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CHILDRENS BOOKS FOR NATURE STUDY

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THE KANSAS SCHOOL NATURALIST Vol 3 Kansas State T esc hers December No2 College Emporia Kansas 1956

The Kansas

School Naturalist

Published by

The Kansas State Teachers College of ~mporia

Prepared and Issued by The Department of Biology with the cooperation of the Divisions of Education and Social Science

Editor John Breukelman Head Department of Biology

Editorial Committee Ina M Borman Robert F Clarke Helen M Douglass Gilbert A Leisman Dixon Smith

The Kansas School Naturalist is sent upon reqnest free of charge to anv citizen of Kansas

The Kansas School Naturalist is published in October December February and April of each year by The Kansas State Teachers Colshylege Emporia Kansas Second-class mail privileges authorized at Emporia Kansas

When the first issue (Vol 1 ro School N aturali was thought tha might appear ~ years Since then ~ books have been have received so 11

information about now present a 5e- though the inte two lists is only tw

While the gener of this issue is Ii former one two m-~ shybeen made First a shyseries such as the Guides are listed L _ 13 even though 5 dividual books of th~ much older than tw have been includelt list Second the amiddot publishers represen together on page 1 ing given with the - the publisher as It is hoped that th~ will make this issue ient to use

The book list is c middot nature study and reL children f(om the through the eighth _ gested grade level ishymost of the books will help teachers most suitable book~ teaching situation specific grades rna lt shy

books that have bee or below their gradt- ample the book

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December _Itcmiddot--eachers Colshy

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Recent Science Books for Children

When the first Childrens Books issue (Vol 1 No3) of The Kansas School Naturalist was prepared it was thought that such an issue might appear about every five years Since then so many fine new books have been published and we have received so many requests for information about them that we now present a second list even though the interval between the two lists is only two years

While the general organization of this issue is like that of the former one two major changes have been made First a number of book series such as the Golden Nature Guides are listed together on page 13 even though some of the inshydividual books of the series may be much older than two years and may have been included in the former list Second the addresses of all publishers represented are placed together on page 16 instead of beshying given with the first mention of the publisher as was done before It is hoped that these two changes will make this issue more convenshyient to use

The book list is concerned with nature study and related science for children fom the primary level through the eighth grade The sugshygested grade level is indicated for most of the books This we hope will help teachers to choose the most suitable books for their own teaching situation Children in specific grades may of course read books that have been rated above or below their grade level for exshyample the book about the barn

swallow has been listed as intershymediate but an interested third grader may be able to read it profitably

All the references except some of those listed among the series have been annotated No books have been included which the committee thought were unscienshytific in their approach or conclusshyions With the exception of a few that were unavailable at the time of preparing the texts the books were personally examined Nearly all were checked with such authenshytic sources as the American Library Association Book List the Eleshymentary English Journal and the Nature Program Guide

The books are grouped into cateshygories the committee thought would be useful to elementary teachers and within each category are listed alphabetically by author To conserve space the followins symbols are used P-primary grades I-intermediate grades Ushyupper grades Also shortened names are used for the publishing companies the full names of which are found on page 16

Copies of the first Childrens Books issue are still available and may be obtained by writing to the editor

As was the case with the former list the text material for this issue was prepared by Ina M Borman science teacher with the assistance of Helen M Douglass third grade teacher at Thomas W Butcher Childrens School on the campus of

the Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia The headlines for the categories were drawn by Robert F Clarke biology teacher at Rooseshy

velt High School and the photoshygraphs were taken by E L Andershyson Department of Art Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia

1 BARLOWE SY A Childs Book of Stars Maxton 1953 $59

Describes planets comets meteors and meteorites stars eclipses and many of the more common constellations I

2 EPSTEIN SAMUEL And BERYL WILLIAMS The Real Book About the Sea Garden City 1954 $195

Describes the sea from the time it was formed includes such things as tides ocean currents waves life in the sea and sea food Few pictures I U

3 FENTON CARROLL LANE World in the Sky John Day 1950 $200

Earth and its relationship to other heavenly bodies The sun as a star and its function I U

4 GALLANT ROY A Exploring the Moon Garden City 1955 $200

Text describes the origin of the moon its craters and mountains Takes the readers on an imaginary journey to the moon I U

5 HAMILTON ELIZABETH The First Book of Caves Franklin Watts 1956 $200

How caves are made animals that live in caves cave plants chart showing caves in the National Parks and many other items Good illustrations and diagrams P I

6 HUTCHINSON WILLIAM M A Childs Book of Sea Shells Maxton Pubshylishers 1954 $59

Excellent book concerned with shells found along the sea shore Many of the pictures are in color such as coquina

knobbed pear conch coweries and helmet shells P I

7 IRVING ROBERT Hurricanes and Twisters Knopf 1955 $250

Causes of hurricanes how they begin and travel signs of their approach Well illustrated I U

