Nature's keeper
Subtitle: John Ripley Forbes and the Children's Nature Movement
By: Gary Ferguson
Contributors: John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve, Inc
Publisher: John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve, Inc.; Sweetgrass Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [Sandy Springs, GA]; Helena, MT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781591520863; 9781591520856
Subjects: Children and the environment; Enfants et environnement
Other titles: John Ripley Forbes and the Children's Nature Movement
Description: "Once hailed by 'Time' magazine as 'the Johnny Appleseed of nature museums,' John Ripley Forbes arguable did as much as anyone in history to keep the wonders of nature alive for America's children... 'Nature Keeper' chronicles the life of this extraordinary educator, from his teen years with renowned conservationist William Hornady, to his celebrated 'animal lending libraries' of the 1950's and 1960's, to his final preservation victories at the end of the twenieth century." -- Pg. [4] of cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The home woods; title: Fire and ice; title: Museum man; title: A whirlwind in Kansas; title: The peaceful warrior; title: Borrowing Petunia; title: To serve and protect; title: Pot patch to park; title: The final forest.