Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Dedication: To ... Alice Lydia Beckwith, who wrote the stories Introduction.--September. Home life. Story: How it happened [by] A. L. Beckwith.--October. Mother nature. Story: Jimmy's harvest [by] A. L. Beckwith.--November. Preparation for winter. Thanksgiving. Story: Hope Desire's Thanksgiving [by] A. L. Beckwith.--December. Loving and giving. Christmas. Story: A merry Christmas.--January. Divisions of time. Story: Cornelia's hiding place [by] A. L. Beckwith.--February. Trades. Patriotism. Story: The school flag [by] A. L. Beckwith.--March. Transportation. Story: Song of the wind.--April. Sugar making.Trees. Story: A boy who hated trees [by] A. L. Beckwith.--May. Life in all nature. Bird day program. Story: A queer little nest [by] A. L. Beckwith.--June. Last days. Story: A frisky wheelman [by] A. L. Beckwith.--Appendix: Occupations. Song books. Story books