Publisher's Synopsis
Over fifty short myths about animals, birds, and natural subjects, suitable for the child's own reading in the second grade. These magical explanations of the phenomena of nature given by early peoples are told in a simple, yet interesting fashion and appeal to the child's sense of wonder about the same phenomena. Most of the myths are drawn from Native American sources, but a few Greek and Japanese myths are also included.Florence Holbrook: "In preparing the Book of Nature Myths the desire has been to make a second reader which would be adapted to the child's interest, ability, and progress....These myths will gratify the child's desire for complete stories, and their intrinsic merit makes them valuable for oral reproduction.....The stories have been adapted to youthful minds from myths contained in the works of many students of folk-lore whose scholarship is undisputed. "