8 JENSEN DAVID E My Hobby Is Collecting Rocks and Minerals Hart 1955 $300

InfOimation about common rocks and minerals how to start a collection how to classify handle catalog and house a collection Good section on rock and mineral museums Excellent book Fine illustrations P I U

9 LEWELLEN JOHN The True Book of the Moon Sun and Stars Childshyrens Press 1954 $200

Describes the moon how it reflects light and the relationship of the moon to the earth Vocabulary for first and second grade children P

10 LEWELLEN JOHN You and Space Travel Childrens Press 1951 $150

Traces actual progress that has been made toward flight beyond the earths atmosphere Much progress has been made along this line since 1951 but this gives the beginning of the study I U

11 PODENDORF ILLA The True Book of Pebbles and Shells Childrens Press 1954 $200

Discusses the types of rocks pebbles and shells found on land stream and seashyshore Good illustrations P I

12 PODENDOR Book of Seasons 0-___

$200

Explains around the sun calli characteristics of lustra ted P I

13 REY H

day Weather and H tlesey House 1951 ~

causes Discusses cipitatioll and moisture also tti weather station - ~

minerals and ho -shytion devoted to collection Chart

superstitutions su mation concerning logical material is to visit Diagrams erous I U

17 SWENSO-- Book of Stones a 1955 $59

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12 PODElDORF ILLA The True B ok of Seasons Childrens Press 1955 ~200

Explains how the earths movement around the sun causes seasons Gives the characteristics of the seasons Well ilshylustrated P I

13 REY H A Find the Constellashytion~ Houghton Mifflin 1954 $300

Describes and tells how to locate conshystellations Colored maps I

14 SCHNEIDER HERMAN Everyshyday W eather and How It Works Whitshytlesey House 1951 $200

An introduction to weather and its causes Discusses storms types of preshycipitation and how to measure the moisture also tells how to build a weather station Many worthwhile drawshyings to illustrate text I U

15 SHANNON TERRY Among the Rocks Sterling 1956 $200

Colorful development of rocks and minerals and how they are formed Secshytion devoted to how to exhibit a rock collection Chart showing man made scale of mineral hardness Reading mashyterial very clear I U

16 STERLING DOROTHY The Story of Caves Doubleday 1956 $300

Describes how caves are made and the superstitutions surrounding them Inforshymation concerning all SOltS of archaeoshylogical material is developed Lists caves to visit Diagrams and pictures are numshyerous I U

17 SWENSON VALERIE A Childs Book of Stones and Minerals Maxton 1955 $59

Stones tell us the earths history Rocks are formed in three ways Book deals with stones their formation composition and use Some common minerals are disshycussed I U

18 TANNEHILL IVAN RAY All About W eather Random House 1953 $195

The many pictures maps and charts explain how to observe the weather how forecasts are made and how to read weather maps How the different types of precipitation are formed I U

19 WYLER ROSE and GERALD AMES The Golden Book of Astronomy Simon and Schuster 1955 $500

Excellent book of astronomy told simply and in an interesting manner Many colored plates and illustrations that help in the interpretation of the material Outstanding chapters are those devoted to living on other worlds rocket ships space stations and exploration of the moon I U

20 WYLER ROSE and GERALD AMES The Story of the Ice Age Harper 1956 $250

Factual account of what man has disshycovered about the great Ice Age Plant and animal life of this period is described in detail The struggle for survival is clearly indicated There are many black and white pictures I U

21 ZIM HERBERT S Seashores Simon and Schuster 1955 paper back $100

Marine subjects in full color There is a pictured key to seashore life Informashytive chart showing the seas and the shores I U

22 BLOUGH GLENN Lookout For the Forest McGraw-Hill 1955 $225

Many colored illustrations Listed outshy

standing book for boys and girls by Junshyior Literary Guild P

23 DOWNER MARY LOUISE The

6

Flower William R Scott 1955 $175 The story of seeds is beautifully told

and illustrated The seed is planted by a child Cross sections show the step by step changes in the seed the influence of weather growth of the plant blooming and seeding of the plant Picture book P

24 LANE FERDINAND All About the Flowering World Random House 1956 $195

Plants produce seeds that create new plants Bright colors and sweet nectar attract birds and insects which help polshylinate the various plants Shows that plants directly or indirectly furnish man with food clothing shelter and medishycines P I U

25 PISTORIUS ANNA What Tree Is It Follett 1955 $250

Describes thilty-four different common trees Has an illustration of the tree the leaf fruit and seed I U

