Download or read book First Studies of Plant Life written by George Francis Atkinson and published by Colchis Books. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the plant stands before the child as a living being with needs like his own. To live, the plant must be born, must be nourished, must breathe, must reproduce, and, after experiencing these things, must die. Each plant that is grown in the window box of a schoolroom should reveal to the child the secrets and the story of a whole life.