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The Book of Nature Myths, by Florence Holbrook
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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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[Illustration: FROM THE WIGWAM OF THE GREAT SPIRIT (page 2)]
THE BOOK OF NATURE MYTHS
BY FLORENCE HOLBROOK
PRINCIPAL OF FORESTVILLE SCHOOL, CHICAGO
[Illustration: Publishers Stamp]
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · DALLAS SAN FRANCISCO
The Riverside Press Cambridge
Children's Room
COPYRIGHT 1902 BY HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Riverside Press CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 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