26 PODENDORF lLLA The True Book of Weeds and Wildflowers Childshyrens Press 1955 $200

Helps to identify common weeds and wildflowers Tells of wildflowers in early

spring and fall Well illustrated P

27 SELSAM M1LLlC~NT The Plants We l-at Morrow 11)gt $250

reUs how plants grow and what part we use tor tooa InClUdes slillple experishyments to try at scnool or home tlear arawings P

28 SELSAM MILLICENT See Through the lolest halper 1856 $250

Since the forest is made up of many difterent Hoors lite is at tne level best suited to its own needs tor tOad protecshytion and cumate The illustratIOns are cOlorrul and help to interpret the reading material 1 I

2~ STERLING DOROTHY The Story of Mosses Ferns and Mushrooms lJouoleday 1~55 $275

Description of liverworts mosses and lichens mushrooms and ferns Tells where they live and reproduce I U

30 Z1M HERBERT S Whats Inside of Plants Monow 1952 $175

Simple experiments make it easier for children to understand what happens inside of plants P

~ ~n~ re rrrT~J U~ j ib t n ~~ 31 GODWIN EDWARD A Childs

Book of Butterflies Maxton 1956 $59 Limited discussion of many of the

common butterflies with many colored pictures The life cycle of butterflies is described in detail P I U

32 LEMON ROBERT S All About Moths and Butterflies Random House 1956 $195

Gives the four stages of development of moths and butterflies There are 10000 different kinds of moths and butterflies in the United States Many of these are discussed in the book I U

33 MARCHER MARION Monarch

Butterfly Holiday House 1954 $200 Life cycle of butterflies and moths

Shows migration of the monarch buttershyfly Illustrations are in color P I

34 PODENDORF ILLA The True Book of Insects Childrens Press 1954 $200

Tells of the walking stick grasshopper crickets ants bees June bug and many others A simple text that beginners can read but older children would also be interested in the information P

3-5 SEARS PAUL McCUTCHEON Filefly Holiday House 1956 $200

The life cycle of the firefly P I

36 STERLING DO and the Homes They Bu 1954 $300

37 BEVANS MICHshyBook of Reptiles and _-I

den City 1956 $250 Full color The habita

and the habits of a varie~

amphibians 100 species 38 HECHT BESSIE

from moccasin and the Excellent information L

39 POPE CLIFFO tile World Knopf 19-shy

Some good picture5

Blue Book of Birds omiddot 1954 $25

Forty-seven birds shybook The picture is The descriptions of e but sufficient to g characteristics Lengti given P I

43 ASHBROOh Green Book of Birds man 1954 $25

Forty-eight birds book The picture Brief descriptions are =

A place to keep w observations is foun book P I

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36 STERLING DOROTHY Insects and the Homes They Build Doubleday 1954 $300

Many photographs Discusses homes of insects made with mud paper wax wood plants bubbles and silk I U

37 BEVANS MICHAEL H The Book of Reptiles and Amphibians Garshyden City 1956 $250

Full color The habitats characteristics and the habits of a variety of reptiles and amphibians 100 species I U

38 HECHT BESSIE All About Snakes Random House 1956 $195

Gives excellent material on structure of snakes Tells about milking venom from moccasin and the raising of boas Excellent information I U

39 POPE CLIFFORD H The Repshytile World Knopf 1955 $600

Some good pictures of the different

types of reptiles The written material is a bit difficult but highly informative U

40 SHERMAN JANE The Real Book About Snakes Garden City 1955 $195

Gives general information about snakes Tells how snakes are captured and cared for in the zoo and circus Disshycusses the many myths about snakes U

41 ZIM HERBERT S Alligators and Crocodiles Morrow 1952 $200

Informative type of book about how alligators swim how they breathe where they live how they lay and hatch eggs what they eat and how they get it I U

42 ASHBROOK FRANK G The Blue Book of Birds of America Whitman 1954 $25

Forty-seven birds are illustrated in this book The picture is of the male bird The descriptions of each bird are brief but sufficient to give the outstanding characteristics Lengths of each bird are given P I

43 ASHBROOK FRANK G The Green Book of Birds of America vVhitshyman 1954 $25

Forty-eight birds are illustrated in this book The picture is of the male bird Brief descriptions are given of each bird A place to keep notes about individual observations is found in the back of the book P I

44 ASHBROOK FRANK G The Red Book of Birds of America Whitman 1954 $25

Forty-eight birds are described in this book Colored picture is of the male bird Brief descriptions help to acquaint the reader with outstanding characteristic Place in the back of the book for an inshydividual bird watcher to keep notes P I

45 ASHBROOK FRANK G The Yellow Book of Birds of America Whitshyman 1954 $25

Forty-nine birds are described in the book The illustration is of the male Deshyscriptions are brief but help to acquaint the reader with prominent characteristic P I

