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Birds and insects: Dialogues in prose and verse, illustrative of their habits and instincts (preface)
Birds and insects: Dialogues in prose and verse, illustrative of their habits and instincts (preface)
TitleBirds and insects: Dialogues in prose and verse, illustrative of their habits and instincts (preface)
AuthorBragg, Jane
PublisherHarvey & Darton
Publisher LocationEngland--London
Publication Date1844
PrinterUnknown
IllustratorBragg, Jane
Image Production ProcessRelief prints--wood engravings
NotesWritten in preface: "The object of this little book is to direct the attention of juvenile readers to some of the beautiful works of nature, and to instil into their hearts the feeling of humanity and kindness to the animal creation.... London, 1844".
This work was designed to imbue birds and insects with human personalities and traits and to teach correct behavior and morals to children.
Subjects (LCSH)Birds -- Habits and intelligence; Insects
CategoryNatural sciences
Moral instruction
LanguageEnglish
Digital CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Digital ID NumberCHL0434
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionChildren's Historical Literature Collection
Object TypeBook
Physical Description165 p.: illustrated; 13 x 10 cm.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008.
Exhibit ChecklistExhibit A13
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