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Karl, Get Out of the Garden!: Carolus Linnaeus and the Naming of Everything

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Are you aware what a Solanum caule inermi herbaceo, foliis pinnatis incises, racemis simplicibus is?*
 
Carolus (Karl) Linnaeus began off as a curious child who loved exploring the garden. Regardless of his intelligence—and his mother’s scoldings—he was once a poor student, preferring to be outdoors with his beloved plants and bugs. As he grew up, Karl’s love of nature led him to take on a seemingly unimaginable task: to give a scientific name to each living thing in the world. The result was once the Linnaean system—the basis for the classification system used by biologists around the globe these days. Backyard sciences are brought to life in beautiful color.

Back matter includes more information about Linnaeus and scientific classification, a classification chart, a time line, source notes, resources for young readers, and a bibliography.

*it is a tomato!


A handsome introductory book on Linnaeus and his work — Booklist, starred review

A good introduction to a man in a class by himself — Kirkus Reviews

Lends significant humanity to the naturalist — Publisher’s Weekly

The biographical approach to a knotty scientific subject makes this a valuable addition to STEM and biography collections — School Library Journal

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