46 DARLING LEWIS Greenhead

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book A brilliant photograph accompanies cluded of animals and each bit of short informative text P

48 RIPPER CHARLES L Hawks Morrow 1956 $200

Story of various kinds of hawks their North American courage and strength habitat and migrashy 1955 $195 tion habits I U

49 SEARS PAUL McCUTCHEON Bam Swallow Holiday House 1955 $200 size I

Gives in detail a year of a barn swalshylows life from its first take-off from the mal Friends Wonder

Morrow 1954 $300 nest in the Mississippi valley through its Baby animals such The story of one mallard duck and its 6000 mile migration to South America cubs fox kits rabbi t

family skillfully interwoven with anatshy and back to the feeding of its own nestshy coons puppies colts _ omy habits and behavior of the water lings I are discussed Pictur fowl It includes the mystery of migrashy 50 SEARS PAUL McCUTCHEON reading P tion fly ways and the balance of nature Downey Woodp ecker Holiday House

59 ERICKSON p I U 1953 $200

Book of Animals of 47 GARELICK MAY Whats Inside The downey woodpecker its habitat Childrens Press 19raquo )

William R Scott 1955 $200 nesting habits enemies and how it This book shows th~ If you want to know what is coming gathers food One years life of the woodshy

found in and around out of the egg you will have to read the pecker P

by season The ch~

animals and habits -~

esting illustrations P ~

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--middot l II ~ Book of Dogs CO~JM~~~L~~ bull-~ _ ~ I ~ - $350

51 ADRIAN MARY The Gray There are many black and white pictures Sixty of the molt _ SqUirrel Holiday House 1955 $200 J U dogs with drawings

Gives one whole year in the life of the 54 BRIDGES WILLIAM Zoo size characteristics dr

gray squirrel It includes the spectacular Babies Morrow 1954 $350 61 OTTO MA RCshymigration of the entire squirrel populashy Tells about many babies that were ART The Horse ar tion P brought to the zoo from Africa South row 1954 $250

52 BLOUGH GLENN When You America and China Gives interesting inshy Tells of horses _ Go To The Zoo Whittlesey House 1955 cidents about them Well illustrated U $275 55 BURNS WILLIAM A Horses 1

Many action photographs Discusses and Their Ancestors Whittlesey House I how the animals came to be in the zoo 1954 $275 Book of Pets C

how they are alike and diflerent type of Inform~tive and interesting story of $200 food and homes they need I U the development of horses through the Much informatishy

53 BOURLIERE FRANCOIS Mamshy ages and how they affected the history ing various kinds r mals of the World Knopf 1955 $1000 of the world Well illustrated in color 63 PURCELL

The material about the world of mamshy and black and white-large print I U The True Book mals is interesting and informative The 56 DISNEY WALT The Vanishing Childrens Press ~ shycolored photographs of the animals in Prairie Simon and Schuster 1955 $295 During the os their natural environment are excellent Many excellent photographs are in- Africa the onhshy

I barn swalshy-clt-d i from the

its own nestshy

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eluded of animals and plants The readshying material is interesting and informashytive P I U

57 DODD ED Mark Trails Book of North American Mammals Hawthorne 1955 $195

Picture book contains minimum of written material It is similar to the Mark Trail found in the newspapers Pocket size I

58 ERICKSON PHOEBE Baby Anishymal Friends Wonder Books 1954 $25

Baby animals such as kittens bear cubs fox kits rabbits opossums racshycoons puppies colts lambs and piglets are discussed Picture book with little reading P

59 ERICKSON PHOEBE The True Book of Animals of the Small Pond Childrens Press 1953 $200

This book shows the type of mammals found in and around a pond area season by season The characteristics of the animals and habits are included Intershyes ting illustrations P I

60 LESLIE MARGUERITE Family Book of Dogs Coward-McCann 1954 $350

Sixty of the most popular breeds of dogs with drawings and text that emphashysize characteristics and history I U

61 OTTO MARGARET and STUshyART The Horse and Pony Book Morshyrow 1954 $250

Tells of horses and ponies of all kinds their origin and description Well ilshylustrated with photographs I U

62 PODENDORF ILLA The Tme Book of Pets Childrens Press 1955 $200

Much information and hints on feedshying various kinds of pets P

63 PURCELL JOHN WALLACE The True Book of African Animals Childrens Press 1954 $200

During the dry summer season in Africa the only water for miles around

is the river Animals u h ~ d shybaboons buffaloes hippo ~

zebras lions giraffes and others m come to the river for water Factual inshytroduction to these animals is gien in an interesting manner P I

64 SCHLEIN MIRIAM Elephant Herd William R Scott 1954 $200

Story about African wild elephants and their community way of life Many fine drawings of the African jungle and plains P I

