Practical Zoology (Classic Reprint)

This book is intended for the use of students in secondary schools. It includes sufficient material for an entire year's work, but certain chapters or parts of chapters may be eliminated if less time is available. The large number of chapters and their short length make elimination easy and also facilitate the assignment of lessons. For example, the book may be adapted for a half year course by omitting chapters III, XII, XIV, XVI-XVIII, XX-XXIV, XXVIII, XXX, XXXV, and XXXIX. The word "practical" in the title has been chosen since an effort has been made to present those facts and theories about animals which will have the most practical bearing upon the daily life of the student. It refers not alone to the economic side of the subject but also to the elements that are of greatest intellectual value.

Ideas differ considerably as to what constitutes the best course in zoology for secondary schools, but we cannot be far wrong if we succeed in combining a general knowledge of animals and of zoological principles with a discussion of the relations of animals to man, in such a way as to interest the students. The constant references to the relations of animals to their environment and the selection of common animals, especially those of economic importance, for illustrative purposes tend to stimulate the natural interest of boys and girls in animal life.

Many of the illustrations are from photographs which show the living animals in their natural environment. Next to the animals themselves, photographs of this kind furnish the best idea of the species studied. The drawings representing anatomical structures have been selected so as not to duplicate those called for in the laboratory manual.

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Category: Science - Fauna

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