Brown, Vinson

An introduction to the natural life sciences for the amateur naturalist. Includes field activities and experiments.

Gives instructions on how to acquire, care for, preserve, classify, display, and study animals, plants, rocks, and shells. Also includes ideas for projects, a bibliography, and a list of equipment and specimen suppliers.

Provides all the basics of animal care from maintaining a small terrarium to creating a backyard that attracts wildlife.

A biography of the Oglala chief who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempts to take over Indian lands.

A biography of Crazy Horse, the Sioux mystic and warrior who led his people in their final wars against the white man.

Offers many suggestions for attracting and observing outdoor animals, presents suggestions for capturing and keeping insects, discusses tracking, and describes wild gardening.