Front Matter

A Letter to the Boys and Girls

Dear Boys and Girls:

In this book you will read how Nan and Don visited animals and plants that live outdoors.

The animals and plants in this book live in different parts of our country. Most of them live in the North and in the South, too. You can visit many of the same kinds.

There are many kinds of animals and plants that are not in this book. You can visit those, too.

There are two ways to use this book. One way is to see how many things you can find that are like those in the book. It will be fun to find the same kinds of birds and the same kinds of flowers.

The other way is to see how many things you can find that are different from those in the book. You will like to find animals and plants that Don and Nan did not go to visit.

So you can have a good time with the different visits, too.

When you visit people in their homes, you are not rude to them. You have good manners. When you visit plants and animals you should be kind to them, too. You should have outdoor good manners.

Boys and girls with good manners do not harm what they find outdoors. They leave most flowers growing and do not break their stems. They leave the birds as happy as they find them. They help keep all the outdoor places lovely.

We wish you many pleasant visits!