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G L I M P S E S O F N AT UR E
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GLI M PS E S

OF

NAT URE

T HE APPL E PAR T
,

II

The apple has a stem

The apple has th in skin
The apple has wh ite pulp
A n apple has seeds
Apples gr ow on t rees
.

skin

th in
stem
seeds

trees
grow

pulp
wh ite

GLI MPS ES

OF

NAT URE

TH E ORA NG E

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NAT URE

OF

TH E ORAN G E PAR T

II

A n orange

has rind
The rind is thick
I t is orange color outside
I t is wh it e inside
A n orange has !uice
The !uice is in l ittle s acs
A n orange has seeds
The seeds are w hite
Do all oranges have seeds ?
A n orange grow s on a tree
here do the orange tree s
ro
w
g
.

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outside
rind
where

th ick
i
u
ce
!

inside

sac s
little

GLIMPS ES

OF

AT URE

TH E L E M O N

Hm L
b (L
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3t Lb no t CL S PIUZJLL
.

GLI M PS E S or

NAT URE

T HE L E M O N PAR T
,

A lemon has rind

II

The rind is much like an

orange rind
A lemon has !uice in l ittl e
sacs too
I ts seeds are wh ite also
L emon trees grow where it
is w arm
They can not l ive in the cold
hat other fruit trees gro w
w here it is w arm
hat fruit trees gro w w here
it is b o th warm and col d
.

W
W

much
also
cold

w h at

w arm

both

othe r
l ive

GLIMPS ES

T HE

OF

NAT URE

L E AF

LI LAC

S ee the lilac leaf

I t is green
I t fell from the bush
All the lea v es will fall
.

from

bush
The lilac bush has no leave s
in the winter
hen do th e leaves come ?

th e

leaf
green

lilac
leav es

bush
w inter

GLI M PS E S
T HE

LI LAC

OF

NAT URE

L E AF PAR T

II

The lilac leaf has a blade

O f what color is the blade P
I t has an ap e X
I t has a base
Do you see the r ib in t h e
m iddle P
I t is the m idrib
The l ilac leaf has a petiole
here is the pet iole
Do you know a leaf t hat h as
no pet iole
The lilac leaf has veins
H as the apple leaf ve ins 9
O f what use are t he veins ?

blade
ap e

base
mid rib

petiol e
v eins

GLI MPS E S or NATURE

10

T HE BLUE B I RD

am a l ittle bluebird
M y wings are bl ue
M y tail is long and blue
O f w hat color is my breast
I can y and h op
I hav e fo ur claw s on each
foot
I hold to t he branch with my
I

GL I M PS ES or NAT URE

11

T HE BLUE B I RD PAR T
,

II

Do yo u kn o w my song
I t is l ow and sw eet
I c ome in the spring
I go aw ay in the autum n
The winter is t o o cold for me
.

bluebird autumn spring

h
c
n
a
r
b
wings claws bud

GLI M PS E S

12

or

NATURE

T HE VI OL E T

G o o d m or ning ! I am a v io let
D o you se e my l ong st em

nod my head in the wind

M y leav es l ook like litt l e
r
een
e
r
t
s
h
a
g
The blue bird came t o se e m e
t h is mor ning
I am fond of h is song
I

v io

let
h ear ts

root s
win d
m o rning

GLI MPS E S

NATURE

or

T HE VI OL E T PAR T
,

13

II

Are all v iolets t he sam e c olor ?

N o al l v iolet s ar e not t h e
same c ol or
Th e re ar e whit e vio let s
Th ere ar e yell ow v io let s
T h ere ar e v iolet s light v iolet
c ol o r
There ar e v iolet s dark v iolet
,

color
h ich c ol or do you l ike best
S ome v iolets smell ve r y sweet
Are y ou fond of swe et v iolets
T h e v iole t h as ve pet als
Its leav e s gr ow near the r o ot s
.

t h ere
light

dark
which

pet als
b e st

14

GLI MPSES

OF

NAT URE

T HE T REE A N D T HE BU SH

A tree has r oots

a trunk
I t has branche s
I t has leaves

I t h as

This is a bush
It h as ro o ts
I t has no tr unk
It has branches
It has leaves
.

GLI MPS ES or NAT URE

1 6

T HE RO S E

I h av e

a red rose
ould y ou like to smell it
I t smells sw eet
S ee t he thorns on the stem
Do not prick your ngers
The leaets are green
E ach leaet has an e d ge l ike
.

