Sea Cows, Shamans, and Scurvy: Alaska's First Naturalist: Georg Wilhelm Steller
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374399476 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Accomplished readers, who will be the audience for this work, would have followed these in the main text but may miss important details if they skip these substantial notes. An unfortunate choice places some of the most interesting narrative and needed background information in 30-odd pages of endnotes. . Steller was a naturalist/doctor who accompanied the explorer Vitus Bering on his voyages from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Alaska coast at a time when that area was one of the last uncharted spots on the world map. The text is profusely illustrated with Arnold's quirky line drawings that recall Steller's era. For example, Steller's birthplace is given as "the Lutheran city of Windsheim," but the fact that Windsheim is now a German city but at the time was part of the Holy Roman Empire is relegated to notes that only the most intrepid student will find 169 pages later.—Sue Sherif, Alaska State Library, AnchorageCopyright ©
Making judicious use of Steller’s richly detailed journals and liberal use of illustrations and maps, Ann Arnold allows the reader to join Steller on this fascinating voyage and its final dangerous mission, which left half the crew dead and the rest suffering from scurvy.. Appointed to the expedition in 1737 by the Academy of Science in St. Petersburg, he was sworn to secrecy concerning any discoveries. Officially, Steller was the ship’s mineralogist, but in practice he was its doctor, minister, and naturalist as well. On June 4, 1741, Georg Wilhelm Steller set sail from Avacha Bay in Siberia on the St. The crew was bound for America on the last leg of an expedition whose mission was to explore, describe, and map Russia’s vast lands from the Ural Mountains across Siberia to the Kamchatka Peninsula, and possibly lay claim to the northw
"Delightful read in the vein of similar children's books on Darwin" according to Solaris. I found Sea Cows, Shamans, and Scurvy to be an ideal fit for our little homeschool unit study on explorers, navigation and natural history. We needed a change from tales of American and British explorers and hadn't read much about Siberia previously so this fit the bill. I picked this title by chance from our library and was quickly attracted by its highly readable language and quirky pen and ink illustrations. Great as a read aloud toobut if you have highly-sensit. Entertaining natural science history Wulfstan This is a very fun and very education book, written for school-aged children, but suitable for all age. Georg Steller was one of the greatest naturalists of all time, and his discoveries were numerous and awe-inspiring.This fascinating tale is one of hardship and adventure also, not just natural science.A easy read and a real page turner. A good way to make learning fun.. A fabulous read Jennifer Simonsen Wonderful concise journey into an amazing man's dedication to his research. He wasnot just Alaska's first naturalist, but raised the benchmark for all who followed him.