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Show "ill \K.<,*.-*r.•**».•* • •WILD ^ANIMALS* of • , • J/ort/i •yfmerioa • - NATIOHAL-GKWIUMIC'SOCIBTY • Make Their School Days Happier by The Picture Paths to Natural Science THE words "botany," "zoology," "biology," seem heart-breaking abstractions to a youngster, but not after he or she lias become interested in wild animals, fish, and wild flowers and wants to know "all about them." The first step is to humanize these queer names for the "ologies" and to help the child visualize their application to his daily interests. The magnificent full-color plates and wealth of other engravings in these Nature books de luxe make the best of introductions to natural science. Put these books within reach of the children-present them to your local school. Both children and teachers will thank you. The Book of Wild Flowers THIS "Who's Who of the Flowers," by William J. Showalter and other authorities, enables easy identification of 242 wild plants and tells in simple language what part they play-whether as food, medicine, or garden pest. 242 full-color portraits of plants by Mary E. Eaton, the world's leading painter of flowers, and of grasses by E. J. Geske, many engravings. 250 pages. Handsomely bound. $4 postpaid in U. S. The Book of Fishes THIS "Who's Who of Our Waters" is by John Oliver LaGorce and other authorities on fisheries and marine life. Its chapters give in delightful, succinct text the facts about catching fish, the different varieties, and their use as food. 92 full-color portraits of fishes in under-watei action and scores of other plates enable easy identification of many varieties. 244 pages. Handsomely bound. $4 postpaid in U. S. Wild Animals of North America IN the "Who's Who of the Woods," highly praised by Theodore Roosevelt, Edward W. Nelson, Chief of the U. S. Biological Survey, gives the cream of the animal lore gained by a lifetime of study of wild life. It contains 127 full-color portraits of wild animals and many other engravings, which enable even a child to identify animals in dooryard, park, or woods. 240 pages. Bound in buckram. $3 postpaid in U. S. For foreign mailing add 25 cents a volume Obtainable only from NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY WASHINGTON, D. C. National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. For enclosed $ send copies, Book of Wild Flowers; of Fishes; copies, Wild Animals of North America. copies, Book Name- Address- |