The Book of Nature Myths

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Title: The Book of Nature Myths
Author: Florence Holbrook
Release Date: August 27, 2007 [EBook #22420]
Language: English
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FROM THE WIGWAM OF THE GREAT
SPIRIT (page 2) FROM THE WIGWAM
OF THE GREAT SPIRIT (page 2)THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHSBY FLORENCE HOLBROOK
PRINCIPAL OF FORESTVILLE SCHOOL, CHICAGO
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PRINTED IN THE U.S.APREFACE.
In preparing the Book of Nature Myths the desire has been to make a second reader which would be adapted to the
child's interest, ability, and progress.
The subject-matter is of permanent value, culled from the folk-lore of the primitive races; the vocabulary, based upon that
of the Hiawatha Primer, is increased gradually, and the new words and phrases will add to the child's power of
expression. The naïve explanations of ...