SR

W
.

rose
r
tt
e
p
y

leaet
thorns

prick
ngers

GLIMPS ES or NAT URE

T HE

W
I LD

RO SE B U SH

17

Th is is a wild rose bush

S ome of the branches are long
They bend over the fence
The wild rose has ve petals
It has v e sepals
H ave you ever seen a wild
r ose bush gro wing ?
D id you p ick the roses ?
O f w hat color w ere they ?
D id the thorns prick your
ngers
.

GLI MPS ES or NAT URE

13

TH E

B U TT E R C UP

am l ittle Butt ercup

Do you think my cup could
hold w ater
H ow many petals has my cup
I t sits on a little gree n saucer
M y saucer has v e sepals
The bees come to see me
They come for my pollen
I

buttercup
saucer

meadow
could

polle n
sepal s

GLIMPS ES or NATURE

19

E B E LL
U

THE B L

My
b ells

owers look like l ittle

O f w hat color are t hey ?

am called Bluebell
I have n o branches
M y leav es are long and nar
I

r o

have a bulb and very thin

r oo ts
I

narrow

blue bell

G Ll Ml S E S

20

or

NAT URE

T HE PO T AT O

M y name is P otato
O ften I am called
.

P otato

h it e

gre w in the ground

I am good to eat
I w ear a brown c o at
Y o u t ake my c o at off befor e
you eat me
I have ey e s but I can not se e
Y o u can see with your eyes
I

pot at o
gro und

coat
before

w ear
brow n

GLIMPSES or NATURE
T HE PO T A T O PAR T
,

21

II

a potato a root
N o it is a stem
hat do you nd on st e ms
in the spring ?
H a v e you ever seen a potato
in t he spring ?
hat d id you nd in it s
eye s ?
The branche s of the potato
plant g r o w from these buds
H ave you ever seen a potato
plant
H ave you ever seen men d ig
o
ta
t
oe
from
the
ground
s
?
p
hat is done with a potato
t o make it good to eat ?
h at do you put on a potat o
w h e n you e at it ?
I

W
s

W
W

GLIMPSE S or NATURE

22

T HE G RAPE S

W
W
W

ar e

merry bun che s

of

gr ape s
e have a good t ime t oge t h e r
e grew on a v ine
O ur leav es are lar ge
The old leaves are dark green
N e w leav e s are l igh t green
e ar e round l ike spheres
I f y ou l e t us fall we shall roll
.

mer r y
r
a
e
s
g p

bunch e s
l ight

sphere s
t oge th e r

GLIMPS ES

24

OF

NAT UR

T HE PE A N U TS

The se are peanut s

They gre w in the gro und on
a v ine
S ometim e s t hey ar e
called
ground peas
The peanut has no burr l ike
the chestnut
It s shell is not v e ry hard
Boy s and gir ls crack t h e
shel l s with t h e ir ngers
H av e you e v e r seen men r oast
peanuts ?
.

bu r r

peanut s

chestnu t

GLIMPSES or NATURE

T HE T OAD ST OOL S
-

W
W
W
W

25

lit tle plan t s

e gr e w after the r ain t o day
e gr o w v ery qu ickly
e gr ow where it is damp
H ave y o u s e en our fr iend s
t he t o ad s ?
Do y ou k now why w e ar e
c alled T oad st ool s
e

ar e

pl ant s
fr ie nd s

quickl y

damp

t o d ay

t oaA sxs

m
\s

GLI MPS ES

26

T HE

or

NA TURE

W
IN D

The wind is blo wing

I can not keep o n my hat
The wind m oves th e cl o ud s
I t st irs t he leaves
I t bends the trees
I t sow s the seeds that can y
T h e wind is cold in winter
It is w arm in sum mer
Do y o u know what wind is ?
.

bl owing
mme r
su

cl oud s
bend s

so

ws

stir s

GLIMPSES

or

NAT URE

T HE PE A C H

27

h av e a yellow peach w ith

r e d ch e ek
It s skin is c o vered with do wn
T h e p e ach has o ne seed
The seed is rough and hard
I f I plant the seed a peach
t r ee will grow
H ow can soft green leaves
c o me fro m so hard a seed ?
I

each
p

c ov e

r e

6 9m
.

