. Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks . Childeein^ love pets ; they nevertire of stories; and tliey are de-^4^^ lighted with jingle and the fun ofincongruity. Mother Goose reigns^ supreme in the fairy-land of in-fancy. Through these loves thelittle opening minds may be ledto careful observation, comparison, and descrip-tions—steps at once necessary to mental growth,and leading up to the portals of science. By in-sensible degrees, play may be made to merge instudy, and fun take on the form of fact. Upon these ideas of the basis and method ofthouo^ht, this little work hasb
. Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks . Childeein^ love pets ; they nevertire of stories; and tliey are de-^4^^ lighted with jingle and the fun ofincongruity. Mother Goose reigns^ supreme in the fairy-land of in-fancy. Through these loves thelittle opening minds may be ledto careful observation, comparison, and descrip-tions—steps at once necessary to mental growth,and leading up to the portals of science. By in-sensible degrees, play may be made to merge instudy, and fun take on the form of fact. Upon these ideas of the basis and method ofthouo^ht, this little work hasbeen constructed. A few famil-iar nursery-rhymes serve to con-nect the present with the pastthought of the child. The petof the household — the cat — is ^^f,studied. From the obvious in ^^^<^structure and movement, the mind is led to seerelations, and the adaptations of structure to func-. 6 WHY AND ¥LO\/V.—{Continued.) tions and outward conditions. As eacli new ani-mal is introduced, tlie study goes on by compari-sons, showing resemblances and differences, andpointing toward scientific classifications. This and kindred works will be of little use,however, if the lessons stoj) w^ith the book. Thewhole intent of the method is to incite to a studyof the animals themselves—the matter in the bookdirecting attention, arousing interest, and servingas a guide to observation. An endeavor has been made to present thepleasant side of animal life. To this end theaffection, the intelligence, and the uses of ourservants and fiiends have been dwelt upon, andideas of violence have received but a passingnotice. That we should be kind to animals is anecessary inference from observed relations, andthis obviates the necessity of a formal exhortationor a cut-and-dried moral. As a reader, this book is designed to supple-ment the regular reader of the grade. Commonand familiar language
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