THE

SEA-SIDE LESSON BOOK:

DESIGNED TO CONVEY TO THE YOUTHFUL MIND

A KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURE AND USES

OF THE

Common Things of the Sea Coast.

IN A SERIES OF FAMILIAR DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTERS; WITH QUESTIONS
FOR EXAMINATION, AND EXPLANATIONS OF THE MEANINGS

OF THE SCIENTIFIC TERMS.

BY

H. G. ADAMS,

AUTHOR OF 'THE YOUNG NATURALIST'S LIBRARY," "FAVOURITE SONG BIRDS'"
"STORY OF THE SEASONS," ETC., ETC.

LONDON:
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, PATERNOSTER ROW.

MDCCCLVI.

198. c. 16.

PREFACE.

THIS little book is designed to convey to the youthful mind a knowledge of the nature and uses of the COMMON THINGS OF THE SEA COAst, and to cultivate in the young habits of observation and reflection. It is written, as the author believes, in a religious spirit, and calculated, as he hopes, to be of service to those for whom it is intended.

In order that it may be used as a LESSON Book by teachers, numerous questions are appended to each section, and the meanings of the scientific terms, which are necessarily introduced, are explained by a reference to their derivatives.

H. G. A.

ROCHESTER, 1856.

PREFACE.

THIS little book is designed to convey to the youthful mind a knowledge of the nature and uses of the COMMON THINGS OF THE SEA COAST, and to cultivate in the young habits of observation and reflection. It is written, as the author believes, in a religious spirit, and calculated, as he hopes, to be of service to those for whom it is intended.

In order that it may be used as a LESSON Book by teachers, numerous questions are appended to each section, and the meanings of the scientific terms, which are necessarily introduced, are explained by a reference to their derivatives.

ROCHESTER, 1856.

H. G. A.