GLIMPS ES

23

or

NATURE

T HE LOB ST E R

H ave y o u ever seen a l o bs t e r ?

A lobster lives in t h e sea
H ave you seen the sea ?
A lobster is ve ry dark gree n
.

W
W

hen a lobster is boiled it

becomes red
M en catch lobsters fo r food
hat other animal s liv e in
the sea ?
boiled
be

me

co

catch
lobst e r

animal s
othe r

GLIMPS E S
T HE

or

NAT URE

C RAY F I SH

29

This is a cray sh
I t is much l ike a lobster
It is sometimes called a fre sh
w at er lobster
The c ray sh live in small
stre ams
D o you think you could catch
-

ne

cray sh
-

om e

tim e

GLIMPSES

30

or

NATURE

T HE ST AR F I SH
-

a star sh
I t is l ike a star in shape
I t has many l ittle l e gs
It lives in the sea
The shell of the st ar sh is
so ft
h e n the an imal dies t he
sh e ll bec o me s hard
Th is

is

st

ar

sh

legs

GLIM PSES

32

or

MI L!

NATURE

a man wh o sells m ilk

here does th e milkman get
the milk
H e buys it from the farmers
The farmers get the m ilk from
their cow s
every
E v e r y m o rn in g and
H ere is

GLI MP SES

or

NATURE

33

ev e ning th e farme r s milk their

c ow s
H ave yo u ever seen any one
m ilk a c ow
D o you drink milk boys and
i
r
l
s
g
D o you k now of what butt e r
is made
C r e am r ise s on the milk
Butt er is made from the
c r e am
C h eese is made from milk
.

m ilkm an
c r e am

farmers
cheese

GLIMPS ES

34

OF

T HE Y E LLO

NAT URE

WC

PE R H

h at isy our nam e , l ittle sh ?

name is Yell ow P erch

There is yellow near my ns
and gill s
I do not grow lar ge
I am br o ad and shor t
I h ave lar ge scales
M y h ome is in t he r iver
My

bro ad

iv e r

GLIMPS ES

or

AT URE

T HE SM E L T

35

W
h at

kind of sh are y ou ?
I am a sal t w ater sh
M y home is in the sea
M y name is S mel t
I am goo d to eat w hen it
ty
c o ld and fr o s
D o y ou gr ow large S melt
N o w e S melt s ar e small
e ar e l o ng and narr ow
-

1 s

W
,

salt wat er
-

H ost s

GLIMPSES or NAT URE

36

T HE

C ODF I SH

Th is is a salt w at er sh t o o
It is a c od sh
The cod is a large sh
hat large sh have you
seen
The cod is a hard sh to cat ch
It is ver y st rong
ould you like t o see m e n
c at ch c od sh
-

GLIMPSES or NAT URE

37

T HE OY ST E R

A n oyster lives in the w at er

hen an oyster is very young

it can s wim
I ts shell is soft
A s it grow s older t he shell be
comes hard
Then it sinks to the bed of the
w ater
It settles on a stone or shell
The shell of an oyster is ro ugh
o uts ide
I t is smooth inside
P earls are somet imes found
inside of the shell
A n oyster is fastened to it s
shell
hen it takes food it opens it s
shell
.

W
.

GLI MPSES

33

OF

NATURE

The shell is in two par t s

It o pen s and closes lik e a
h inge
The mo uth of the o yst e r is
near the h inge
The oyster h as no bones
Do you know of another sh e ll
animal that has no bones ?
Do you k now of a sh e ll
animal that has bones
.

oyster

fastene d

hinge

GLIMPS ES

4o

T HE

or

NAT URE

C LA M

another animal fas

tened t o it s shell
It is a clam
I t doe s n o t settle on a st o n e or
sh ell l ike an oyst er
It bores in the sand
Th e cl am sh e l l is in t w o p ar t s
He

is

GLIMPS ES
T HE

OF

NAT URE

RED M APL E

41

W
IG

This is a r e d maple
The leav es and fruit are
reen
g
I n the spring the blossoms
LI l d young branches are red
Do you kno w of anothe r
naple tree
M aple sugar is made from
h e sap of sugar maple trees
Are you fond of maple syrup
.

naple

syr

up

GLI MPS ES

42

P eep !

or

NAT UR E

T HE LO ST

C H IC !

peep

hav e

mother
I wish I w ere inthe shell again
I came out of it yester day
Th is M arch wind is cold
M y down is soft and th in
M y legs are w eak
S oon I shall have feathers
M y legs will gI O stronge r
P eep ! peep !
here is mot h er ?
I am hu ngry and cold
.

