Description:  The first of this series of nature primers, Book One of Seaside and Wayside offers stories for the young biologist about the lives and activities of animals who dwell on land, as well as those who make their home in the sea. Intended for new readers, these stories show how to begin making measured scientific observations and also teach the reader how to start looking at the world more carefully.

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Additional information:

1. Mr. and Mrs. Crab
2. Mr. Crab and His House
3. More About Mr. Crab
4. Mr. and Mrs. Crab Get a New Coat
5. What the Crab Does
6. Mr. Crab and His Friends
7. Some Other Crabs
8. The Hermit Crab
9. The Crab's Enemies
10. The Uses of Crabs
11. Mrs. Wasp and Her Home
12. What Mrs. Wasp Can Do
13. A Look at Mrs. Wasp
14. Mrs. Wasp's Year
15. Mrs. Wasp at Home
16. Review
17. The Bee and the Man
18. A Look at a Bee
19. The Bee at Home
20. The Bee Babies
21. The Bee War

22. The Bee's Work
23. The Wise Bees
24. Earth Bees
25. Other Bees
26. More about Bees
27. The Spider and His Dress
28. The Spider at Home
29. The Little Nest
30. The Spider and His Food
31. Very Queer Spiders
32. Review
33. Out of Harm's Way
34. Shell-Fish
35. The Story of Mr. Conch
36. Sea-Babies
37. More about Sea-Babies
38. About Mr. Drill
39. The Story of a War
40. How Shell-Fish Feed
41. Review