Among the Pond People by Clara Dillingham Peirson, 1901

Among the Pond People introduces children to the wildlife of the pond. Each chapter contains a story about a different pond animal including frogs, cranes, minnows, worms, spiders, turtles, dragon flies, naping turtles, watter adders, eels, crayfish, minks, and muskrats.

The stories discuss the animal's habits and movements. Since we can't understand animal language, the author depicts the animals talking to each other in English, but she does it so skillfully that you can imagine that they are using their own ways of communicating through voice and gesture.

This book is sure to enhance any pond animal nature study curriculum or serve you as an educational bedtime story companion. I should also mention the gentle moral lessons at the end of each chapter that opens the young reader to personal discussions.

This ebook is a digitally remastered copy from the first edition of the publication. It has been preserved in its original typeface with original black and illustrations for your enjoyment. 

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210 pages (approx.) with Original Black and White Illustrations


Table of Contents

1. The Biggest Frog Awakens
2. The Dance of the Sand-hill Cranes 
3. The Young Minnow Who Would Not Eat When He Should
4. The Stickleback Father 
5. The Careless Caddis Worm 
6. The Tadpole Who Wanted To Be Grown-Up 
7. The Runaway Water Spiders 
8. The Slow Little Mud Turtle 
9. The Dragon-Fly Children and the Snapping Turtle 
10. The Snappy Snapping Turtle
11. The Clever Water-Adder 
12. The Good Little Cranes Who Were Bad 
13. The Oldest Dragon-Fly Nymph 
14. The Eels' Moving Night 
15. The Crayfish Mother 
16. Two Little Crayfishes Quarrel 
17. The Lucky Mink 
18. The Playful Muskrats