65 YLLA Two Little Bears Harper 1954 $300

Stunning picture book of true photoshygraphs The book concerns two cubs and the experiences that they have when they wander off into the woods P

66 ZIM HERBERT S Mammals Simon and Schuster 1955 paper back $100

A guide to familiar American species of mammals In the discussion of each animal the guide gives characteristics habitat food size and range Illustrated

67 ZIM HERBERT S Monkeys Morrow 1955 $250

Compares the different kinds of monkeys as to description habits and range Tells how to care for a monkey as a pet P I

68 ZIM HERBERT S The Big Cats Morrow 1955 $250

Gives the families and ancestors of the

SERVICE GRANT RECEIVED

A sum of $53200 has been granted by the National Science Foundation to Emporia State College for a 1957 Sumshymer Institute for High School Teachers of Science

The six-week institute which will beshygin on June 3 1957 has been planned by Dr Merle E Brooks assistant professor of biology and Dr Weldon H Baker professor of phYSical science with the aid of other Emporia State staff members

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cats Splendid description of the comshy of the interesting facts that enable them monly known cats their hltlbits and some to live and protect themselves I

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Coward-McCann 1= The pond world

the vivid and card -author All of the ~

Many photographs = 80 GOETY DC=-shy

row 1956 $200 Describes in a cc_

life on the desert of plant and anim evident I

81 GORDA Guide to Natll r 1953 $200

Lists some e~

hobbies and ho1 of the types lister

69 ANDREWS ROY CHAPMAN All Abottt Strange Beasts of the Past Random House 1956 $195

Time is pushed back a million years to the time the saber toothed tiger giant ground sloth and others lived La Brea tar pits of California are explained Fosshysils of many many mammals are illusshytrated I U

70 BLOCK MARIE HALURM Dinosaurs Coward-McCann IS55 $285

Description of the earth and the habishytats of dinosaurs millions of years ago How the dinosaurs lived through the ages I U

71 CLARK MARY LOU The Trtte Book of Dinosaurs Childrens Press 1955 $200

Describes and compares the different types of animals found on earth a long time ago P I

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75 BARNETT LINCOLN and Edishytorial Staff of Life Magazine SimonshySchuster 1956 $495

Special edition for young readers Hisshytory of the planet earth Shows relationshyship between living things and their enshyvironment Wonderful pictures 150 colored I U

76 BUER WALTER Harvest of the Sea Morrow 1955 $250

Fish have been important part of mans food supply This book deals with comshymercial fishing Fish and fishing typical

72 DICKINSON ALICE The First Book of Prehistoric Animals Franklin Watts 1954 $195

Describes animals of long ago not only dinosaurs but creatures of land sea and air A section called From rock to mushyseum that is most infonnative I U

73 FROST BRUNO A Childs Book of Prehistoric Animals Maxton 1956 $59

What are Fossils is the preface to the rest of the book that deals with anshycient life such as the dinosaurs birds and mammals Many good colored ilshylustrations I U

74 SCHEELE WILLIAM E Preshyhistoric Animals World 1954 $500

Chart of geological time Excellent inshyformation as well as pictures of the preshyhistoric animals Gives pronunciation of each animals name U

ii~ of each major coastal region is shown Illustrated with drawings of maps and fish identification charts for each region I U

77 COLBY C B Fish and Wildlife Coward-McCann 1955 $195

A story of the work of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Many photographs used to illustrate practices I U

78 CURTIS MARY I Water Is Wonderful Lyons and Carnahan 1955 $132

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LlAM E Preshy 1954 $500

r== ne Excellent inshy-tures of the preshy

Dronunciation of

region is shown -IlgS- of maps and - - for each region

1 Water Is Carnahan 1955

Gives an understanding of the importshyance of water to plants and animals as well as some of the harm water has done and is dOing Methods of conserving water and how water is used for irrigashytion I

79 GAUL ALBRO The Pond Book Coward-McCann 1955 $275

The pond world becomes real through the vivid and careful descriptions of the author All of the seasons are portrayed Many photographs I

80 GOETY DOLIA Deserts Morshyrow 1956 $200

Describes in a delightful manner the life on the desert The interdependence of plant and animal life on the desert is evident I

81 GORDAN E L Hammonds Guide to Nature Hobbies Hammond 1953 $200

Lists some excellent types of nature hobbies and how to develop them Some of the types listed collecting rocks and

minerals collecting shells wildlife phoshytography aquarium and terrarium colshylecting butteflies and other insects Good illustrations U

82 HAYNES OLIVE V RN The True Book of Health Childrens Press 1954 $200

Informative book on how and why children need to protect their bodies ears and eyes vVell illustrated P I

