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Books in the Science - Biology genre:

Tortoises, Terrapins and Turtles Drawn from Life (1872)

While most of the drawings in this work were by James de Carle Sowerby, Edward Lear did the actual lithography. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Little Grains for Little People (1885)

Illustrated poems about natural products and how we use them. It was at least sometimes given away as an advertisement. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

Wild Animals I Have Known (1898)

Eight animal histories taken from life. The author’s purpose was to attempt to persuade the reader that wild things are worth preserving. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

A World in a Garden (1899)

Reminiscences of gardening. Head and tail pieces by Rackham. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): R. Neish
Illustrator(s): Jessie Macgregor
Arthur Rackham
Et al

Farming (1903)

Part of the Haddon Hall Library for gentlemen farmers, the end papers head and tail pieces are by Rackham. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): W. M. Tod
Illustrator(s): L. Kemp-Welch
Arthur Rackham

Pond and Stream (1906)

An exploration of the beauty and complexity of aquatic ecosystems like ponds, streams, ditches, and the things that live within them. 

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Frances Craine

The Story of Milk and How It Came About (1927)

A brief history of milk, one of a series of books sponsored by the City and Country School in New York.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

The Story of Textiles (1928)

A brief history of cloth, written in collaboration with the City and Country School in New York.

Author(s): Elizabeth Watson
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

The Story Book of Food (1933)

A brief account of how we obtain what we eat. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Windows on Henry Street (1934)

Autobiography of the founder of the New York Visiting Nurse service.

Author(s): Lillian D. Wald
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

The Story Book of Oil (1935)

The story of man’s use of oil: animal, vegetable and mineral.

The Book of Living Reptiles (1936)

World geography of reptiles.

Author(s): Raymond L. Ditmars
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

As True as the Barnacle Tree (1939)

A study of medicinal herbs. Frontispiece is by the Petershams.

Runner of the Mountain Tops: The Life of Louis Agassiz (1939)

A short biography of the nineteenth century scientist who first theorized the existence of past ice ages. He was known for opposing Darwin’s theory of evolution. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Mabel L. Robinson
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1940
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1939

The Story Book of Wool (1939)

Where it comes from, how we process it, why we wear it.

Read online at archive.org. 

Fruits of the Earth (1942)

An exploration of the origins and development of our favorite fruits.

Author(s): Jannette May Lucas
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1942

Twenty Little Pets from Everywhere (1943)

A selection of exotic pets.

Author(s): Raymond L. Ditmars
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1944

Indian Harvest: Wild Food Plants of America (1945)

An exploration of the wild foods growing in North America.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Jannette May Lucas
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Little Pond in the Woods (1948)

When their pond dries up, the animals of the forest go in search of water.

Author(s): Muriel Ward
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Giant Nature Library (1952)

Six volumes from the First Book series in one, including: The First Book of Bees, The First Book of Birds, The First Book of Bugs, The First Book of Plants and The First Book of Trees.... View More

Author(s): Albert B. Tibbets
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Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

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