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Curiosities of Natural History By Frank Buckland.
White's Selborne Edited by Frank Buckland.
Wanderings in South America By Charles Waterton.
Wild Traits in Domestic Animals ” Louis Robinson.
The Voyage of the ”Beagle” ” Charles Darwin.
Ants, Bees, and Wasps ” Sir John Lubbock.
(Lord Avebury).
On the Senses, Instincts, and Intelligence of Animals ” ” ”
Bob, Son of Battle ” ” ”
A series of very interesting scientific books, under the general t.i.tle ”The Romance of Science,” is published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Among these volumes are--
The Making of Flowers By Professor Henslow.
The Birth and Growth of Worlds ” Professor Green.
Spinning Tops ” Professor Perry.
Time and Tide ” Sir Robert Ball.
The same publishers also issue a series of ”Natural History Rambles,”
including--
In Search of Minerals By D. T. Ansted.
Lane and Field ” the Rev J. G. Wood.
Ponds and Ditches ” M. C. Cooke.
Underground ” J. E. Taylor.
The Woodlands ” M. C. Cooke.
The Sea-sh.o.r.e ” Professor Duncan.
There is also a new series, called ”The Wonder Books of Science,” of which
The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes, and The Wonder Book of the Atmosphere
are the first.
Other good scientific yet very entertaining books:--
The Fairyland of Science By A. B. Buckley.
Through Magic Gla.s.ses ” ” ”
Life and Her Children ” ” ”
The Romance of the Insect World ” Miss L. Badenoch.
The Ocean ” ” ”
Glaucus ” Charles Kingsley.
Madam How and Lady Why ” ” ”
The Old Red Sandstone ” Hugh Miller.