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"A picture book biography about naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930), who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. She pioneered a movement to encourage schools to conduct science and nature classes for children outdoors, thereby increasing students' interest in nature" --
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A biography of John Muir, naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club, whose travels, speeches and writings led directly to the creation of the Yosemite National Park in 1890 and other national parks that followed. From the meadows of Scotland to the farms of Wisconsin, from the swamps of Florida to the Alaskan tundra, John Muir loved the land. Born in 1838, he was a writer, a scholar, an inventor, a shepherd, a farmer, and an explorer, but above all,...
10) John Muir
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This is a simple biography of the naturalist who founded the Sierra Club and was influential in establishing the national park system.
13) John Muir
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Introduces the life of John Muir, the naturalist who formed the Sierra Club to help preserve the Sierra Mountains.
19) John Muir
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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.