Excerpt from Nature in Story and Verse: For the Kindergarten, School, and Home Through the medium of the story, the deepest truths of science can be brought to the child in such a way that his mind will readily grasp the meaning. Many of these stories were originated for use in my schools and kindergartens; others, including all of the poems, for use later on, in my home, for instruction and entertainment of my own children. Friends have requested me to publish them, and I have done so, in hopes that they would be instrumental in drawing many Children nearer to Nature, and from Na ture to Nature's God. Little folks are eager to hear stories, and it seems wiser to present those caleu lated to interest them in the world around them; for it is through the systematic study of Nature that their minds are to be developed. The value of rhymes in child literature can not be overestimated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.