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I'm moving a conversation from Trading Post about this science/naturalist author, Raymond T. Fuller.
I found this book in my mother's books and then proceeded to buy two copies for my own.
Nature Quests & Quizzes: A Nature Seeker's Handbook by Raymond T. Fuller
This isn't written as a living book, but contains short paragraphs of over a hundred quests in nature -- learning to use your eyes. Examples:
Spying on a heron colony--capturing and studying a glowword--identifying four kinds of mice--telling the age of a tree--learning how katydids talk--finding a meteor fragment fallen to earth...
Then there is a quiz in the back, things like "Is a firefly's light hot? Are silkworms native to the U.S.? can a fish smell? What does the word photosynthesis mean?"
Written in 1948, this author was a naturalist and author of many books. Book is harder to find.
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Jenn, I found this at the our library used sale  , great for when you go on a hike and want to give the kids something to do or look for.
I'm waiting to see if I run into any other titles by him.
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I have his "Walk, Look, and Listen" because when I find something I like of an author, I go an author binge. The one I haven't found reasonably priced is "Along the Brook" which looks good.
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Can I just say I want to be at your booksales? Our area is so scoured of the older books...although today I did find two finds, hb collection of Father Brown by Chesterton and Arnosky Sketching book for cheap.
Anyone in Minnesota? Did you happen to see this public auction of library books?
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I have found some really great books. I gave my mother in law a list and even though she isn't familiar with the authors or why I would want them, she makes an effort.
My brother in law (19 yrs) just started working at the sister library to ours and I'm trying to get him to keep a list for me too. He mentioned how he was the work horse one day, when a lady brought over a Uhaul full of used books (many very old), probably well over 2000 books. He also mentioned how sometimes the older volunteers will keep many of these books and have side antique book businesses  and making some good money (mind you the library sells the books for about 1.50-2.00 hc and .50 sc)  .
I've tried to drop names, because one day he brought over a bag full of Goosebumps books (about 15) for my daughter(not exactly what I want her reading), so I really have to try to get over to the sales myself to recognize the treasures and avoid the twaddle.
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Grace&Chaos wrote:
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Oh my! The basic rules are usually for me:
Don't get the book
1) If the book is super popular with kids right now
2) if it is paperback
3) If it is paperback with lots of cartoonish kid pictures on the covers (sometimes that's new hardback, too)
Get the book
1) If it's a Catholic publisher before 1964
2) history, science, biography series from 60s
Hard to teach about authors, but I have dropped names so much that my sisters now know what to look for (unfortunately I have to compete).
If I didn't have children, I'd be in the book selling business for sure.
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Science category is a bit different. I like the old stuff of science; I know some has changed, but the naturalist books and How and Why Series and Wonder and Golden Books and other series are still quite captivating. I'm still working on identifying those.
I like the All About Books which deal mostly with scientific topics. I picked up on Archeology today, which is really captivating my son.
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