Project Gutenberg 2007-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 95 Houghton, W. (William) 1828 1895 Houghton, William Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works in the International Children's Digital Library.) "Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children" by W. Houghton is a nature and educational text written in the late 19th century. The book captures the delightful exploration of the countryside through the eyes of the author, who alongside his children observes and describes various elements of nature, focusing on the flora and fauna they encounter. This work aims to inspire curiosity in young people and encourages them to observe the natural world around them closely. The opening of the text sets a vibrant scene on a bright April day, inviting the author's children to abandon their lessons for a holiday filled with exploration. As they wander, they encounter various birds, including sand-martins and peewits, and the father explains their characteristics and behaviors. The narrative combines interesting anecdotes about the animals and plants with conversations between the father and his children, facilitating a blend of learning and enjoyment that emphasizes the importance of observing nature and understanding the ecosystem. Through discussions about swallows, water-voles, and marsh-marigolds, the author reflects on the intricacies of the natural world while painting a vivid picture of their countryside adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural history -- Juvenile literature Nature study -- Juvenile literature PZ QH Text Children's Instructional Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Teaching & Education 327719 327657 2024-10-10T10:27:02.534402 2023-09-10T12:34:11.085859 text/html text/html 325052 2007-12-20T09:46:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1850400 2007-12-20T09:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2080399 2024-10-10T10:27:13.619820 application/epub+zip 2081021 2024-10-10T10:27:07.242860 application/epub+zip 233131 2024-10-10T10:27:05.373907 application/epub+zip 2293475 2024-10-10T10:27:18.173838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2230384 2024-10-10T10:27:12.133883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373969 2022-09-11T07:44:40.171862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273616 273372 2024-10-10T10:27:01.486425 2023-09-10T12:34:10.268929 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 273409 2007-12-20T09:46:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104977 2007-12-20T09:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 273457 2007-12-20T09:46:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104917 2007-12-20T09:46:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22237 2024-10-10T10:27:18.328800 application/rdf+xml 16921 2024-10-10T10:27:05.973878 image/jpeg 3768 2024-10-10T10:27:05.684885 image/jpeg 1946074 2024-10-10T10:27:02.703428 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog