Book Cover of Handbook of Nature-Study, Part 1

Handbook of Nature-Study, Part 1

by Anna Comstock

Handbook of Nature-Study was written by Anna Botsford Comstock during an era of growing societal concern for man's treatment of the natural world. Out of this concern grew the nature study movement which sought to teach science to school children (and others) through direct observation of nature by the students themselves instead of by the study of nature books. The book is written as a guide for teachers instructing their classes in nature study and includes a wealth of information about plants, animals, the earth, and the sky along with suggestions for guiding students in their observations. Today, both students and teachers will find the clear, uncomplicated but detailed descriptions of the natural world fascinating and educationally inspiring.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1911

Genre/Category

Tags/Keywords

Authors

Anna Comstock image

Anna Comstock

United States

Anna Botsford Comstock is the best-selling author of The Handbook of Nature Study (1911) now in its 24th edition. Comstock was an early American artist and trained wood engraver known for illustrating...

Books by Anna Comstock

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

On the Nature of Things (Watson translation) Cover image

On the Nature of Things (Watson translation) by Titus Lucretius Carus

On the Nature of Things is a philosophical poem by the Roman poet Lucretius, written in the first century BC. The poem presents the Epicurean philosop...

Lure of the Labrador Wild Cover image

Lure of the Labrador Wild by Dillon Wallace

The Lure of the Labrador Wild is a gripping account of an ill-fated expedition into the remote wilderness of Labrador. Led by adventurer Leonidas Hubb...

On the Parts of Animals  Cover image

On the Parts of Animals by Aristotle

Parts of Animals is one of Aristotle's major texts on biology. It was written around 350 BC. The whole work is roughly a study in animal anatomy and p...

About Orchids, a Chat Cover image

About Orchids, a Chat by Frederick Boyle

Frederick Boyle, an enthusiastic amateur orchid lover, takes readers on a captivating journey through the dangers and wonders of orchid hunting in nin...

Über die Weiber Cover image

Über die Weiber by Arthur Schopenhauer

In diesem vielzitierten Essay aus dem Jahre 1851 ist Schopenhauers generell herablassende Einstellung zu Frauen zusammengefaßt. Frauen, laut Schopenha...

September Cover image

September by Dorothy Frances McCrae

September by Dorothy Frances McCrae is a collection of poems exploring themes of love, loss, and the passage of time. McCrae uses vivid imagery and a...

Outermost House Cover image

Outermost House by Henry Beston

Outermost House is a beautifully written and evocative memoir of a year spent living in a small house on the remote beach of Cape Cod. Beston's lyrica...

Premonition Cover image

Premonition by Bliss Carman

Premonition is a collection of poems by Bliss Carman, a Canadian poet known for his lyrical and evocative style. The poems explore themes of nature, l...

Gardening Without Irrigation  Cover image

Gardening Without Irrigation by Steve Solomon

A delightfully brief introduction to the practice of dry gardening. Even in wet years, these techniques should prove useful in conserving water and ma...

Birds and Nature, Vol. X, No 1, June 1901 Cover image

Birds and Nature, Vol. X, No 1, June 1901 by Various

This volume of "Birds and Nature" is a collection of short poems and detailed descriptions of various bird species, along with other natural subjects....

Reviews for Handbook of Nature-Study, Part 1

No reviews posted or approved, yet...