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100 1 _aHooker, Worthington,
_d1806-1867
245 1 4 _aThe Child's Book of Nature :
_bThree parts in one
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-12-07
505 0 _aPart I. Plants -- Part II. Animals -- Part III. Air, water, heat, light, &c.
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, F E H and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Child's Book of Nature" by Worthington Hooker is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work serves as an educational tool aimed at families and schools, designed to help mothers and teachers nurture children's natural curiosity about the world around them. The book is structured in three parts, covering plants, animals, and various elements of nature, with a strong emphasis on practical observation and understanding of natural phenomena. The opening portion of the book presents a preface that outlines the author’s intentions and addresses the common educational deficiencies regarding the teaching of natural sciences to children. Hooker emphasizes that children are innately curious observers of nature, but this curiosity is often stifled due to a lack of guidance and knowledge from adults. He argues for a shift in educational focus to incorporate the natural sciences, particularly highlighting the study of plants in this first part. The preface sets up the subsequent chapters, which aim to instruct children in fundamental aspects of botany using simple language and relatable concepts, ultimately fostering a love and understanding of the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNatural history -- Juvenile literature
653 _aReaders
653 _aAnimals -- Juvenile literature
653 _aScience -- Juvenile literature
653 _aPhysical sciences -- Juvenile literature
653 _aPlants -- Juvenile literature
653 _aNature -- Juvenile literature
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58421
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