Excerpt from Nature Study in the Elementary Schools Shall we shut out from the education of the child that which so helps and develops, so broadens and ele vates you and me? To the eye that sees, the swelling bud, the unfolding leaf, the opening flower, the germin ating seed, tell a story no less wonderful than that which comes from these mountains, a story of care and purpose and plan. To the ear that hears, the song of the bird, the patter of the rain-drops, the Singing of the tea-kettle, and bubbling of the brook, tell of work done and work to be done, of mutual dependence and mutual helpfulness. T o the mind that thinks, to the heart that understands, the soil of the field, the sandof the seashore, the very dust at our feet, tell of action and change. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.