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    <title>Young Folks' Nature Field Book</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Loring, J. Alden (John Alden)</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1871-1947</namePart>
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    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2020</dateIssued>
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  <abstract>"Young Folks' Nature Field Book" by J. Alden Loring is an educational nature guide for young readers, written in the early 20th century. The work aims to foster an appreciation for the outdoors by providing daily nature observations, seasonally relevant hints, and insights into the behavior and habitats of various birds, animals, and plants commonly found in the eastern United States. It is illustrated and includes sections for readers to take notes while exploring.  The opening of the book introduces readers to its purpose, emphasizing the importance of observing nature daily. It suggests starting each year on January 1st by feeding winter birds, detailing various species that can be observed during this time and offering tips on how to attract and tame them. Loring's commentary is both informative and engaging, inviting readers to participate in the joys of bird-watching and nature study throughout the year. He encourages readers to maintain a record of their observations, thereby deepening their understanding and appreciation of the natural world around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <note>Release date is 2020-07-30</note>
  <note>Produced by Tom Cosmas produced from files generously
provided on The Internet Archive and all resultant materials
are placed in the Public Domain.</note>
  <note>Original publication data not identified</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Natural history -- Juvenile literature</topic>
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  <identifier type="lccn">06045028</identifier>
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