Chambers's Elementary Science Readers, Book I

Part 2 — BRICKS.

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WITH OBJECT LESSONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OBJECT LESSONS.

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THE DOG.BUTTERCUPS.DAISIES AND BUTTERCUPS.

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THE MOUSE.THE FIELD-MOUSE.THE RABBIT.IVY.A TREE.BRICKS.A DONKEY.SHEEP.THE SHEEP.TURNIPS.

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IRON AND METAL.THE FAIRY RING.

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THE KNIFE.THE HEN.THE SPARROW.A DAY IN THE COUNTRY.SOME HERBS.COFFEE.PAPER.A FLY.THE WASP.THE SUNFLOWER MERRY WORKERS.THE ROSE.WOOD.

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1. Bricks are made of clay. The clay is very damp and heavy when it is dug out of the ground.

2. It is put into moulds to make bricks, and slowly baked in a kiln. Then the bricks are dry and not so heavy as the clay was. They are porous.

3. Most bricks are of oblong shape. This is the shape used for building houses, schools, walls. Sometimes they are made into very pretty shapes, are glazed and used for floors and other things.

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Bricks are—Bricks are—Bricks are used—

Made of clay.Not so heavy as stone.For building.

Shaped in moulds.Hard.For ornament.

Baked in a kiln.Oblong.