Books with author James Carter Beard

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Electric guitars have made a massive contribution to music over the last century. It’s hard to imagine today’s music without them! But how were they invented, who were (and are) the greatest guitarists and what makes this amazing instrument so versatile and exciting? Read this book to find out!• Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.• Text type: An information book• Curriculum links: History

From the PREFACE. No attempt, it seems almost useless to say, can be made in this little book to do more than attract the attention of its readers to the subject of which it treats and awaken their interest in it. Anything that excites curiosity and leads to the study of the home life and what may perhaps be called human traits in the lower animals, must necessarily be of use both in supplying means of wholesome, never-failing entertainment for the intellectual faculties, engaging and broadening our sympathies, and also in suggesting the standpoint that must be taken in rightly estimating either the capabilities or the limitations of any member of the greater brotherhood that includes not mankind only, but every living creature. As the life of an animal is more or less centered in the exercise of parental solicitude for its young, the most perfect exhibition of its power to adapt means to a desired end may in a like degree be measured by the character of the home it provides for them and the manner in which it ministers to their comfort and protection. Judged by this standard, it is instructive to note the parallelisms and contrasts between the efforts of man unaided by the cumulative knowledge called science and those of the lower animals in building their habitations, and to observe the almost invariably superior results obtained through the greater constructive ability of the latter. This comparison has not, so far as the author knows, been elsewhere suggested, although several works have been written upon the architecture of insects and other animals. Zoology is a progressive science, and even in so small a volume as the present one a number of recent discoveries in natural history, not to be found else- where in similar works are noticed. There is, indeed, more to be told than many volumes could contain, and still more to learn than has yet been recorded in regard to the house-building and housekeeping of the children of Nature ; and the author is not without hope that even the incomplete and unambitious sketches here given may incite some active young brain to busy itself with the subject. Children are among the best observers in the world. Their keen eyes and the direct and sympathetic deductions they make from what they see sometimes solve problems that puzzle their elders. No preparation or special apparatus is necessary to study the manners and customs of tiny tribes of which, though they fill our fields and forests and are always with us, we really know so little. Nothing but the leisure which at- tends so few of us older folks, and of interest in the work and love for it, which, I fear, still fewer possess, is required to make perhaps important discoveries, correct serious errors, or confirm observations already made in the field for investigation to be found in comparing the homes and habits of birds and beasts with those of human beings.

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1897]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng, Pages 314. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.