Out of school and into nature : the Anna Comstock story / written by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Jessica Lanan.
Material type: TextPublisher: Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2017]Description: 30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:- 9781585369867
- 1585369861
- Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930 -- Juvenile literature
- Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930
- Naturalists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women naturalists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Natural history -- Juvenile literature
- Naturalists -- United States -- Biography
- Women naturalists -- United States -- Biography
- QH31.C72 S53 2017
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | QH31 .C66 S53 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800170177 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Anna Comstock (1854-1930) studied science at a time when few women could, and through her work she brought nature studies (both inside and outside the classroom) to students all over the United States. This picture book makes her life story accessible to today's students. (Miller Library Staff)
"A picture book biography about naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930), who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. She pioneered a movement to encourage schools to conduct science and nature classes for children outdoors, thereby increasing students' interest in nature"--
Age 6-10.
670L Lexile
Accelerated Reader LG 3.9 0.5.
Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.