83 HOD G N E R D 0 ROT H Y CHILDS Spiders Crowell 1955 $200

Describes the kinds of spiders tells how each lives how it provides for food and how it protects itself Compares spiders and insects I

84 MEEKS ESTHER Friendly Farm Animals Follett 1956 $150

Picture book of farm animals and their habits Small amount of reading acshycompanies each picture Pictures are colored P

85 NORLING JO and ERNEST The Filmiddotst Book of Water Franklin Watts

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1952 $130 making simple foods Well illustrated the Wonders of C Tells what water is chemically Disshy 1 U House 1954 $195

cussion of water forms characteristics 90 SHANNON TERRY At Waters Describes how uses and value to plants and animals Edge Sterling 1955 $250 houses more comk shyWell illustrated I U Graphically and simply is the story wholesome and clo

told about animal and plant life to be ~86 PERRY JOHN Our Wonderful Many good diagrarc-_ found along the seacoast and at the edgeEyes Whittlesey House 1955 $275 98 GOULD JO of the inland waters Many colored illusshyThis book explores the subjects of and Television Ratrations help to interpret the reading mashyhow we see nature of light and care of $195 terial P I Ueyes it suggests many practical experishy Explains how lt

91 ZIM HERBERT S The Amerishyments I U made how to send can Southwest Simon and Schuster how a picture is cbar - 87 PETERSON ROGER TORY Wildshy1955 paper back $100 and how to build ~ shylife in Color Houghton Mifflin 1951 More than 400 subjects illustrated in diagrams I U$300 full color Informative on natural

Stories and photographs of the most 99 LEEMING JLYwonders Indian villages historic sights common birds butterflies mammals periments Garden C-

scenic routes guide maps public parksfish trees and flowers 450 full color ilshy Experiments coo

minerals animal and plant life P I U lustrations Excellent writing I heat cold light shy

92 ZIM HERBERT S Whats Inshygrav ity electricitmiddot88 RAVIELLI ANTHONY Wonders side of Animals Morrow 1953 $175 pensive apparatus d of the Human Body Viking 1954 $250 Describes how animals are classified

Uses familiar objects to illustrate the Tells about microscopic animals sea 100 LEWELLE parts of the body Describes through text animals worms insects and mammals and pictures the machinery of the human Fine illustrations I U being Well illustrated I U 93 ZIM HERBERT S Whats Inside

89 SCHEIB IDA The First Book of of Me Morrow 1952 $175 Food Franklin Watts 1956 $159 Picture book that helps children undershy

Story of mans food before it reaches stand their bodies May help parents the grocery store Includes directions for answer many questions P

Book of Toys at ~ 1953 $200iNfENJmNSB~~~p[RI~~~MI~tdrdN ~~~ Js-i

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94 ADLER lRVING Time In Your form Point of each experiment easy to Life John Day 1955 $275 get Appeals to children who are irtershy

Stars and planets (mans oldest time ested in radio telephone and music 1 U Atomic Energypiece) rocks and rivers history and the 96 EPSTEIN SAM and BERYL The

$150 calendar clocks and watches and the Frst Book of Glass Franklin Watts 1955 Explains how time zones Rich in informational matershy $195 result of chain r ial Many illustrations and diagrams I U Relates the story of glass from early clearly U

95 BAER MARIAN Sound An Exshyhistory to modern methods Tells the 103 PRATT F~ periment Book Holiday House 1952 many uses of glass and tells what makes $250 glass different Many illustrations to exshy

Experiments written in style easy to plain the content U read simple equipment and easy to per- 97 FREEMAN IRA M All About

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cl BERYLThe - n Watts 1955

R- 1 All About

the Wonders of Chemistry Random House 1954 $195

Describes how the chemist has made houses more comfortable food more wholesome and clothing more effective Many good diagrams I U

98 GOULD JACK All About Radio and Television Randoll) House 1953 $195

Explains how a television wave is made how to send and receive waves how a picture is changed into electricity and how to build a radio Many good diagrams I U

99 LEEMING JOSEPH Science Exshyperiments Garden City 1954 $150

Experiments concerned with air water heat cold light waves sound waves gravity electricity and weather Inexshypensive apparatus described I U

100 LEWELLEN J 0 H N The Mighty Atom Knopf 1955 $200

Children are anxious to know about atoms because the world is made of atoms This book tells what these tiny invisible particles are like how they comshybine to make compounds and how the energy in the center is released Good diagrams and illustrations I U

101 LEWELLEN JOHN The True Book of Toys at Work Childrens Press 1953 $200

Children become aware through the use of this book that playing with toys leads them to some understanding of science principles

102 LEWELLEN JOHN You and Atomic Energy Childrens Press 1955 $150

Explains how the atom is split and the result of chain reaction Told simply and clearly U

