Stories of Nature
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Eyes and No Eyes
by John Aiken (1900) “Whatever will stimulate the observing tendencies of the young cannot but be of value to them.” Interesting Neighbors
by Oliver P. Jenkins (1922)“The valuable knowledge of nature can come to better advantage when the children are older...if they have had already a happy experience with the objects about them.” Memory Gems for Children
by Jessie Tyndall (1912) Based on Nature and Ethics. “Happiness is from within. To have the love of the beautiful, in nature, given to little ones . . . ought to be your pleasure. The mind stored with simple memory gems, so simple that the youngest mind is not burdened, is a very important way of accomplishing this end.” Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children
by Flora Cooke (1895) “Who can study these myths and not feel that nature has a new language for him? If the trees and flowers, the clouds and the wind, all tell wonderful stories to the child, he has sources of happiness of which no power can deprive him.” Natural History in Stories for Little Children
by Mary S. Claude (1854) Nature’s Children: Little Stories of Wild Life
by Clarence Hawkes (1911)“...many chapters deal with the babes of the forest...The author has sought to depict faithfully how the children of the woods are reared...He has also sought to describe the wonderful harmony in nature...” Parables from Nature
by Mrs. Alfred Gatty (1875) A brief introduction to the life of the writer is given before the parables. Inspiring. Seed-Babies
by Margaret Warner Morley (1896) “It will add very much to their interest in seeds if the children have peas, beans, nuts, etc., to look at as they read about them.” Star Stories for Little Folks
by Gertrude Warner (1918) “I hope you will have as good a time as I did, finding the fifteen constellations.” Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children
by Jane Andrews (1888) “Do you know Mother Nature? She it is to whom God has given the care of the earth, and all that grows in or upon it...she will tell us the most charming and marvellous stories...” The Storyland of Stars
by Mara Pratt (1892) |
Clara Dillingham Pierson Books:
"My dear little friends: These stories are of things which I have seen with my own eyes." Thornton Burgess Books:
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