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The flower hunter : William Bartram, America's first naturalist / Deborah Kogan Ray.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2004.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0374345899
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK26 .R38 2004
Online resources: Summary: Told through paintings and journal entries dated 1747 through 1777, this remarkable story begins when William Bartram is just eight years old. His adventures with his father, John Bartram, bring him into contact with native people, plants, animals, and even Benjamin Franklin. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: Young Billy Bartram keeps a journal of his experiences learning about the plants of the colonial United States from his father, John Bartram, as they travel together gathering specimens and planting seeds.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection QK31.B23 R29 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800026593
Total holds: 0

"Frances Foster books."

Includes bibliographical references.

Told through paintings and journal entries dated 1747 through 1777, this remarkable story begins when William Bartram is just eight years old. His adventures with his father, John Bartram, bring him into contact with native people, plants, animals, and even Benjamin Franklin. (Miller Library Staff)

Young Billy Bartram keeps a journal of his experiences learning about the plants of the colonial United States from his father, John Bartram, as they travel together gathering specimens and planting seeds.

Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.

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