Profiles eight scientists whose work shaped the development of ecology as a field of study, including Alexander von Humboldt, E. Lucy Braun, Aldo Leopold, and Sherry Rowland.
| ||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-9-This volume looks at eight scientists who devoted their lives to studying the interconnectedness of living things. The individuals include Alexander von Humboldt, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, E. Lucy Braun, Aldo Leopold, Ann Haven Morgan, Rachel Carson, Eugene Odum, and F. Sherwood Rowland. A black-and-white portrait and a smattering of photographs enhance each 15-to-20 page sketch. All of these people were lifelong learners who had patience, dedication, and curiosity. Their stories will inspire readers to observe and investigate the world around them.
Patricia Ann Owens, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Patricia Ann Owens, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Leuzzi examines the lives of eight scientists who helped create the field of ecology (or at least recognized that a connection exists between living things in the natural world): Alexander von Humboldt, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, E. Lucy Braun, Aldo Leopold, Ann Haven Morgan, Rachel Carson, Eugene Odum, and F. Sherword Rowland. Some of these individuals, such as Carson and Cousteau, are covered extensively elsewhere, but there is less available about others, such as F. Sherwood Rowland (who won the Nobel Prize for his studies of the ozone layer), despite their significant contributions. The profiles are a little uneven, with chapters about the more famous scientists better written and more informative than those about the lesser-known ones. In each of the short profiles, however, Leuzzi strikes a nice balance between the scientific and the personal, making the book a readable and an informative collective biography. A bibliography and a very short list of Internet sources are appended. Todd Morning
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