103 PRATT FLETCHER All About Famotls Inventors and Their Inventions Random House 1955 $195

Contains the amazing stories of those inventive folk and their achievements

104 SCHWARTZ JULIUS Through the Magnifying Glass Whittlesey House 1954 $250

Lenses and how to use them Uses of lens to view the common things nearby to see things invisible to the naked eye and to see more clearly those things that can be seen with the naked eye I U

105 WYLER ROSE The First Book of Science Experiments Franklin Watts 1952 $125

Experiments dealing with air weather electricity and many other items I U

106 ZIM HERBERT S Whats Inshyside of Engines Morrow 1953 $175

Clear detailed text and pictures of what actually goes on inside a steam enshygine gasoline engine diesel rocket etc Brief discussion of the atomic pile

SERIES OF BOOKS All About The Random House

Atom Ira M Freeman Birds Robert S Lemmon The Insect World Ferdinand C Lane Our Changing Rocks

Anne Terry White Rockets and Jets Fletcher Pratt Sea Ferdinand C Lane Stars Anne Terry White V olcanoes and Earthquakes

Frederick H Pough Whales Roy Chapman Andrews

Childs Book of Maxton Publishers Inc

Birds Luis M Henderson Dogs Luis M Henderson Horses E Joseph Dreamy Planes Tom Sinnickson Flowers Irma Wilde Insects Sy Barlowe Fishes Dorothea Kay Trees Valerie Swenson Reptiles and Amphibians

Valerie Swenson Mountains James V Medler Jungle Animals Bruno Frost

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Mankind E Joseph Dreamy Rivers E Joseph Dreamy Wild Birds Alexander Seidel

The First Book of Franklin Watts Inc Bees A B Tibbits Birds Margaret Williamson Plants Alice Dickerson Stones M B Cormack Trees M B Cormack

The Golden Nature Guides Simon and Schuster

by Herbert S Zim and others Birds Flowers Insects Trees Stars Reptiles and Amphibians

The True Book of Childrens Press Seasons IlIa Podendorf Sounds We Hear IlIa Podenclorf The CirCtls Mabel Harmer Animal Babies IlIa Podendorf Weeds and Wild Flowers

IlIa Podendorf Insects IlIa Podendorf Trees IlIa Podendorf Science Experiments IlIa Podendorf Health Olive V Haynes African Animals John Wallace Purcell Pets IJIa Podendorf Moon Sun and Stars John Lewellen Farm Animals John Lewellen Birds We Know Margaret Friskey Air Around Us Margaret Friskey Honeybees John Lewellen Plants Ve Know Irene Miner

MAGAZINES Arizona Highways

Arizona Highway Department Phoeshynix Arizona 300 (Beautiful colored photographs of the Southwest)

Audubon Magazine National Society 1000 Fifth Avenue New York 28 NY

Junior Natural History American Museum of Natural History Central Park iest at 79th Street New York 24 NY $150

National Geographic National Geographic Society 1146 16th Street NvV Washington 6 DC $700

Nature MagaZine American Nature Association 1214 Sixteenth Street NW Washington 6 DC $400

Popular Mechanics Popular Mechanics Co 200 E Ontario Street Chicago 11 Illinois $350

Populm Science Popular Science Publishing Company Inc 353 Fourth Avenue New York 10 NY $350

FEEDERS FOR WINTER

The Kansas School Naturalist has reshyceived many requests for information and suggestions for feeders for winter birds Since the December 1954 issue in which several such feeders were deshyscribed is no longer available we repeat on the opposite page the sketches drawn for that issue by Evan Lindquist junior biology student at Kansas State Teachshyers College of Emporia All of the feeders shown are simple enough to be built at home or at school

The window shelf No1 can be built as plain or as fancy as you want it A roof may be put over it to keep off rain and snow or the shelf may be protected by the window awning

The weathervane feeder No 2 if mounted so as to tum freely will be turned by the wind so that the closed side is always toward the wind so the birds may eat in the sheltered space

For birds that eat insects and other animal life a good substitute is suet This can be placed in a wire holder (No6) or a knitted bag (No4) to be suspended

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A variety of self feeders like No5 are suitable for birds that like grain or weed seeds You can think of several other kinds of bird feeders All sorts of boxes or containers can be used Do not paint your bird feeder-birds seem to prefer weathered wood

GARDENING THIS WEEK-The folshylowing is quoted from the December 15 Emporia Gazette from the column Gardening This Week by Mrs Bert Brickell Garden Editor of the Gazette I have just read a delightful book sugshygested for ages 9 up It is good there is no limit for anyone could read and enshyjoy this so-called childrens book It is

titled Plants That Feed Us and was written by Carrol Lane Fenton and Herminie B Kitchen and published by The John Day Company New York This book tells the story of plants that furnish food from a w z-artichokes to zucchini Quite as interesting is another book for boys and girls The Wonders of Seeds by Alfred Stefferud and published by Harcourt Brace and Company New York

