Download or read book The Book of Nature Myths (Le Livre Des Mythes de la Nature) written by Florence Holbrook and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The subject-matter is of permanent value, culled from the folklore of the primitive races; the vocabulary, based upon that of the Hiawatha, is increased gradually, and the new words and phrases will add to the child's power of expression. The na�ve explanations of the phenomena of nature given by the primitive races appeal to the child's wonder about the same phenomena, and he is pleased and interested. These myths will gratify the child's desire for complete stories, and their intrinsic merit makes them valuable for oral reproduction.The stories have been adapted to youthful minds from myths contained in the works of many students of folklore whose scholarship is undisputed."("Le sujet est de valeur permanente, extrait du folklore des races primitives; le vocabulaire, bas� sur celui de Hiawatha, est augment� progressivement, et les nouveaux mots et les phrases ajouteront � la puissance d'expression de l'enfant. Les explications na�ves des ph�nom�nes naturels donn�s par les races primitives font appel � l'�merveillement de l'enfant sur les m�mes ph�nom�nes, et il est heureux et int�ress�. Ces mythes satisferont le d�sir de l'enfant pour des histoires compl�tes, et leur m�rite intrins�que les rend utiles pour la reproduction orale.Les r�cits ont �t� adapt�s aux esprits jeunes � partir des mythes contenus dans les oeuvres de nombreux �tudiants du folklore dont l'�rudition est incontest�e.")