Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story
by Suzanne Slade
5 stars
Anna Comstock loved nature from a young age, and grew up watching the world around her. She married an entomologist she met at Cornell, who piqued her interest in drawing bugs. Her illustrations were both beautiful and accurate representations of the specimens she studied. Comstock became the first female professor at Cornell, and one of the first instructors to bring students out into nature to study, helping popularize nature study throughout the country.
Suzanne Slade’s book is beautifully illustrated, and focuses entirely on Comstock. With sweet, lilting quotes that convey her passion for nature, Comstock is wonderfully portrayed in this biography.
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