The quotation is interesting for two reasons 1 Mrs Brickell as a member of the 1956 Workshop in Conservation had a good deal to do with several issues of The Kansas School Naturalist and especially the forthcoming issue on trees and 2 it is important that childrens books and especially good ones should receive an entire columns worth of atshytention in a daily newspaper

Publishers Addresses 1 Alfred A Knopf Inc 501 Madison

Ave New York 22 NY 2 Childrens Press Inc Jackson Blvd

and Racine Ave Chicago 7 Illinois 3 Coward-McCann Inc 210 MadisltJl1

Ave New York 16 NY 4 Doubleday and Co 575 Madison

Ave New York 22 NY 5 Follett Publishing Co 1255 South

Wabash Ave Chicago 5 Illinois 6 Franklin Watts Inc 699 Madison

Ave New York 21 NY 7 Garden City Books 575 Madison

Ave New York 22 NY S C L Hammond and Co Maple

Wood NJ 9 Harper and Brothocs 49 East 33rd

Street New York 16 NY 10 Hart Book Co New York NY 11 Hawthorne Books Inc 70 5th Ave

New York NY 12 Holiday House Inc S West 13th

Street New York 11 NY 13 Houghton Mifflin Co 2500 Prairie

Ave Chicago 16 Illinois 14 John Day Co Inc 210 Madison

Ave New York 16 NY 15 Life Magazine 540 N Michigan

Ave Chicago 11 Illinois ] 6 Lyons and Carnahan 2500 Prairie

Ave Chicago 16 Illinois 17 McGraw-Hill Book Co 520 N

Michigan St Chicago 11 Illinois IS Maxton Publishers Inc 15 East

26th Street New York 10 NY 19 Rand McNally amp Co Chicago

Illinois 20 Random House lie 457 Madison

Ave New York 22 NY 21 Simon and Schuster Inc 630 5th

Ave New York 20 NY 22 Sterling Publishing Co Inc 215

East 37th Street New York 16 NY 23 The Thomas Y Crowell Co 432

4th Ave New York NY 24 The Viking Press Inc IS East 4Sth

Street New York 17 NY 25 Whitman Publishing Co Racine

Wisconsin 26 Whittlesey House McGraw Hill 520

N Michigan Street Chicago 11 Illinois

27 William Morrow and Co 425 4th Ave New York 16 NY

2S William R Scott Inc S West 13th Street New York 11 NY

29 Wonder Books Inc 1107 Broadshyway New York 10 NY

300 World Publishing Co New York NY

1957 WORKSHOP IN CONSERVATION

First Section-Three Weeks June 3 to June 21 1957

Credit-three semester hours Graduate or Undergraduate

Geography and climate of Kanshysas soil erosion and conservation practices water resources grass as a resource wildlife conservashytion bird banding in Kansas the shool yard as a conservation labshyoratory conservation of wildshyflowers field trips discussion groups projects

Second Session-Three Weeks June 24 to July 12 1957

Credit-I 2 or 3 hours for 1 2 or 3 weeks

This section will be devoted to production of a suggested guide for te 1 ching conservation in the elementary grades Several scholshyarships are available For admisshysion to the workshop or for inshyformation write the director John Breukelman State Teachers College Emporia Kansas

The Kansas

School Naturalist

Published by

The Kansas State Teachers College of ~mporia

Prepared and Issued by The Department of Biology with the cooperation of the Divisions of Education and Social Science

Editor John Breukelman Head Department of Biology

Editorial Committee Ina M Borman Robert F Clarke Helen M Douglass Gilbert A Leisman Dixon Smith

The Kansas School Naturalist is sent upon reqnest free of charge to anv citizen of Kansas

The Kansas School Naturalist is published in October December February and April of each year by The Kansas State Teachers Colshylege Emporia Kansas Second-class mail privileges authorized at Emporia Kansas

When the first issue (Vol 1 ro School N aturali was thought tha might appear ~ years Since then ~ books have been have received so 11

information about now present a 5e- though the inte two lists is only tw

While the gener of this issue is Ii former one two m-~ shybeen made First a shyseries such as the Guides are listed L _ 13 even though 5 dividual books of th~ much older than tw have been includelt list Second the amiddot publishers represen together on page 1 ing given with the - the publisher as It is hoped that th~ will make this issue ient to use

The book list is c middot nature study and reL children f(om the through the eighth _ gested grade level ishymost of the books will help teachers most suitable book~ teaching situation specific grades rna lt shy

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