Basic shelf wear and a pen mark on the front page where someone removed their name, but in all a very good book for that young scientist in your house.

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Title: The Amateur Naturalist: Explorations and Investigations (Amateur Science)
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0531156974
ISBN 13: 9780531156971
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: As New

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Presents a variety of activities and projects to help the amateur naturalist explore the habits of common plants and animals

From School Library Journal

Grade 6 Up-Although Roth's intention of encouraging children to learn of the marvels of nature through detailed observation and personal investigation is admirable, his dry and convoluted style will put off most young readers. The projects are very long term, involving observations over seasons and even years. However, the greatest problem is in the objects needed to carry out some of the investigtions. A "simple waterscope" involves cutting glass and a trash container or bucket. This is not only expensive-it's not a project for young people. A more problematic project, meant to identity turtles in the wild, tells children to DRILL holes in the turtles' shells. Any kind of activity involving the mutilation of any living thing is not to be condoned. City children or even those who live in suburbia will have a great deal of trouble locating the plants, seeds, feathers, and animals that are needed for the successful completion of these activities. The illustrations are comprised of black-line drawings and some murky photographs. With a wealth of beautiful nature books available, this is one to skip.
Eva Elisabeth Von Ancken, Trinity Pawling School, NY
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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