This is a wonderful book that your child will enjoy reading. Learn more about Anna B. Comstock, a pioneer in teaching children about nature. It is a biography of Anna's life and her love of nature. It also contains two lessons from the Handbook of Nature Study. The book is 128 pages for a reader 8 years or older. It has black and white photos and color pictures of some of her artwork. This is a great way for your child to learn more about the nature study movement and its importance in the past and today. It also educates the reader about life in the late 19th and 20th century, especially for women. Anna was the first in the first group of women students at Cornell University, the first Ivy League school to admit women. The lessons on the fily and goldfish included in the book can be done by the child no matter where they live. It is an inspiration to the girls to think about what they can do and be.