HOME GEOGRAPHY AND TYPE STUDIES (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Home Geography and Type StudiesAim. This book aims to present in simple language those subjects which will best smooth the beginners pathway to the later study of general geography. A glance at the contents On the next page will show the wide range of topics for both city and country pupils.Plan. The lessons cover home geography in its broad sense, and not merely definitions of land and water forms. The pupil should know a plain and a river, but he should know also what use is made of them. The factory and the freight steamer are as important as the volcano and the glacier.Type Studies. These studies are based upon some of the most inter esting features or wonders OF our country. They aim to awaken an interest in the study of geography and to familiarize pupils with geographic terms. Other type studies of the girls and boys OF other lands aim to intensify home geography by interesting contrasts.Grade. Pupils ready for a simple third reader can begin the study of this book. The text is graded with great care.Pictures. This is one of the most richly illustrated schoolbooks ever sent out to young pupils. Child life is the central thought, as a glance at a few pages will show.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works._,