W
'

GLIMPS ES
T HE

Is 1t

or

NAT URE

S NO

not early

DROP

43

little

ow er ?
N o t he queen bees are here
I am one of t he rst spring
o wer s
I al ways come in M arch
Th e snow k e e p s m e w ar m
,

GLI MPS ES or NATURE

hen the wind blo w s I nod

my head
I am a sno w drop
H ave you seen me before
M y petals ar e as wh it e as
sno w
Do you kno w the crocu s
S he is my friend
H as she come yet
I s h ould like to see her
.

early

sno wdrop

crocus

GLIMPS ES
T HE

or

NATURE

C RO C US

H ere I

45

am at last
Do you k now my name
I am the crocus
I could not come earl ier
The snow and ice w ere so
I ar d that I cou l d not push o ut
my head
.

GLIMPS ES

46

or

NAT URE

I am cold even now

I wish the sun w ould
.

sh ine
on me and m ake me war m
I have many sisters
O ur dresses are n ot all t he
same col o r
I w ear a yell o w dress
S ome of my s isters wear p ur
ple dresses
S ome o f them w ear yell o w
dresses like mine
S ome of my sist e rs w e ar
wh it e and purple dre sses
O thers wear blue one s
Do you know my sist er s
H av e the bee s c ome yet
.

'

dress e

sist ers

othe

r s

GLI MPS ES

48

OF

NAT URE

T HE LA N D T UR T L E

w it is April

The turtle is glad t o be o ut

again
H e has been asleep all winter
H e is glad t o see the sun
This turtle lives on the land
S ome turt les l ive in t h e
.

GLI MPS ES

or

NAT UR

49

A turtle l ives in a pretty l it

tle house
H e carries h is house all the
t ime
A re turtles good for food
Yes water turtles are good
fo r food
S ome turtles l ive to be very
o ld
.

A pril

t urtles

carries

T HE FRO G

am a frog
O nce I w as a t adpole
hen I w as a t adpole I lived
in the w ater
I could s wim like a sh
I had gills and a t ail
I grew into a frog
T l ive in a s wamp now
I

GLIMPSES OF N AT URE

51

have four legs l ike a toad

M y front legs are short and
ny h ind legs are long
hen I sit I fold my hind
e

W
W

s
g

mt

hen I hop I st retch them

hind feet have w ebs

hich help me swim
M y sk in is nice and smooth
It is much prettier than a

c ad s skin
H ave you ever heard me
:r o ak
D o you like to hear me
My

'

'

r og

ve

bs

t adpole
st retch

swamp
croak

GLI MPS ES

52

or

T HE B ROO !

NAT URE

T RO UT

H er e is a pretty sh
I t has red and yellow spots
I t is a trout and liv es in t h e
.

brook
The brook t rout d o es n o t gr ow
large
It is a sm all sh
I t can sw im very fast
Brook tr out are good t o e at
M en cat ch t hem wit h h o o k
and line
.

tr out

broo k

p ot s

GLIMPS ES or NAT URE

53

T HE DA N D E L I ON

hat is your name pretty

ow er ?
I am a dandel ion
I have a golden head
Do you know a l it tle girl
with golden hair
hen I am old my hair will
be wh ite
,

GLIMPS ES or NAT UR

54

gro w at the roots of m y

wh ite hair
The wind will blow my w h it e
hair aw ay
E ac h l ittle hair will carry a
brown seed with it
Then my head will be an
empty seed pod
ill you eve r gro w old littl e
boy
ill your hair be wh ite w he n
you are old
ill the wind blo w your
wh it e hair away
S eeds

W
W
W

dandelion

gol d en

empty

GLIMPSES or NATURE

56

T HE

M AR I G OLD

am a l ittle marigold
I l ive in the marsh wit h th e
frogs
I have a hollo w stem
I like ple nty of w ater
O ften I am called the cow sl ip
S omet imes the ch ildre n call
m e th e m ar sh but terc up
I

GLIMPSES

NAT UR E

or

57

look something like the

)ut t e r cu
p
M y leaves are not l ike those
I f t he but t ercup
T h e buttercup has gr een sep
l s and yello w petals
I have only yello w sepals
They look something like
) e t al s but they are not
Do you know of another
l ow er that has no pet als
I

cow slip
marsh
som e t imes

mar igold
s omething
stalk

GLI MPSES OF NAT URE

58

T HE ST RA BE RRY PLAN T

Th is is a strawberr y pl ant
I t is glad t o see th e sp r ing
days
Do you see it s bloss om s
S oon their wh ite p e t als will
drop off
Then you will see lit tl e gr e e n
strawbe r r ie s
.

