The Plan Book; Primary (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...through the trees, at my command each leaf falls to the ground, the squirrels and beavers hide away in their holes, and from the lakes and rivers wild ducks and geese leave their nests among the reeds and rushes, and fly southward." The maiden said: "At my coming the flowers lift up their heads, the trees put on their dresses of tender green, the little brooks sing as they ripple over the pebbles, and the robins and blue birds and merry voices of children join in their song." So they talked until, as it grew warmer and warmer in the tent, the old man's eyes grew heavy and at last he slept. Then the maiden knelt beside him and waved her hands gently above his head, and he began to grow smaller. A tiny stream of water flowed from his mouth, and soon there was nothing but a small moss on the ground and his clothing had all turned to green leaves. Then the maiden took from her dress the most lovely white flowers and hid all about under the green leaves. As she breathed on them she said: "I give thee my most precious treasures and my sweetest breath, and all who would pick thee must do so on bended knee." Then the maiden floated away through the woods and plains, and wherever she touched the ground sprang up these flowers.--Child Garden. MAY THE SECOND. On the day following the May walk, let pupils tell you during the morning exercises what they saw during the walk of the evening before. What color was the sky? What animals did they see in the air? Any insects? Any birds? Name them. What were they doing? How did they look? What trees were in bloom? What trees were in full leaf? What flowers did you find?' What animals did you see on the ground? What were they doing? Did you see any water? Was it standing still or moving? What do we call ...