TY - BOOK AU - Slade,Suzanne AU - Lanan,Jessica TI - Out of school and into nature: the Anna Comstock story SN - 9781585369867 AV - QH31.C72 S53 2017 PY - 2017///] CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - Sleeping Bear Press KW - Comstock, Anna Botsford, KW - Naturalists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - Women naturalists KW - Natural history KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Age 6-10; 670L; Lexile; Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.; Accelerated Reader; LG; 3.9; 0.5 N2 - 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"-- ER -