Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The Will" by Guy De Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant, a member of the naturalist school of writers, was known as a master of the short story. Read one of his short stories "The Will" on this site.
Universal Teacher
Moore's Teacher Resources: Poems by Seamus Heaney: Study Guide
A study guide with biographical information about poet Seamus Heaney as well as a brief analysis of several of his poems including "Storm on the Island," "Perch," "Blackberry-picking," "Death of a Naturalist," "Digging," "Mid-Term...
Curated OER
Samuel Hearne: Explorer and Naturalist
Though he "has not always been thought well of," Samuel Hearne is the first--and one of the best--naturalists in Canadian history. This article lists some of the reasons he has been perceived as a failure and highlights the first-class...
National Library of France
National Library of France: Heaven and Earth
Learn how art through the ages has been influenced by the Earth and the heavens. See paintings that attempted to explain the Earth's creation from a scientific standpoint, sacred architecture that provided a place to worship the heavens,...
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company: Our History: James Houston
James Houston was a devoted arctic naturalist and writer. His life and accomplishments as well as his dedication to the Inuit people are profiled in this article.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Botanists
This section of Discovering Lewis & Clark examines Lewis's role as a naturalist and features biographical sketches of botanists David Douglas, Frederick Traugott Pursh, Thomas Nuttall, and Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz.
Other
Forest and Bird: Kiwi Conservation Club
A place for learning about New Zealand's wildlife and wild places, Kiwi Conservation Club is home to a range of activities and glossy, illustrated pages on topics of interest to young naturalists. Also view the latest issue of Wild...
Other
Lloyd Library and Museum: The Chocolate Connection: Hans Sloane and Jamaica
Hans Sloane, born in 1660, was one of the first Europeans to promote the use of chocolate as a health remedy. A naturalist and a physician, he traveled widely, collecting medicinal plant specimens. His time in Jamaica, where he was...
PBS
Pbs Nova: Man of Ideas
An ant specialist? Yes! Meet naturalist E.O. Wilson who specialized in the study of ants and who presented some controversial ideas. Learn more by watching the included video, and by visiting the main site.
Other
Humanities Texas: Texas Originals: Roy Bedichek
A biography of Texas writer and naturalist Roy Bedichek, who lived from 1878-1959. The text on this page is also available as an audio recording through a side link.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Shining a Light on Glass Frogs
Article about naturalist Brian Kubicki and his long-term study of glass frogs and other amphibians in Costa Rica.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Ptarmigan
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Ptarmigan. It also includes pictures and an extensive quote from 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
Curated OER
National Library of Medicine: Konrad Gesner
Konrad Gesner was a 16th century Swiss naturalist and physician.
California State University
Urbanowicz on Darwin: The Life & Death of Charles Darwin
This resource provides a paper written by Dr. Charles Urbanowicz, anthropologist at California State University. It deals extensively with the life and death of Charles Darwin, his research, and the publication of his book, "The Origin...
Library of Congress
Loc: Stephen Crane
This Library of Congress site provides a brief description of Crane's life as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War and then provides some excerpts from some of his war correspondences. A bibliography of related works of...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Concept to Classroom :Tapping Into Multiple Intelligences
This site contains a wealth of information on Gardner's theory of multiple inteligences. It discusses what it consists of, the difference between it and the traditional definition of intelligence, how it has developed since its...
Other
The Voyage of the Beagle, Second Edition (Online Text)
Charles Darwin's famous journey is chronicled here in this online book. Read it just as it was published in 1845.
Other
Sierra Club: John Muir Exhibit
This site is jammed packed with tons of information. From this site you can go to various other pages about Muir's life.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Selected Poems of Stephen Crane
Full text of three Stephen Crane famous poems: "In Heaven, "A Man Said to the Universe", and "Should the Wide World Roll Away". Explanatory note and select bibliography.
Scientific American
Scientific American: Happy 200th Birthday Charles Darwin: In Depth Reports
Explore the thinking of Charles Darwin, and read how his theory of evolution survives, thrives, and shapes the way we learn about nature. (February 2009)
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Migrant Struggle: Henry David Thoreau
A proponent of social and environmental rights, Henry David Thoreau is featured in this brief biography highlighting his contributions to literature. See Teaching Tips and Author Questions for discussion ideas.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: John James Audubon
From the PBS, American Masters series, this is "John James Audubon"; see a clip from a documentary on tha artist, visit an on-line gallery of his work, and read a short biography of the artist.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: Works of Charles Darwin
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1995: Seamus Heaney
This website on the 1995 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature Seamus Heaney is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Selected Poems," "Nobel Diploma," and...