The nature study movement : the forgotten popularizer of America's conservation ethic / Kevin C. Armitage.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Armitage, Kevin C.
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:
Nature study > United States.
Nature conservation > United States.
Environmentalism > United States.
Physical Description:viii, 291 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : nature, science, and sympathy in the progressive era
  • "Nature study is an American habit"
  • "A living sympathy with everything that is"
  • "The child is born a naturalist"
  • Bird day for kids
  • Sticking a finger into nature's pie
  • The art of life
  • The science and poetry of the soil
  • Conclusion : the decline and rebirth of nature study.