Dunlap, Julie

"Weaving together natural history around Thoreau's life and times, this exploration of seasonal changes is presented in a[n] illustrated field notebook featuring watercolors augmented with historical images and reproductions of Thoreau's own sketches"--BTCat.

"22 essays explore wide-ranging themes, including redefining materialism and environmental justice, assessing the risk and promise of technology, and celebrating place..."--Provided by publisher.

Presents the life of the American journalist and landscape designer, discussing his early love of nature, his winning award for the design of Central Park, his humanitarian work on Civil War camps, and his numerous other designs in urban areas around the country.

A biography of the American naturalist who was a leader in wildlife conservation.

Presents the true story of John Muir's voyage to Alaska based upon his own writings and journals and tells of how he set off to explore a glacier one day with Stickeen, the dog of his friend.

Relates the life of the ornithologist whose finest work took place in her backyard and whose final hope was that others would share her love of nature study.

In nineteenth-century Concord, Massachusetts, seven-year-old Louisa May Alcott joins other local children on the varied excursions led by teacher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau, and is inspired to write her first poem.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, life cycle, and conservation of horseshoe crabs.

Tells how Ansel Adams became one of the greatest photographers of all time and changed the way Americans look at the country's wilderness areas.

A biography of Frederick Olmsted who with architect Calvert Vaux won a design contest which became the famous Central Park.