GL I MPS ES or NAT UR E
Th e

59

w arm sun will ripen the

rawberries
Ripe strawberries are red
Do you t hink the strawberry
l o oks like a little hear t
st

RA I N

w hard it rains !
H ow large the drops are !
F rom wh ere does the rain

ome
I t comes from t he clouds
S ome of the drops will give
t h e t rees and ow ers a drink
S ome will sink into the
i
r
ound
and
make
spr
ngs
g
O thers will run down the
c

h il l s in l it tl e

ms

str e a

GLI MPS ES or NAT URE

60

The little stream s will

int o t h e bro oks
into the
The brooks will
riv ers
The rivers will run int o the
ocean
The sun will dr aw the w at e r
up into the clouds
S ome of it will c ome down
again in dro p s of rain
n
D id you ever se e the su
draw t he w ater fr om a roof
after a rain
.

roof

cl o ud s

ocean

GLIMPSES
T HE SH EE P

S ee the

or

NAT URE

AN D

LA M B S

61

sheep and lambs

L ambs will gr o w to be
the sh eep
The sheep are eating the ne w
ras
s
g
They are v ery fond of it
Do you know what month
.

th is is P

GLIMPSES

62

It is M ay

or

NAT URE

The sheep are very warm

Their wool c o at s are t o
h eavy
To morrow the m e n will cu

t he w ool fr om the s h eep s back:

They will send th e w ool t
t he mill t o make clo th
I s your coat made o f clo t h ?
I s it wo olen cloth
.

sheep
lambs

rass
g
cl oth
to

morrow

BEE S

H ave

you ever seen a

be

hive
bees liv e together
o ne

in

hive
The mother bee is t he queen
S he lays t he eggs from wh ich
th e baby bees c ome
.

G LIM PS ES

OF NAT URE

65

e are m any baby bees in

)ne h iv e
S ome o f t he bees feed the baby
)ees and care for them
S ome of the bees in t he hive
r e c alled the w orkers
The se wo rkers gather nect ar
blossoms and make
r o m t he
Lo ney
They als o make t he c omb
nt o which th ey put th e honey
D o you kno w where the bees
X
t
e
t
he
a
to
make
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GLI MPSES OF NAT URE

66

M AY

This is the mont h of M ay

S ummer is almost here
The days are growing w ar m
The b irds have come back
from the south
They are making their nests
and are very happy
S oon the baby bird s will
come
The wild o w ers are her e
again t oo
The w oods are lled with
them
The fruit trees are in bl o sso m
H as t he peach t ree put o ut its
leave s
h ich com e rst t he pe ach
l e av e s or the peach bl o ssom s
.

W
,

GLIMPS ES

or

NAT URE

RO B IN

57

This is a r obin
H e has a w orm in h is beak
H e will t ake it to h is mat e
S h e is in h e r nest
H e r ne st is in th e wild cher r y
.

;r e e

GLI MPSES OF NATURE

68

R ob ins are very fond o f wild

cherries
!
H ow many eggs has R o bin
mate
She has four eggs
Ba by robins will come out of
the eggs
The old birds will feed
Do you know what bab y
robins eat
Yes they eat w orms and bugs
The baby robins will learn t o
y
Then they w ill y away and
hunt worms and bugs t o e at

H ave you seen R obin s mat e ?

H er bre ast is n ot s o br ight as

R obin s
.

robin

breast

ch e rrie s

GLIMPS ES or NAT UR E
T HE

W
h at

M E ADO

LAR !

69

are you loo king for

M e ad ow l ark
-

GLIMPSES

70

or

NAT URE

am lo o king for s om et h ing

t o eat
here is your mat e
S he is in her nes t in the high
grass
e
do not build our nest in
a tree
O ur home is in the mead o w
e are fond of t he clov e r t h at
grow s in the meadow
I have a yello w breast

M y mate s breast is not l ike

mine
I can whist le bett e r t han
most boys
I

W
W
W
.

