The Boy's Own Book Of Sports And Pastimes: The Young NaturalistPaperback, 15 October 2000

Originally published in the late 1800s. The illustrated contents describe and instruct on various aspects of nature: Singing Birds - Talking Birds - Poultry Keeping - Pigeons - rabbits - Guinea Pigs - Dogs - Cats - Squirrels - Mice - Silkworms - Bees - Fish Keeping - Gardening - Indoor gardening etc. Many of the earliest natural history books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.