Everyday Science - 1945

"Dear Girls and Boys: Are you curious? Do you ask many questions about the everyday things all around you? If so, I should be happy to spend the year with you trying to discover the answers to some of your questions. Together we might find out much of interest and use to us in our daily work and play. [...] Which are you going to be as you read this book—a parrot or an explorer? A good parrot can repeat what someone else has already said, or do what someone else has done. An explorer seeks out new worlds in the hope that his discoveries may give satisfaction to himself and profit to others. May you, too, be true explorers and discoverers as you travel through this book—that is my earnest hope." I love these quaint old school books, full of illustrations and unwitting revelations about the state of the world they depicted, in terms of technology, social attitudes, and customs. This one was intended for students at a grade 7 or 8 level of education, and tracks subjects through the seasons starting in September. Everyday Science (Book One) - J.A. Partridge Printed September 1945, J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, Toronto Hardcover. Approx. 6x8in. 370pp. Some wear to the spine ends. Otherwise in good vintage condition.