tide , * It was possible , I Contents : I I . Life and Her Children . I IL Life ' s Simplest Children ; How They Live , and Move , and Build , I III . How Sponges Live . I IV . The Lasso-Throwers of the Ponds and Oceans . I V . How Star-Fish Walk and Sea-Urchins Grow . I VI . The Mantle-Covered Animals , and How They Live with Heads and Without I Them . I VII . The Outcasts of Animal Life , and the Elastic-Ringed Animals "b y Sea and I by Land . I VIII . The Mailed Warriors of the Sea , with Ringed Bodies and Jointed Feet . I IX . The Snare-Weavers and their Hunting Relations . I X . Insect Suckers and Biters , which change their Coats hut not their Bodies . I XL Insect Gnawers and Sippers , which Remodel their Bodies within their Coats . II XII . Intelligent Insects , with Helpless Children , as Illustrated by the Ants . I By the same Authoress , I THE FAIRYLAND OF SCIENCE . Eighth Thousand , crown 8 vo . I with 74 Illustrations , cloth gilt , gilt edges , 65 . ; or in calf extra , marbled edges , 11 s . I I admirably ' Her methods calculated of presenting to enable the certain reader facts to realise and phenomena the truth . difficult As to the to grasp interest are of most her story original , we and have striking tested it , and in a 1 I chi jop ldre thful n would subject welcome , and she it mentioned as a Christmas it in the present same ; breath but it deserves with " Grimm to take 's a Fairy permanen Tales t . * place ' We in are the sure literature any of of the youth Times older . . I I DOMESTIC ECONOMY AND HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE . II I Adapted Mann , M for . D ., Home late Superintendent Education , and of for Education Schoolmistresses at Natal . and Second Pup Edition il-Teachers , post . 8 B vo y . Robert cloth , 4 « James . % d . HI I words ' Mr . . Mann The little ' s directions volume is are one practical in which and most judicious people , and who frequently have , or he are snys likely a good to have deal , anything that is worth to do attention with household in a few cares will find some hints worth noting . "—Saturday Review . HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE : Readings in Necessary Knowledge for Girls and Dedicated Young Women by permission . Edited b to y His Key G . rac J . P e . the Faunthorpk Duke of Westminster , Principal , of K . O Whitelands . Post 8 vo . Training cloth , 3 * . College 6 d . . Contents : Domestic Economy—Food and its Preparation—Clothing and its Materials—The Dwelling : its Warming , Cleaning , and Ventilation—Washing Materials and their Use—Rules for Health—Tho Management of the Sick Room—Cottage Income and Expenditure . BOTANY FOR CHILDREN : an Illustrated Elementary Text-Book for of Junior « Floral Classes Dissections and Young / With Children 32 . full By -page the Illus Rev . trations Gbokgb , post Henslow 8 vo . , cloth M . A , , , is F . . L ; . S a ., few F . G cop . S ., ies Author , with the Illustrations hand-coloured , cloth gilt , gilt edges , 14 * . M > at ' Just child such ren would an elementary take to it text . '—Scienck -book of Gossip botany . as might bo put into practical use in schools without the slightest doubt GEOGRAPHY FOR LITTLE CHILDREN . By Awtonia Zimmehn . Second Edition , post 8 vo . cloth , with 40 Illustrations and Maps , Is . Physical ' In a geography very simple . and Its numerous interesting attractive way attempts and quite to show original the use illustrations of a map and are an teuch Important some of feature the elementary . ' --Natukb points . of A . SHORT HISTORY OF NATURAL SCIENCE , and of the Progress and Young of Discovery Persons . from By the Arabella Time of , B the . Buckxey Greeks to , the Authoress Present of Day 'The . For Fairy the land Use of of Science Schools / botanical Tables for the Use of Junior Students , ' & c . Second Edition , crown 8 vo . with 77 Illustrations , cloth , 7 s . 6 d . ; or in calf extra , marbled edges , 13 * . oiewly « Qknown ' Guides whai . > to The she literature describes writer ^ plan , abonnd and , therefore th * ; Interest guides , ta to feW origlual science by the , and , similar Au her thor execution is in imparted pnrpose of the and to . plan tho character reader is altogether . to Diagrams Miss admirable Buckley and 's illustrations *• History She " sees are of « w letterpress add to the value of the oompendium . ' --PALL Mall Gazktte . I I London : EDWARD " STANFORD , 55 Charing Cros ? , S . W . ( 655 ) I B ff ^«— . i f A ^ ^

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