MacDonald Junior Reference Library

This volume is an introduction to insects and their world. Some of the more familiar arthropods are described, with a general account of their life histories, the structure of their bodies and their habits.- Ed.

"All fundamentals and vital facts for a basic grasp of subject."-cover.

"This book gives a brief account of the animals and plants found in fresh waters in a northern temperate climate. It does not deal with tropical waters. The book describes the places in which the plants and animals are found, and the way they live together." - intro.

Contains a general account of the classification and structure of the algae, the fungi, the mosses and the ferns, and their relatives.

"This book deals with the animals and plants that live on the sea shore. It is a guide to the types of shores, and the types of animals and plants found on those shores. It show the way that they live and find their food." - intro.

"This book deals with the life in the sea other than that on the sea shore. This book gives a general account of the sea as a place to live in." - intro.

This book contains a general account of two of the five classes of vertebrate animals, the amphibians and the reptiles. The book deals with the animals living today.The accounts of the extinct amphibians and reptiles are published in another book in this series, Prehistoric Life.