"The child who spends an hour in watching the ways of some new 'grub' he has come upon will be a man of mark yet. Let all he finds out about it be entered in his diary––by his mother, if writing be a labour to him,––where he finds it, what it is doing, or seems to him to be doing; its colour, shape, legs: some day he will come across the name of the creature, and will recognise the description of an old friend." -CM
"What Are Little Boys Made Of? ...Snips and snails and puppy dog tails..."
And I could add, toads and snakes and bugs....
What an adventure the outdoor world is through the eyes of a child!