The Educational Encyclopedia Of Common Things

Author : John D. Champlin
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ISBN 13 : 9781331992226
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (922 download)

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Download or read book The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things (Classic Reprint) written by John D. Champlin and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Young Folks' Cyclopaedia of Common Things The Young Folks' Cyclopaedia of Common Things has been prepared to fill a vacancy, the existence of which the writer believes no unprejudiced person will deny. Intelligent parents and teachers need not be told that one of the most important habits which can be cultivated in a child is that of consulting works of reference. There are dictionaries and atlases for the use of young folks, but unfortunately all the popular cyclopaedias are written in language which a child cannot understand, and no attempt has been mad; it is believed, previous to the publication of this work, to bring cyclopaedic knowledge within the range of a child's intellect Yet questions are almost continually arising in the studies, and in the daily experience of youth, which such a cyclopaedia would answer without trouble to parents or teachers - to say nothing of numerous questions put by children, which many adults would find a difficulty in answering satisfactorily without reference to books. In the present work the writer has attempted to furnish in simple language, aided by pictorial illustrations where thought necessary, a knowledge of things in Nature, Science, and the Arts which are apt to awaken a child's curiosity. Such features of Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Natural History, and Physiology as can easily be made intelligible are explained, special attention being given to the natural objects which most immediately affect human happiness - such as the phenomena of air, light, heat, and electricity, and those parts of the human system whose health is influenced by our habits. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."