Author(s): Gordon Grice
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 192
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Language: English
Date Published: 2015-10-06
Dimensions: 215 x 280 x 22.86mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
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Illustrations: Full-colour images throughout

Nature writer Gordon Grice, who started his first cabinet of curiosities at age six when he found a skunk's skull, explains how scientists classify all living things through the Linnaeus system; how to tell real gold from fool's gold; how to preserve butterflies, crab shells, feathers, a robin's egg, spider specimens, and honeycombs; how to identify seashells; the difference between antlers and horns; how to read animal tracks. And then, what to do with your specimens, including how to build a cabinet of curiosities out of common household objects, like a desk organizer or a box for fishing tackle.