Twenty-five years ago, Jerry B. Lincecum, Edward H. Phillips, and Peggy A. Redshaw published Adventures of a
Frontier Naturalist. Collated from four overlapping memoirs, some not previously published, Gideon Lincecum’s account of his life as Indian trader, physician, and naturalist is lively ...
A classic biography of Benjamin Franklin for young readers in a new, illustrated edition.Benjamin Franklin
was a true American original -- an accomplished scientist, athlete, inventor, writer, statesman, diplomat, printer, and philosopher. This classic biography by eminent historian and Pulitzer ...
From creepy-crawly beetles and scary spiders to beautiful butterflies, this playful guide will reach out
and grab bug-crazy kids! Funny, picture-packed pages provide tons of information on bug habitat, feeding rituals, predators, and more, while each spread focuses on one ...
AN INTREPID VOYAGE. A GROUNDBREAKING THEORY. The life and work of oneof the world's most
influential scientists.Young readers of this altogether fascinating biography follow Charles Darwin not only on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle but also through the thinking ...
This new volume of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionnaire Biographique du Canada (DCB
/ DBC) presents well-written, carefully documented and meticulously edited biographies of Canadians from all walks of life. Its literary and scholarly standards make it, like ...
Wildlife biologist and gopher tortoise expert Joan E. Berish has spent her life studying and
appreciating animals. Fire and Fauna is a unique, educational, and often humorous memoir reflecting the life of a woman in the field of wildlife conservation ...
The scientists, doctors, engineers, inventors, innovators, and disrupters in Girl Genius have done incredible things—from
developing life-saving medical breakthroughs and uncovering lost cities to inventing taco-delivery copters and experimenting with robots.Each mini-biography tells a story of a woman who ...
Guiding Curiosity: Nurturing Young Scientists equips parents and others (e.g., grandparents, uncles, aunts, nannies) with
handy and easy-to-use strategies for augmenting young children’s natural scientific inclinations. The book begins with an introduction to critical inquiry, a well-researched concept ...