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Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist : Being popular descriptions, tales, and anecdotes of more than Five Hundred Animals.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Loudon, Mrs. (Jane), 1807-1858
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "Mrs. Loudon's Entertaining Naturalist" by Mrs. Loudon is a detailed scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work presents popular descriptions, tales, and anecdotes about more than five hundred animals, making it both an entertaining and educational resource. The book aims to serve as a comprehensive introduction to zoology, suitable for young readers and anyone interested in natural history. The opening of the work includes a preface that highlights the popularity of Mrs. Loudon's original text, leading to a revised and enlarged edition curated by W. S. Dallas. It introduces concepts from zoology and outlines various classification systems of animals, focusing initially on the Linnaean taxonomy. This section sets the tone for an engaging exploration of the animal kingdom, promising readers a blend of delightful stories and scientific insight about a wide range of creatures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
- Release date is 2016-02-10
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