Nature Near Home and Other Papers


Gelesen von Edith Phern

(4.3 stars; 6 reviews)

Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and charming stories about animals, plants, and even people! Burroughs loves the creatures around him and derives great pleasure from his walks and studies in nature’s scenes. (Summary by Edith Phern) (2 hr 9 min)

Kapitel

Nature Lore 35:44 Gelesen von Edith Phern
New Gleanings in Old Fields I. Live Natural History 7:50 Gelesen von Edith Phern
New Gleanings in Old Fields II. The Barn Swallow 4:22 Gelesen von Edith Phern
New Gleanings in Old Fields III. Insects 4:57 Gelesen von Edith Phern
New Gleanings in Old Fields IV. The Dog 2:52 Gelesen von Edith Phern
New Gleanings in Old Fields V. Wood Waifs 4:56 Gelesen von Edith Phern
New Gleanings in Old Fields VI. An Interesting Plant 4:09 Gelesen von Edith Phern
New Gleanings in Old Fields VII. Nature Near Home 6:42 Gelesen von Edith Phern
Each After Its Kind 21:41 Gelesen von Edith Phern
Nature Leaves I. In Warbler Time 6:01 Gelesen von Edith Phern
Nature Leaves II. A Short Walk 2:50 Gelesen von Edith Phern
In Field and Wood I. Intensive Observation 13:51 Gelesen von Edith Phern
In Field and Wood II. From a Walker's Wallet 13:31 Gelesen von Edith Phern

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(3.5 stars)

Nice reflections on nature... I'd have to look some of the animals up to know what he was talking about. It kinda lost me by the end, but was pleasant. In the spirit of Thoreau, but not his equal.