Zoology Books

Moths of the Limberlost - A Book About Limberlost Cabin

Gene Stratton-Porter

To me the Limberlost is a word with which to conjure; a spot wherein to revel. The swamp lies in north-eastern Indiana, nearly one hundred miles south of the Michigan line and ten west of the Ohio. In..

Let's Collect Rocks and Shells

Anonymous

illions of people throughout the world have found many hours of pleasure, adventure and education by collecting either rocks or shells. This booklet won't tell you everything there is to know about ro..

The Birds of Australia, Vol. 1 of 7

John Gould

At the commencement of the work it was not expected that it would prove so extensive as it has become, since not more than about 300 species were then known, which number has now been increased, by th..

The Lore of the Honey-Bee

Tickner Edwardes

Modern bee-keepers, athirst for the Americanisation of everything, give little heed nowadays to the writings of one whom Bacon has called “the chastest poet and royalest that to the memory of man is k..

Our Feathered Friends

Elizabeth Grinnell

Knowledge thus acquired is not wasted; it elevates the mind and trains the senses, so that in after life the habits of observing and noting frequently become of great use, and are never a detriment.&n..

History of Birds

Anonymous

The Peacock is very vain, and proud of its fine feathers. I suppose that little girl is proud of her finery, and the little boy tells her she is like the Peacock. In the book of Job, we are reminded t..

The Conchologist's First Book

Edgar Allan Poe

The Conchologist's First BookA System of Testaceous Malacology, Arranged Expressly for the Use of Schools, in Which the Animals, According to Cuvier, Are Given With the Shells, a Great Number of New S..

Migration of Birds (1950)

Frederick Charles Lincoln

The migrations of birds were probably among the first natural phenomena to attract the attention and intrigue the imagination of man. Recorded observations on the subject date back nearly 3,000 years,..