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... road . Last of all , there are the little pieces of plants . Some kinds of soil contain much sand and little clay . Others are formed mostly of clay . Would you not like to know how the soil is made ? QUESTIONS . What is meant by poor ...
... road . Last of all , there are the little pieces of plants . Some kinds of soil contain much sand and little clay . Others are formed mostly of clay . Would you not like to know how the soil is made ? QUESTIONS . What is meant by poor ...
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... road through the hill . Some of the men are driving horses hitched to great shovels on wheels . The horses pull the shovels over the ground and scrape off the soft dirt . This top dirt we call the soil . It is dark in color and full of ...
... road through the hill . Some of the men are driving horses hitched to great shovels on wheels . The horses pull the shovels over the ground and scrape off the soft dirt . This top dirt we call the soil . It is dark in color and full of ...
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... road slopes ? In what part of their course do streams run the swiftest ? Why does water stay in a pond ? Does the earth pull children or grown people the most ? How much does the earth pull you ? THE WORK OF RAINDROPS up We train horses ...
... road slopes ? In what part of their course do streams run the swiftest ? Why does water stay in a pond ? Does the earth pull children or grown people the most ? How much does the earth pull you ? THE WORK OF RAINDROPS up We train horses ...
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... road by the torrent of raindrops ? People cannot travel for a time . It It may take many men several days to fill up the hole made by the torrent . If you live by a river or mountain brook you have seen the water roll pebbles along ...
... road by the torrent of raindrops ? People cannot travel for a time . It It may take many men several days to fill up the hole made by the torrent . If you live by a river or mountain brook you have seen the water roll pebbles along ...
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... journeys over the land . Then they thought they might make use of some of the wild animals . They caught the wild horse , and the. HAULING FREIGHT BEFORE THE RAILROADS WERE BUILT . A ROAD CUT THROUGH A HILL . HOME GEOGRAPHY . 169.
... journeys over the land . Then they thought they might make use of some of the wild animals . They caught the wild horse , and the. HAULING FREIGHT BEFORE THE RAILROADS WERE BUILT . A ROAD CUT THROUGH A HILL . HOME GEOGRAPHY . 169.
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Page 51 - I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like ladies' skirts across the grass— O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song!
Page 236 - Where Go the Boats? Dark brown is the river, Golden is the sand. It flows along for ever, With trees on either hand. Green leaves a-floating, Castles of the foam, Boats of mine a-boating Where will all come home? On goes the river And out past the mill, Away down the valley, Away down the hill. Away down the river, A hundred miles or more, Other little children Shall bring my...
Page 8 - You friendly Earth, how far do you go, With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow, With cities and gardens, and cliffs and isles, And people upon you for thousands of miles? Ah! you are so great, and I am so small, I tremble to think of you, World, at all; And yet, when I said my prayers to-day, A whisper inside me seemed to say, "You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot: You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!
Page 51 - Like ladies' skirts across the grass — O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song! I saw the different things you did, But always you yourself you hid, I felt you push, I heard you call, I could not see yourself at all — O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song!
Page 8 - The wonderful air Is over me, And the wonderful wind Is shaking the tree; It walks on the water, and whirls the mills, And talks to itself on the top of the hills. You, friendly Earth ! how far do you...
Page 103 - And to my curious ear this lonely thing Ever a song of ocean seemed to sing — Ever a tale of ocean seemed to tell. How came this shell upon the mountain height? Ah, who can say Whether there dropped by some too careless hand — Whether there cast when oceans swept the land Ere the Eternal had ordained the day? Strange, was it not ? Far from its native...
Page 51 - I SAW you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like ladies' skirts across the grass — O wind, a-blowing all day long O wind, that sings so loud a song! I saw the different things you did, But always you yourself you hid. I felt you push, I heard you call, I could not see yourself at all — O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song! O you that are so strong and cold, O blower, are you young or old? Are you a beast of field...
Page 103 - Upon a mountain height, far from the sea, I found a shell; And to my listening ear the lonely thing Ever a song of ocean seemed to sing, Ever a tale of ocean seemed to tell. How came the shell upon that mountain height?
Page 236 - WHERE GO THE BOATS? DARK brown is the river, Golden is the sand. It flows along forever, With trees on either hand. Green leaves a-floating, Castles of the foam, Boats of mine a-boating — Where will all come home? On goes the river And out past the mill, Away down the valley, Away down the hill. Away down the river, A hundred miles or more, Other little children Shall bring my boats ashore.
Page 193 - Mention some of the grains which a farmer raises. What is necessary to make a good farm? What do the farmers raise near your home? Of what use are meadows? What kinds of work does the farmer boy have to do? How do farmers raise fruits and vegetables where it does not rain? Would you rather live on a farm or in the city? Why?