world, being of Many people learn from what country and grand division each

What wild animals live near your home? gions, where they can more easily protect themselves.

Which ones live on land? Which in water?
Which in the air? Find out where they make
their homes; what their food is and how
they get it. What preparation does each
make for win-
ter? How are
they protect-
ed from the
cold? What
animals do
you see in

What useful animals do you know? Tell what you can about each. What animal pets have you? Of what use are they?

Bring in all kinds of articles made

from wool.

Tell their uses. Bring in specimen. of leather. Make a list of the various articles made of leather.

Once the useful ani

mals and

the pets

were wild;

but they were tamed by mankind for use and for food.

The useful animals of both the hot

In the picture the pupils are studying and the cold countries are very different from ours in the temperate country.

the dog.

Wild animals of some kind live in nearly every part of the world.

There are more wild animals in the hot and temperate countries than in the cold countries, because animals like to live where they can most easily procure their food and care food and care for their young.

The cow is our most useful animal. Every part of her is of use to mankind. From her we get milk, butter, cheese, beef, suet for food. Buttons and combs are made from her horns; glue, from her hoofs; leather, from her skin; phosphate, a fertilizer, from the bones; and the hair is used in plaster.

We depend upon the horse and the ox for beasts of burden and for general

The fiercest and largest animals live in work. In very mountainous regions in

the hot country.

There are few large wild animals near where people live. As people settle near the homes of animals, the latter flee to the forests or mountainous re

other temperate countries the mule,
donkey, yak, and llama are used as
beasts of burden. The goat and yak

also furnish milk and other food.
In the cold countries the reindeer

furnish the people with milk and butter. The reindeer and dogs draw them over the snow.

In hot, dry regions the camel furnishes the milk and is the beast of burden. Find out how camels are peculiarly fitted for long, hot journeys in dry regions.

In some countries the camel, buffalo, and elephant are trained to work. ANIMAL FAMILIES.-Animals have habits of living, of procuring food, of protecting themselves and their young.

Groups of animals resemble each other in their habits. They have certain peculiarities and features which fit them for their mode of living.

Animals belong to GREAT FAMILIES as people and plants do.

They have fathers, mothers, brothers, sis