The flower hunter : William Bartram, America's first naturalist / Deborah Kogan Ray.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2004.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cmISBN:- 0374345899
- QK26 .R38 2004
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | QK31.B23 R29 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800026593 |
"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.