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| Handbook of Nature Study | 
 enlarge | Author: Anna Botsford Comstock
Publisher: Comstock Publishing/Cornell University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $26.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 51580
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 887
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 2.2
ISBN: 0801493846
Dewey Decimal Number: 508
EAN: 9780801493843
ASIN: 0801493846
Publication Date: July 20, 1986
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Product Description
The late Anna Botsford Comstock was the founder and first head of the Department of Nature Study at Cornell University and the first woman to be appointed to the Cornell faculty. Written originally for elementary school teachers, this book is as valid and helpful today as it was when it was first written in 1911.
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 Nature Lovers Bible! June 9, 2008
If you love nature, have children, teach or are involved in Scouting, you should own this book. It is a wonderful treasure and full of interesting diagrams, studies and information. This is a tremendous guidebook that will help familiarize you with plants, insects, trees, mushrooms -- you name it!
Fabulous! June 2, 2008
We found this book and my daughter fell in love with it! She is 8 and enjoys just sitting and reading the information. Whenever she gets inspired by nature, she looks forward to sitting down to research what information the Handbook of Nature Study offers.
Look no further for teaching nature study May 19, 2008
This book is amazing! I was totally surprised with how thick it is. This was written by a woman who was literally showing other teacher's how to approach nature study. This I don't think is meant to be read from cover to cover but instead use a specific subject in the book as you're getting ready to teach it.
Words cannot at all describe how valuable this book is - especially for the homeschooling family.
 Changes your thinking. December 12, 2007
This book is just old enough to be a record of how people used to think about going outside and why fresh air/nature experiences were needed in a child's life/education--and yet it is modern enough to still be really useful in the information presented pertaining to birds, plants, weather, and the night sky. I also found the excellent introductory material a challenge to all educators (home, public, and private) to step up and help children relate to the created world better through observing nature all around them. Excellent parent resource!
Not what I expected September 17, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is not what I expected. I expected a Nature Guide, what I got was actually lessons on different aspects of Nature. This book is amazing for a homeschooler who really wants to go in depth about Nature with their children. I do not recommend this for someone who would like some casual reading.
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