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--=====================_4606750==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I am intrigued by Fred Schueler's note about "rock flipping day" and his own efforts, and I am looking forward to his talk at the Museum of Natural History on Wednesday. This reminds me of a book I recently came across, written for young people (particularly girls), viz. Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists by Jeannine Atkins (Author), Paula Conner (Illustrator) . It is published by Dawn Books, whose slogan is "Connecting children with nature". http://www.dawnpub.com/ The book is described thus: "The six women portrayed in this book--Maria Merian (b.1647), Anna Comstock (b.1854), Frances Hamerstrom (b.1907), Rachel Carson (b.1907), Miriam Rothschild (b.1908) and Jane Goodall (b.1934) --all grew up to become award-winning scientists, writers and artists, as comfortable with a pen as with a magnifying glass. Often they were discouraged from getting dirty, much less pursuing careers in science. But they all became renowned scientists, frequently the only women in their fields. They overcame opposition and found ways to pass on their vision of how all lives in nature are beautifully connected. Their stories remind us to look and to look harder and then to look again. Under rotten logs or in puddles, there are amazing things to see." I think I would have enjoyed this book when I was a child. Cheers, Patricia L. Chalmers Halifax --=====================_4606750==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> <x-tab> </x-tab>I am intrigued by Fred Schueler's note about "rock flipping day" and his own efforts, and I am looking forward to his talk at the Museum of Natural History on Wednesday. This reminds me of a book I recently came across, written for young people (particularly girls), viz. <u>Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists</u> by Jeannine Atkins (Author), Paula Conner (Illustrator) . It is published by Dawn Books, whose slogan is "Connecting children with nature". <a href="http://www.dawnpub.com/" eudora="autourl"> http://www.dawnpub.com/</a> The book is described thus:<br><br> "The six women portrayed in this book--Maria Merian (b.1647), Anna Comstock (b.1854), Frances Hamerstrom (b.1907), Rachel Carson (b.1907), Miriam Rothschild (b.1908) and Jane Goodall (b.1934) --all grew up to become award-winning scientists, writers and artists, as comfortable with a pen as with a magnifying glass. Often they were discouraged from getting dirty, much less pursuing careers in science. But they all became renowned scientists, frequently the only women in their fields. They overcame opposition and found ways to pass on their vision of how all lives in nature are beautifully connected. Their stories remind us to look and to look harder and then to look again. Under rotten logs or in puddles, there are amazing things to see." <br><br> I think I would have enjoyed this book when I was a child.<br><br> Cheers,<br><br> Patricia L. Chalmers<br> Halifax<br><br> </body> </html> --=====================_4606750==.ALT--
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