Cabinet of Curiosities: Collecting and Understanding the Wonders of the Natural World Tapa dura - 2015

Workman Publishing Company, 2015-10-05. hardcover. Good. Previously read with typical light wear. Good text with minor marking, reading wear and rubbing to cover and edges.. Biblio's shipping charge based on a 2 lb weight. Oversize and heavy books will require an additional shipping charge.

Workman Publishing Company, 2015-10-06. Illustrated. hardcover. Used: Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Workman Publishing, 2015. Hardcover. Very good +. Hardcover. 11" X 8 3/4". 188pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Exactly the book for every young explorer who loves finding stuff in nature and bringing it home. Cabinet of Curiosities is a lavishly illustrated introduction to the wonders of natural history and the joys of being an amateur scientist and collector. Nature writer Gordon Grice, who started his first cabinet of curiosities at age six when he found a skunk's skull, explains how scientists classify all living things through the Linnaeus system; how to tell real gold from fool's gold; how to preserve butterflies, crab shells, feathers, a robin's egg, spider specimens, and honeycombs; how to identify seashells; the difference between antlers and horns; how to read animal tracks. And then, what to do with your specimens, including how to build a cabinet of curiosities out of… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Workman Pub Co, 2015. Hardcover. New. 160 pages. 12.00x10.00x1.00 inches.