Karen Magnuson Beil
Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The globetrotting naturalists of the eighteenth century were the geeks of their day: innovators and explorers who lived at the intersection of science and commerce. Foremost among them was Carl Linnaeus, a radical thinker who revolutionized biology. In What Linnaeus Saw, Karen Magnuson Beil chronicles Linnaeus's life and career in readable, relatable prose. As a boy, Linnaeus hated school and had little interest in taking up the religious profession...
2) Jack's house
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2008.
Language
English
Description
Cumulative text reveals who was really responsible for the house that Jack claims to have built, and all of the trucks involved, from the bulldozer used to clear the land to the van that brought a hammock for the back yard.