M eadow

lark whistle l ooking

GLIMPS ES

72

OF

NAT URE

Ripe corn is made int o corn

meal

O or n meal is made into

J oh nny

cakes

ar e

cakes
made fr om

corn meal
O ats are made into o atmeal
H orses l ike t o eat oats

bread
cakes
buckwheat

our
oat meal

GLIMPSES
T HE

OF

NAT URE

S UN F I SH

73

are you pretty sh

I am a sunsh
I am al m o st as r o und as t he
ho

un

M uch of me is as yellow as
t he

sun
There is a bright red spot near
my gills
All sunsh do not have a
br ight red spot
My home is in the lake
S om e sun sh l iv e in th e
.

GLI MPS ES

74

or

NATURE

T HE FLY

Do

usee the y on t h e

o
y

d ow

C an you

hear it buzz
H ow does the y m al
buzz
I t makes it with it s win
The y h as siX feet
Th e y ar e c ov er e d with h

GLI MPSES or NAT URE

it s

cushions on

It h as lit tle
fe e t

75

You cannot hear the y w alk

The y has more eyes than
o
can
coun
t
u
y
.

Wnd
i

ow

oun t

JUNE

cushions

S ummer is here
It is June
Th is is t he month
.

of roses
The rose bushes ar e c overed
Vvith t hem
H ow sw ee t they smell
The trees are covered with
i
e
t
e n leaves and fr u
r
g
.

GLIMPS ES OF NAT URE

76

The str awb e rries and r ad ish

are rip e
D o yo u sme ll the cl ov e r in t
meadow
S ee the butt e r ie s ying h e
and there
L isten
Buzz buzz It is t
song of t he bees
They are s ipp ing nect ar fr o
t h e bl o ssoms
.

l isten

sipping

yi]

GLIM PSES

or

NAT URE

C LOVE R

77

M abel has h ad a walk

S ee the

cl ov er she picked
Th is clov er has a pink and
hit e head
C an you t ell w h y the bee s
like the clov er
L o ok at th e clove r leaf
It is made of three leaets
E ach leae t has a l igh t gr een
hor seshoe on it
M abel saw a mead o w lark
amo ng th e cl o v e r bl ossom s

GLI MPS ES

78

or

NAT URE

G E RALD S RA BB I T

Th is is G erald s wh it e rabbit
hat kind of coat does the
rabbit w ear
It w ears a fur coat

Do you see t he rabbit s t wo

l ong ears
Do you see it s tw o p ink eye s
All rabbits do n ot have p in
.

GLI MPSES

30

T HE

or

N AT URE

C A T E RP I LLAR

am a cat er pill ar
am growing fat I c an
hard ly crawl
A fe w days ago I was a l it tle
baby cat erpillar
I came out of an egg
I mu st eat and gr ow as big as
I can th is sum m e r
I
I

GLIMPS ES

or

NAT URE

81

crawl

In the aut umn I shall

Up o n a branch
I shall sp in a cocoon
.

Then I shall sleep all winter

N ex t summer I shall be a
beaut iful buttery
I shall lay many eggs
D o you see my l ong curled up
t ongue
It is really a slender tube for
ng up my food
sucki
I t hrust my t ongue int o the
ow ers
I suck up the ir nec t ar
.

at er p illar
beautiful

thrust
cocoon

slender
sucking

GLIMPSES

82

OF

NAT URE

T HE S N A I L

the snail w alk

N o he crawls very slowly
H e t akes h is shell with h im
H e can not get aw ay fro m it
H is shell is h is h o use
H e can draw h imself in t o it
and rest
This is a land snail
H e eats vegetable leaves
H e is very fond of cabbage
S ome snails l ive in the w ater
D id you e v er see a w ater snail
C an
,

l o wly

h im sel f

GLIM PSES or NAT URE

TOM ATO

W
L o ve

apple

h y d id

83

a pret ty name
you change it for
is

tomat o
I gr o w on a v ine
An apple grow s on
.

a tree
I am lled w ith seeds
An ap p le h as a fe w se e d s
.

GLI MPSE S or N AT URE

84

vine liv es only a seas o n

The apple tree liv e s many
years
You see I am n ot an apple
I had t o change my name
My

season
t omat o

love apple
change
-

T HE E AR TH OR M

H ere is a w orm
hat kind of wor m is it

I t is

an

e arth wor m

GLIMPS ES or NAT URE

85

It liv es in the earth

S omet imes it c omes o ut while
it rains in t he summer
C an t he earth w orm w alk
N o it crawls
The eart h w orm has no bones
It has no legs
It has no eyes
It has n o ears
.

