Describes the life of the artist, sportsman, and champion for wildlife who became the founder of the World Wide Fund for Nature and made many people aware of the need for conservation.
Contains the autobiographical memoirs of Charles Darwin in which he shares stories of his youth and family, and focuses on his public career and achievements in science.
Maria Sibylla Merian and the secrets of metamorphosis
Todd, Kim
2007
Presents a biography of seventeenth-century naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian whose detailed observations and drawings of the metamorphosis of the butterfly contributed to the science of entomology.
A fictionalized account of the life of Charles Darwin that speculates about how he developed his theory of evolution and what personal secrets he was hiding from the world.
Chronicles the life and career of Charles Eastman, the Native American physician, writer, and naturalist, focusing on his study of animals and their behavior. Provides tips on how to observe neighborhood wildlife.
A biography of the naturalist and activist whose efforts on behalf of the study and preservation of the American Wilderness earned him the title The Father of National Parks.