Madam How and Lady Why - Or, First Lessons in Earth Lore for Children
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Madam How and Lady Why - Or, First Lessons in Earth Lore for Children

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Madam How and Lady Why - Or, First Lessons in Earth Lore for Children

About this book

Madam How And Lady Why was a classic children's book written by Charles Kingsley, remaining a popular bedtime choice for discerning parents today. This lovely text explains natural phenomenon in a whimsically educational manner, offering its listeners enthralling details of a geologic nature in a way that both entertains and informs the young mind. A timeless classic, this book is well deserving of a place on every family bookshelf. Charles Kingsley was a university professor, priest, novelist, historian and close friend of Charles Darwin. This book was originally published in 1869 and is now republished with an additional biography of the author.

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Table of contents

  1. MADAM HOW AND LADY WHYOr, FIRST LESSONS IN EARTH LORE FOR CHILDREN
  2. Charles Kingsley
  3. PREFACE
  4. CHAPTER I—THE GLEN
  5. CHAPTER II—EARTHQUAKES
  6. CHAPTER III—VOLCANOS
  7. CHAPTER IV—THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF A GRAIN OF SOIL
  8. CHAPTER V—THE ICE-PLOUGH
  9. CHAPTER VI—THE TRUE FAIRY TALE
  10. CHAPTER VII—THE CHALK-CARTS
  11. CHAPTER VIII—MADAM HOW’S TWO GRANDSONS
  12. CHAPTER IX—THE CORAL-REEF
  13. CHAPTER X—FIELD AND WILD
  14. CHAPTER XI—THE WORLD’S END
  15. CHAPTER XII—HOMEWARD BOUND