Educating with nature's own book -- Devising a curriculum for nature study -- Framing nature study for the cities -- Revitalizing farm and country living -- Deliberating theory, texts, and topics -- Establishing professional identities -- Forging an institutional base -- Reframing and extending nature study
Summary
The definitive history of nature study, this book emphasizes the scientific, pedagogical, and social incentives that encouraged primarily women teachers to explore nature in and beyond their classrooms in North America from 1890 to 1930
