The Insect Folk
By Margaret Warner Morley (1903)
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley (1903). Unabridged Charlotte Mason living book edition for Form I Natural History & Science.
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Chapter 1: A Word To The Children
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 1
Dear Children,—The very best way to know the insects is to go and watch them. Watch them whenever you can, and each time you will find out something new. Books will help you, but you must watch, too. Look more than you read.
If you need to catch them, put them under a tumbler, and feed them and give them a drop of water every day to drink. Slip a card under the rim of the tumbler on one side so as to let in the air. If you do not know what to feed them, or if they will not eat, let them go after a day or two.
If you wish to kill an injurious insect, do it quickly and completely. Remember the insects are alive, and we should not make them suffer unnecessarily.
Of course you must try to make your captives feel at home. If they live in the sand, put sand in the tumbler and tie a piece of netting over the top so they cannot escape.
If they live in the water, put them in a tumbler of water. And when you have secured your captives, watch them as much as you can.
If you do not know how to pronounce the words in this book, study the glossary at the back and it will help you.
I hope you will have a very happy time getting acquainted with your little insect neighbors.
MARGARET WARNER MORLEY.
Boston,
April 18, 1903.
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Table of Contents
40 ChaptersEvery chapter below is pre-indexed for oral narration and easy 1-click scheduling into your weekly Charlotte Mason lesson plan.
Chapter 1: A Word To The Children
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 1
Chapter 2: Our Pretty Dragon Flies
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 2
Chapter 3: The Fairy May Flies
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 3
Chapter 4: The Stone Fly Folk
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 4
Chapter 5: The Silver Fish
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 5
Chapter 6: The Old Cockroaches
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Neighbor Walking Stick
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 7
Chapter 8: The Grasshopper Tribes
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 8
Chapter 9: The Shorthorned Grasshoppers
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 9
Chapter 10: The Longhorned Grasshoppers
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 10
Chapter 11: Pretty Katydids
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 11
Chapter 12: The Cricket-like Grasshoppers
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 12
Chapter 13: The Cheery Cricket People
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 13
Chapter 14: A Large Family
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 14
Chapter 15: The Great Bug Family
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 15
Chapter 16: The Water Boatman
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 16
Chapter 17: The Funny Back-swimmers
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 17
Chapter 18: The Giant Water Bug
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 18
Chapter 19: Little Mrs. Shore Bug
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 19
Chapter 20: The Airy Water Striders
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 20
Chapter 21: A Queer Fellow
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 21
Chapter 22: The Well Dressed Lace Bug
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 22
Chapter 23: A Bad Bug
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 23
Chapter 24: The Troublesome Red Bug
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 24
Chapter 25: The Ravenous Chinch Bugs
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 25
Chapter 26: The Well Protected Stink Bug
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 26
Chapter 27: The Louse
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 27
Chapter 28: Bird Lice and Book Lice
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 28
Chapter 29: Friend Cicada
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 29
Chapter 30: The Odd Spittle Insect
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 30
Chapter 31: Pretty Leaf Hoppers
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 31
Chapter 32: The Comical Tree Hoppers
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 32
Chapter 33: The Jumping Plant Lice
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 33
Chapter 34: The Aphids
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 34
Chapter 35: Scale Bugs
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 35
Chapter 36: The Horned Corydalus
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 36
Chapter 37: Fairy Lacewing
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 37
Chapter 38: The Ant Lion
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 38
Chapter 39: The Little Caddice Flies
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 39
Chapter 40: Glossary
The Insect Folk by Margaret Warner Morley — Chapter 40
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