B irds sh and ch icken s

to e at ear thw orms
,

like

ar th w orm

ch icken s

crawl s

GLIMPS ES or NAT URE

86

T HE TH I RST Y DAI S Y

I am thirsty
I wish I had a

said the d aisy

drink of wat er
The sun is w arm
M y leaves are dusty
I wish I had a bat h
O h ! I d o wish it w ould rain

th ir

s ty

d usty

daisy

GLI MPS ES

83

or

NATURE

M OR N I N G

G LORY

hat is y o ur name prett y

ower
I am the m o rn ing gl o ry
I n the morn ing I am aw ake
I n the afterno on I go t o sl e e p
H ave you seen me asleep
H ow do I lo o k w hen asleep
The bees c ome t o see me in
the m o rn ing when I am aw ake
Do y o u k n ow wh y they c o me ?
,

m orning glory afternoon asl e e p

-

GLIMPSES

OF

NAT URE

N U TT I N G

89

GLIMPS ES

90

or

NAT UR E

The O ct ober days are here

Jack F rost has nipped t he
t rees and the nut s have fallen
to the gr ound
The boys have c o me a long
distance from their h o me
F rank w ill tie Jim the h o rse
to the fence

H arry w ill get off the h o r se s

back
Then the boys will go into
the w oods to gather nuts
They will take w ith them the

bag wh ich you see on Jim s

back in front of the saddl e
hen the bag is lled F rank
H arry and Jim will go h o me
.

W
,

92

GLIMPSES

OF

NAT UR E

hat are yo u eat ing

r e

Sq

uir

l?

am eat ing a nut

H ow do you get at the meat
I make h oles in the nut wit h
my sharp t e e th
here do you sleep S quirrel ?
I sleep in a h ollow tree trunk
I make tw o nest s o f dried
leav es
O ne is in th e t r ee t runk
Do you think yo u could nd
the o ther
I h ave many nut s in my
nest s to eat this i n t er
I shall live in m y n e st s all
winter
I

GLIMPSE S or N AT URE
PU M P! I N

93

m t h e largest pumpkin in
the eld
M y se e ds are ripe
S om e one may take t h e m o ut
and d r y t hem
Th en ne x t spring th e y will
be r e ad y t o p lant
I

GLI MPSES

94

or

NAT URE

ne and leaves are dead

This is the last day o f O ct ober

To night is H all ow e en
I wish a boy w ould make me
My

vi

int o

a lantern
M y orange c olor rind w o uld
look pretty with a l igh t sh in ing
through it
P erhaps I am too heav y for a
boy to carry
ell you may make me into
pies for the bo ys and girls to
.

lit tle brother pump kin

w ould make a bett er lantern I
think
My

pumpkin
largest

perhaps
lant ern

thr o ugh
s o me one

GLIMPS S or NAT URE

96

T HE T UR ! E Y

G o bble !

G o b ble

G o bble !

Thanksgiving day will s con be

here
I am a big fat t urkey
O nce I was a litt le baby t urkey
I came out o f an egg
I d o n ot lay eggs
Th e tur ke y h e n lays the egg s
.

GLIMPSES

or

NATURE

97

you e v er seen a t urkey

hen s egg
It is much larger than a

duck s egg
I get as much c orn as I want
t o eat
I have a goo d t ime ying up
t o t he t o p of t he fence
I like t o walk arou
nd the
barnyard
It m ake s me sad t o t h ink th at
Thanksgiv ing day is s o ne ar
H av e

go bble

t urkey

Thanks giv ing

98

GLI MPS ES
A H OR SE

OF

NAT URE

CHES TN U T

T REE

1 00

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GLIMPS ES

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A long t ime ago I was
.

a little

acorn
I fell t o t he ground
The squirrels d id not eat me
I h id under t he dead leaves
The wind blew the soil over
me
The snow kept me war m all
winter
I n t he spring I began to
sprout
Then I became a l ittle t ree
E ach year I gre w m o re and
more
N ow I am t he largest t ree
here
In the autumn my ac o rns
dro p t o the gro und
The squ irre l s eat t he m
.

1 02

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