"Nature Readers: Sea-side and Way-side. No. 3" by Julia McNair Wright is a late 19th-century educational book for children designed to spark interest in nature and the environment. The author seeks to show how plants, animals, the earth, and people are all connected. The book’s lessons engage young readers by teaching about the importance of the earth, particularly showing how it houses and feeds all living things through plants and other natural resources. The text begins by setting the stage for children to understand and appreciate the world around them through stories and conversations.

Nature readers : $b Sea-side and way-side. No. 3
By Julia McNair Wright
Discover the wonders of nature's connections as children learn about the natural world around them.
Summary
About the AuthorJulia McNair Wright was a popular 19th-century American domestic writer. She published numerous temperance and anti-Catholic stories, among which were Almost a Nun; Priest and Nun; The Gospel in the Riviera; The Heir of Athole, Scenes of the Convent; A Wife Hard Won; A Million Too Much; The Complete Home; Bricks from Babel; as well as scientific stories entitled, The Sun and His Family; The Story of Plant Life; The Nature Readers, Seaside and Wayside. She was the main author of Ladies' Home Cook Book: A Complete Cook Book and Manual of Household Duties... Compiled by Julia Mac Nair Wright, et al.. Wright died in 1903.
Julia McNair Wright was a popular 19th-century American domestic writer. She published numerous temperance and anti-Catholic stories, among which were Almost a Nun; Priest and Nun; The Gospel in the Riviera; The Heir of Athole, Scenes of the Convent; A Wife Hard Won; A Million Too Much; The Complete Home; Bricks from Babel; as well as scientific stories entitled, The Sun and His Family; The Story of Plant Life; The Nature Readers, Seaside and Wayside. She was the main author of Ladies' Home Cook Book: A Complete Cook Book and Manual of Household Duties... Compiled by Julia Mac Nair Wright, et al.. Wright died in 1903.