Status
Available
Local notes
920 Shi
Collection
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Publication
Tempo Books (1964)
Description
Katherine Shippen collaborated with Anthony Ravielli, the illustrator to give a history of the study of biology for students in the middle school grades. She beautiful tells the story of the progression of scientific discoveries that built upon one another to give us our present day understanding of the created world. First published in 1955, Shippen republished it in 1968 under the title of So Many Marvels. Katherine B. Shippen was born on April 1, 1892, and spent her life as a history teacher, museum curator and children's author. She died on February 20, 1980. During her career as an author, Shippen published 21 books won the Newbery Honor Award twice, one of which was for Men, Microscopes, and Living Things.
Awards
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1957-1958)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 1956)
Original publication date
1955
Physical description
7 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member electrascaife
A short history of the study of biology, via chapter-by-chapter mini-biographies of the people who invented it and added discoveries to it.
Not a bad kid's book on the subject, to be honest, and not all that dated for a 1955 Newbery Honor Book. At least, I know I learned a couple of things I didn't
Not a bad kid's book on the subject, to be honest, and not all that dated for a 1955 Newbery Honor Book. At least, I know I learned a couple of things I didn't
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