[NatureNS] Looking Under Rocks

Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:37:42 -0300
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         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


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<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>I am
intrigued by Fred Schueler's note about &quot;rock flipping day&quot; and
his own efforts, and I am looking forward to his talk at the Museum of
Natural History on Wednesday.&nbsp; This reminds me of a book I recently
came across, written for young people (particularly girls), viz.&nbsp;
<u>Girls Who Looked Under Rocks: The Lives of Six Pioneering
Naturalists</u> by Jeannine Atkins&nbsp; (Author), Paula Conner
(Illustrator) . It is published by Dawn Books, whose slogan is
&quot;Connecting children with nature&quot;.
<a href="http://www.dawnpub.com/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.dawnpub.com/</a>  The book is described thus:<br><br>
&quot;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.&quot; <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>
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