Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Friend and Foe From Field and Forest: A Natural History of the Mammalia, Arranged According to the Most Approved Methods of Leading Scientists, Devoid of Technical Terms and Suited to the Wants of Young People
The study of these varied forms of life should prove a fascinating one and it is with the hope of rendering it still more attractive, that the editor and publishers have undertaken the production of this volume descriptive of animals belonging to the great class Mammalia. The book has been prepared with special reference to the wants of young readers and those possessing a limited knowledge of natural history as a science. To this end, Wherever possible, technical and scientific terms have been carefully avoided. The division into the natural orders has been ob served, but the many subdivisions have been omitted. It is to be hoped that this. Course, while impairing the book from a scientific standpoint, will yet render the text more readable, and at the same time stimulate the desire for a more thorough. Knowledge pertaining to the subjects herein contained. 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.
