The Book of Nature Hobbies by Ted Pettit Illustrated by Don Ross C1947

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Hardcover vintage illustrated "The Book of Nature Hobbies" by Ted Pettit, illustrated by Don Ross copyright 1947.

Measures 8.25 inches tall, 5.75 inches wide. 280 pages.

Ex school library with stamps, due date card and slot on back cover, writing, stamps on inside front cover and title page and along outer book pages, may have pencil markings or a few smears, or other random stamps, but overall clean pages.

Contents:

Animals depend upon plants, wildlife communities, life of a raindrop, swamps and marshes, forests and woodlands, animals of the forest, when nature takes over, where plants grow, plants and how they grow, insects and how they live, snakes and turtles, snake bite first aid, lets go fishing, bird watching, our most important animals, conservation of natural resources

Here are hobbies in every field of nature, for every member of the family. Bird watching, photography, wild flower gardening, fishing, nature collections, nature crafts, wild animal pets - these are only some of the hobbies described in this book.

Wherever you live - city or suburb, village or farm - you can find a nature hobby that is fun. Bit it is fun with a purpose. For riding that hobby, you will find out more about what makes nature tick.

Rock collections; soil testing; fern gardens; leaf prints; making a terrarium; catching and mounting butterflies and moths; tying flies; whittling plugs; fish; making an aquarium; making bird houses; bird feeders; backyard nature photography, and photography in the wild; making plaster casts of animal tracks; shell collections; shell jewelry; keeping wild animals for pets, from crickets to chipmunks; more than 200 suggestions for nature activities are described here.

This is a book to read and read again, and each time you will find a new idea for having fun with nature. For nature hobbies know no season. Winter, spring, summer, autumn, each has its distinctive opportunities for enjoyment and entertainment. All of these suggestions for making friends with nature are easy to do and they will provide ideas for outdoor hobbies for years to come.


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