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Books in the Nature - Plants genre:

City Ballads (1886)

A story of when city people go among forests and hills, drinking in the fresh air and scenery of rural surroundings. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Will Carleton
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Book of the Ocean (1898)

A comprehensive and insightful exploration of the vast and mysterious world beneath the waves. It has poetic descriptions.

Author(s): Ernest Ingersoll
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Gardens Old & New (1900)

Most of the pictorial chapter headings in the first two of three volumes are by Rackham. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham
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Farming (1903)

Part of the Haddon Hall Library for gentlemen farmers, the end papers head and tail pieces are by Rackham. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): W. M. Tod
Illustrator(s): L. Kemp-Welch
Arthur Rackham

Italian Villas and their Gardens (1904)

In this work by the famous American novelist she shows her readers how the emphasis on marble, water and perennial verdure makes up for the relative lack of flowers in the Italian garden. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Pond and Stream (1906)

An exploration of the beauty and complexity of aquatic ecosystems like ponds, streams, ditches, and the things that live within them. 

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Frances Craine

A Handbook to Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba (1909)

This handbook was prepared for the 79th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. One chapter is by Seton. It is called Fauna of Manitoba. Read this book for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse (1913)

Jack Pumpkinhead and his friend the Wooden Sawhorse rescue two children lost in the woods. Read online at gutenberg.org.

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

Camp-Fires and Guide-Posts (1921)

A book of essays and excursions of the natural world, exploring the beauty and wonder of the outdoors. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Henry van Dyke
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Story of Textiles (1928)

A brief history of cloth, written in collaboration with the City and Country School in New York.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

Doctor Dolittle’s Return (1933)

Doctor Dolittle makes his triumphant return from his visit to the moon.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

The Story Book of Clothes (1933)

An illustrated book about the clothes we wear and where they come from. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The Story Book of Food (1933)

A brief account of how we obtain what we eat. Read online at archive.org.... View More

The Story Book of Things We Use (1933)

An omnibus containing The Story Books of Houses, Clothes, Food, and Transportation.... View More

The Story Book of Oil (1935)

The story of man’s use of oil: animal, vegetable and mineral.

Green and Gold: The Story of the Banana (1936)

The amazing story of how the banana became America’s favorite fruit.

Peter and Penny Plant a Garden (1936)

Follow every step of the way as Peter and Penny plant their garden.

Seeds: Their Place in Life and Legend (1936)

Interesting information on seeds.

Author(s): Vernon Quinn
Illustrator(s): Marie A. Lawson

The Story Book of Corn (1936)

A book about the wonder-grain of the Americas.

The Story Book of Foods from the Field (1936)

An omnibus including Story Books of Wheat, Corn, Rice and Sugar.... View More
Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

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