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

Gelesen von 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

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Life in the House

11:55

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July Shoots

3:35

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Leaf-Mining Insects

3:33

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The Holly Fly

7:23

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A General Knowledge Paper on Common Things for Grown-Up People

4:39

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Honey-Dew

5:10

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The Human Hand; A School Lesson

27:32

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The Freshwater Aquarium

4:17

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The Summer Droop of Boughs

2:37

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The Glowworm

10:24

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Invisible Domestic Servants

14:20

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Old English Gardens

8:50

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The Rock Barnacle

29:42

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Rats and Mice

5:31

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Natural History Clubs

4:05

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The Purple Saxifrage

20:20

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Water-Lilies

14:58

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House-Flies

10:53

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Solar Images on the Pavement

4:42

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The Song of the Skylark

7:08

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The Cheese-Hopper

4:44

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Bananas

5:45

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Silver Fishes

6:21

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White Clover

8:12

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Wood Sorrel

18:59

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The Herring

12:45

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The Natural History Excursion

7:05

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The Organ-Grinder's Monkey

3:42

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The Roots and Stems of Trees

4:15

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Hedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - The Hedge

22:31

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Hedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - The Ditch

26:19

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Hedge and Ditch; A Summer Term's Work for a School Form - Hints

4:09

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The Frothing Hopper

5:13

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Animal Globes

8:42

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The House-Cricket

15:35

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Common Trees

17:06

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The Human Face

8:13

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London Pride

4:52

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Rare Specimens

3:54

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Oak Leaves

4:15

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House Spiders

6:58

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On a Chalk Hill

16:21

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Furniture-Beetles, Bookworms and Death-Watches

10:52

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Phases of Summer and Winter in England

3:41

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The Garden Spider

14:57

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A School-Course on the Structure and Life of Insects

27:32

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Vacation Rambles

16:08

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Grasses

15:17

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The Water-Spider

4:41

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The Industries of Wild Bees

25:40

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A Skeleton Lesson on Furze

2:04

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Museums and the Teaching of Elementary Natural History

8:50

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Buttercups; A Study of Species

25:44

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Bit by Bit Invention: Teeth and Scales

8:35

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Great Examples

4:38

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