Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story

Written by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Jessica Lanan
Sleeping Bear Press, 2017
ISBN: 9781585369867

From the time she was a young girl, Anna Comstock was fascinated by the natural world.

Anna loved exploring outdoors, examining wildlife and learning nature's secrets. From watching the teamwork of marching ants to following the constellations in the sky, she observed it all. And her interest only increased as she grew older and went to college at Cornell University. There she continued her studies, pushing back against those social conventions that implied science was a man's pursuit. Eventually Anna became known as a nature expert, pioneering a movement to encourage schools to conduct science and nature classes for children outdoors, thereby increasing students' interest in nature.