Contents

Seeds and their early stages of growth -- How a green plant feeds -- The forms and duties of leaves -- Buds; the history of a twig -- How stems do their work -- Some common flowers -- Grasses -- Common forest trees -- Fruits: how seeds are scattered -- Ferns and horsetails -- Mosses, mushrooms, and moulds -- The rabbit: a typical mammal -- How a rabbit lives -- Some other mammals -- The pigeon: a typical bird -- The development and education of the chick -- Some familiar British birds -- Frogs and tadpoles -- The habits and life-histories of common insects -- Some crustaceans, molluscs, and worms -- Field-work; the school journey, monthly nature calendar.