The Insect Folk

Margaret Warner Morley (1858 - 1923)

Through delightful outings with her students, a teacher introduces her class to the fascinating world of insects. She encourages her students to observe and ask questions. This is a wonderful science text for young children. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)

Genre(s): Science

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 A Word to the Children Laura Caldwell
00:01:54
Play 01 Our Pretty Dragonflies Laura Caldwell
00:23:00
Play 02 The Fairy May Flies Laura Caldwell
00:09:13
Play 03 The Stone Fly Folk Laura Caldwell
00:02:51
Play 04 The Silver Fish Laura Caldwell
00:02:27
Play 05 The Old Cockroaches Laura Caldwell
00:12:22
Play 06 Neighbor Walking Stick Laura Caldwell
00:08:15
Play 07 The Grasshopper Tribes Laura Caldwell
00:01:21
Play 08 The Shorthorned Grasshoppers Laura Caldwell
00:21:27
Play 09 The Longhorned Grasshoppers Laura Caldwell
00:14:16
Play 10 Pretty Katydids Laura Caldwell
00:05:05
Play 11 The Cricket-Like Grasshoppers Laura Caldwell
00:01:50
Play 12 The Cheery Cricket People Laura Caldwell
00:05:47
Play 13 A Large Family Laura Caldwell
00:06:48
Play 14 The Great Bug Family Laura Caldwell
00:01:27
Play 15 The Water Boatman Laura Caldwell
00:09:20
Play 16 The Funny Back-Swimmers Laura Caldwell
00:01:23
Play 17 The Giant Water Bug Laura Caldwell
00:02:23
Play 18 Little Mrs. Shore Bug Laura Caldwell
00:01:03
Play 19 The Airy Water Striders Laura Caldwell
00:02:06
Play 20 A Queer Fellow Laura Caldwell
00:03:33
Play 21 The Well Dressed Lace Bug Laura Caldwell
00:01:15
Play 22 A Bad Bug Laura Caldwell
00:02:59
Play 23 The Troublesome Red Bug Laura Caldwell
00:02:56
Play 24 The Ravenous Chinch Bugs Laura Caldwell
00:02:09
Play 25 The Well Protected Stink Bug Laura Caldwell
00:04:06
Play 26 The Louse Laura Caldwell
00:01:06
Play 27 Bird Lice and Book Lice Laura Caldwell
00:00:51
Play 28 Friend Cicada Laura Caldwell
00:10:39
Play 29 The Odd Spittle Insect Laura Caldwell
00:02:33
Play 30 Pretty Leaf Hoppers Laura Caldwell
00:03:45
Play 31 The Comical Tree Hoppers Laura Caldwell
00:01:10
Play 32 The Jumping Plant Lice Laura Caldwell
00:01:10
Play 33 The Aphids Laura Caldwell
00:08:25
Play 34 Scale Bugs Laura Caldwell
00:08:58
Play 35 The Horned Corydalus Laura Caldwell
00:09:01
Play 36 Fairy Lacewing Laura Caldwell
00:05:06
Play 37 The Ant Lion Laura Caldwell
00:03:57
Play 38 The Little Caddice Flies Laura Caldwell
00:08:32