ABOUT THIS BOOK: 

In the late 1800s and early 1900s naturalist John Burroughs often walked in the New York woods, then returned home to write essays about what he observed.  His involvement in the early stages of the modern conservation movement led to unique friendships with Walt Whitman, John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. The Burroughs Medal, the most prestigious award for natural history writing, is given annually in John Burroughs's name.

ACTIVITIES AND LINKS FOR  KIDS:

• Check out the John Burroughs Association which promotes Burroughs's ideals and awards the Burroughs Medal each year. Get the John Burroughs List of Best Nature Books for Young Readers from this site.  There is a different list for each year.

• Check some of these books out of your library and become one of Burroughs's "army of nature students."

• Do you enjoy the out-of-doors? Tell me about wild animals, insects or lizards you've seen in your backyard.

  REVIEWS/AWARDS:

• Pointer Kirkus Reviews

• New York Book Show 3rd place, Illustrated Non-Fiction

• Selected as a 1998 Book for the Teenager by the New York Public Library

"A thoughtful, well-illustrated life of the naturalist who wrote his best-known essays at Slabsides, his rustic cabin in New York State" The New York Times Book Review

TEACHER OR LIBRARIAN?

• An activity page for the classroom or library.

• American Museum of Natural History site for Burroughs. This museum houses many photos and materials from Burroughs life.

WHERE TO FIND OR ORDER THIS BOOK:

• Check your school or local library.

• Go to your favorite independent bookstore.  On the Internet, find this book directly at your closest independent bookstore through .  You can also find it through Amazon.com.

• Call Clarion Books, a division of Houghton Mifflin Books at 1-800-225-3362 or go to their website.

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