The book of nature Myths, by Florence Holbrook, Principle Forestville School, Chicago
Holbrook
Hardcover
(Houton Mifflin, NOT REPRINT, Jan. 1, 1902)
Preface: The subject-matter is of permanent value, culled from the folk-lore of the primitive races; the vocabulary, based upon that of the Hiawatha PRimer, is increased gradually, and the new words and phases will add to the child's power of expression. The naive explanations of the phenomena of nature given by the primitive races appeal tot he child's wonder about the same phenomena, and he is pleased and interested. These myths will gratify the child's desire for complete stories, and their intrinsic merit makes them valuable for oral reproduction.