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The Fairy-Land of Science is a beautiful book by Arabella Buckley which provides a wonderful Introduction to the wonders of the physical world: sunbeams and how the benefit the world, the aerial ocean, a drop of water and how it travels, the voices of nature and how we hear them, the life of a beautiful primrose flower, the history of a piece of coal, bees in the hive, and bees and flowers. This is a classic book that can be enjoyed by both children and adults alike. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote harmonious community living and well-being in the world. To learn more about the Freeriver project please visit the website - www.freerivercommunity.com

Introduction to the wonders of the physical world: sunbeams and the work they do, the aerial ocean in which we live, a drop of water on its travels, the two great sculptors-water and ice, the voices of nature and how we hear them, the life of a primrose, the history of a piece of coal, bees in the hive, and bees and flowers. Suitable for ages 10 and up.

I HAVE promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science - a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy- land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and imagination. But I thoroughly believe myself, and hope to prove to you, that science is full of beautiful pictures, of real poetry, and of wonder-working fairies; and what is more, I promise you they shall be true fairies, whom you will love just as much when you are old and greyheaded as when you are young; for you will be able to call them up wherever you wander by land or by sea, through meadow or through wood, through water or through air; and though they themselves will always remain invisible, yet you will see their wonderful poet at work everywhere around you. Let us first see for a moment what kind of tales science has to tell, and how far they are equal to the old fairy tales we all know so well.

Arabella B. Buckley (1840-1929), also known as Mrs. Fisher, was a writer and science educator. She was born in Brighton, England. At 24 she went to work as secretary to Charles Lyell, and worked for him until his death in 1875. Then she began lecturing and writing on science. She married at the age of 44, but continued publishing under her maiden name. Her books include The Fairy-Land of Science (1879), Life and Her Children (1880), Winners in Life's Race (1883), Insect Life (1901), By Pond and River (1901), Birds of the Air (1901), Wild Life in Woods and Fields (1901), Trees and Shrubs (1901) and Plant Life in Field and Garden (1901).

The Fairy-Land of Science, by author Arabella B. Buckley, is a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most readers probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy-land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and imagination. The author thoroughly believes, and hopes to prove to you, that science is full of beautiful pictures, of real poetry, and of wonder-working fairies; and more, promises you they shall be true fairies, whom you will love just as much when you are old and grayheaded as when you are young; for you will be able to call them up whenever you wander by land or by sea, through meadow or through wood, through water or through air; and though they themselves will always remain invisible, you will see their wonderful poet at work everywhere around you.

Arabella B. Buckley (1840 - 1929) was a writer and science educator. She began as a secretary and when her boss died she then started lecturing and writing on various scientific topics. This collection of essays was written in the hopes of inspiring and bringing science to life for her audience. The Table of Contents includes, The Fairy-Land of Science; How to Enter It; How to Use It; And How to Enjoy It, Sunbeams, and the Work They Do, The Aerial Ocean in Which We Live, A Drop of Water on its Travels, The Two Great Sculptors - Water and Ice, The Voices of Nature, and How We Hear Them, The Life of a Primrose, The History of a Piece of Coal, Bees in the Hive, and Bees and Flowers.

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I HAVE promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science - a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy- land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and imagination. But I thoroughly believe myself, and hope to prove to you, that science is full of beautiful pictures, of real poetry, and of wonder-working fairies; and what is more, I promise you they shall be true fairies, whom you will love just as much when you are old and greyheaded as when you are young. Contents: The fairy-land of science: how to enter it; how to use it; and how to enjoy it -- Sunbeams, and the work they do -- The aerial ocean in which we live -- A drop of water on its travels -- The two great sculptors: water and ice -- The voices of nature, and how we hear them -- The life of a primrose -- The history of a piece of coal -- Bees in the hive -- Bees and flowers.