The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist
Title | The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist PDF eBook |
Author | Ceinwen Langley |
Publisher | Feed The Writer Press |
Total Pages | 341 |
Release | 2021-09-01 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0992474078 |
Aspiring young naturalist Celeste Rossan is determined to live a life of adventure and scientific discovery. But when her father loses everything, Celeste’s hopes of ever leaving her home town are dashed… until she sees a narrow opportunity to escape to Paris and attend the 1867 Exposition Universelle. Celeste seizes her chance, but the elements overwhelm her before she can make it five miles. In desperation, she seeks refuge in an abandoned chateau only to find herself trapped inside the den of an unknown species: a predator with an intelligence that rivals any human. It’s the discovery of a lifetime. Or, it will be, if Celeste can earn the beast’s trust without losing her nerve – or her heart – to her in the process. The Misadventures of an Amateur Naturalist is a queer historical fantasy for adventurers of all ages.
The Amateur Naturalist
Title | The Amateur Naturalist PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Durrell |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Natural history |
ISBN |
The Amateur Naturalist
Title | The Amateur Naturalist PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Baker |
Publisher | National Geographic Society |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Building on the success of the 1982 bestseller by Gerald and Lee Durrell, "The Amateur Naturalist" makes nature accessible to all ages and inspires a new generation to make the most of the world around them. 200 full-color photos & illustrations throughout.
The Weight of Snow
Title | The Weight of Snow PDF eBook |
Author | B. L. Bruce |
Publisher | Black Swift Press |
Total Pages | 118 |
Release | 2017-06-05 |
Genre | Poetry |
ISBN | 0991450396 |
In The Weight of Snow, author B. L. Bruce explores the many plights of the human species, from the mysteries of the heart and the inescapability of death, to the depths of human emotion. Told from the perspective of a poetic naturalist, Bruce shares her appreciation of the wild, illuminating the profound in the mundane while chronicling the natural world as both an observer and as an irrefutable part of it. Her poems focus strongly on image and locality, conjuring the imaginations of readers and celebrating the beauty in the follies of the human condition and its capacity to grip the soul.
The Amateur Naturalist
Title | The Amateur Naturalist PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Durrell |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Total Pages | 324 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
The Complete Amateur Naturalist
Title | The Complete Amateur Naturalist PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Chinery |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Animal behavior |
ISBN | 9781854710321 |
Field Notes on Science and Nature
Title | Field Notes on Science and Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Michael R. Canfield |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 315 |
Release | 2012-07-09 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0674072065 |
Once in a great while, as the New York Times noted recently, a naturalist writes a book that changes the way people look at the living world. John James Audubon’s Birds of America, published in 1838, was one. Roger Tory Peterson’s 1934 Field Guide to the Birds was another. How does such insight into nature develop? Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their native habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions. What did George Schaller note when studying the lions of the Serengeti? What lists did Kenn Kaufman keep during his 1973 “big year”? How does Piotr Naskrecki use relational databases and electronic field notes? In what way is Bernd Heinrich’s approach “truly Thoreauvian,” in E. O. Wilson’s view? Recording observations in the field is an indispensable scientific skill, but researchers are not generally willing to share their personal records with others. Here, for the first time, are reproductions of actual pages from notebooks. And in essays abounding with fascinating anecdotes, the authors reflect on the contexts in which the notes were taken. Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes offers specific examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along with practical advice that amateur naturalists and students can use to document their adventures.