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BOOK: Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story

Posted on June 20, 2017 by darwinsbulldog

I have long had a 1931 edition of the book Handbook of Nature Study (1911) that I treasure, handed down to me from my grandfather. It’s author, Anna Comstock, was always a lover of nature. But she decided to major in … Continue reading →

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Monday thought of the week: what is true

Posted on July 4, 2011 by darwinsbulldog

A thought: Nature-study cultivates the child’s imagination, since there are so many wonderful and true stories that he may read with his own eyes, which affect his imagination as much as does fairy lore; at the same time nature-study cultivates … Continue reading →

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