House, Garden and Field: A Collection of Short Nature Studies


Read by J. M. Smallheer

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"Nature study seeks above all things to develop the earliest rudiments of the scientific discover." L. C. Miall

This book contains a collection of short essays on numerous nature and natural history subjects. While they were collected together as suitable starting points for nature lessons for school children by Louis Compton Miall, Professor of Biology at the University of Leeds in 1905, these essays are fascinating listening today for nature enthusiasts of all ages. - Summary by J. M. Smalheer (9 hr 59 min)

Chapters

Introduction 13:50 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Life in the House 11:55 Read by J. M. Smallheer
July Shoots 3:35 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Leaf-Mining Insects 3:33 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Holly Fly 7:23 Read by J. M. Smallheer
A General Knowledge Paper on Common Things for Grown-Up People 4:39 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Honey-Dew 5:10 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Human Hand; A School Lesson 27:32 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Freshwater Aquarium 4:17 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Summer Droop of Boughs 2:37 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Glowworm 10:24 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Invisible Domestic Servants 14:20 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Old English Gardens 8:50 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Rock Barnacle 29:42 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Rats and Mice 5:31 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Natural History Clubs 4:05 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Purple Saxifrage 20:20 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Water-Lilies 14:58 Read by J. M. Smallheer
House-Flies 10:53 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Solar Images on the Pavement 4:42 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Song of the Skylark 7:08 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Cheese-Hopper 4:44 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Bananas 5:45 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Silver Fishes 6:21 Read by J. M. Smallheer
White Clover 8:12 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Wood Sorrel 18:59 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Herring 12:45 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Natural History Excursion 7:05 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Organ-Grinder's Monkey 3:42 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Roots and Stems of Trees 4:15 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Hedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - The Hedge 22:31 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Hedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - The Ditch 26:19 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Hedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - Hints 4:09 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Frothing Hopper 5:13 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Animal Globes 8:42 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The House-Cricket 15:35 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Common Trees 17:06 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Human Face 8:13 Read by J. M. Smallheer
London Pride 4:52 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Rare Specimens 3:54 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Oak Leaves 4:15 Read by J. M. Smallheer
House Spiders 6:58 Read by J. M. Smallheer
On a Chalk Hill 16:21 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Furniture-Beetles, Bookworms and Death-Watches 10:52 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Phases of Summer and Winter in England 3:41 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Garden Spider 14:57 Read by J. M. Smallheer
A School-Course on the Structure and Life of Insects 27:32 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Vacation Rambles 16:08 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Grasses 15:17 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Water-Spider 4:41 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Industries of Wild Bees 25:40 Read by J. M. Smallheer
A Skeleton Lesson on Furze 2:04 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Museums and the Teaching of Elementary Natural History 8:50 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Buttercups; A Study of Species 25:44 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Bit by Bit Invention: Teeth and Scales 8:35 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Great Examples 4:38 Read by J. M. Smallheer