Project Gutenberg 2015-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 262 Humphreys, Phebe Westcott 1939 A Natural History for Young People: Our Animal Friends in Their Native Homes including mammals, birds and fishes Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Natural History for Young People: Our Animal Friends in Their Native Homes" by Mrs. Phebe Westcott Humphreys is a comprehensive scientific publication likely written in the late 19th century. This volume is tailored specifically for younger readers and serves as an introduction to the fascinating world of animals, exploring the relationships among various species, including mammals, birds, and fishes. The book aims to provide a clear and accessible understanding of animal classification while captivating the curiosity of its youthful audience. The opening of the book sets the stage for this exploration, detailing the author's motivation to create a natural history text that captures the interest of children without overwhelming them with complex scientific terminology. The preface outlines Humphreys' initiative to classify animals in a manner that is both understandable and engaging, as well as her desire to share knowledge influenced by her own childhood experiences with natural history. The text hints at the exciting discovery process ahead, encouraging young readers to view animals not just as pets or nuisances, but as part of a broader, interconnected family within the natural world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Natural history -- Juvenile literature QL Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 667894 667750 2024-10-21T09:21:26.978195 2023-09-22T06:36:38.912491 text/html text/html 658285 2015-12-27T10:31:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 8519496 2015-12-27T10:31:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 9297881 2024-10-21T09:21:42.754626 application/epub+zip 9293430 2024-10-21T09:21:29.991176 application/epub+zip 400604 2024-10-21T09:21:28.313191 application/epub+zip 9502298 2024-10-21T09:21:52.114560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9358347 2024-10-21T09:21:40.967656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481654 2022-09-23T05:36:44.927915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568823 568717 2024-10-21T09:21:24.847221 2023-09-22T06:36:36.526967 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 569093 2015-12-27T10:31:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 204785 2015-12-27T10:31:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19317 2024-10-21T09:21:52.292561 application/rdf+xml 22275 2024-10-21T09:21:28.464187 image/jpeg 3224 2024-10-21T09:21:28.389190 image/jpeg 8523587 2024-10-21T09:21:27.353211 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