Effects of Climate Change on Birds

and distributed through workshops held either at the university campuses or throughout the states. Teachers who had low budgets and could not afford textbooks welcomed these pamphlets and used them as resources in their classrooms. Besides Comstock and Jackman's publications, other important contributions included A First Lesson in Natural History by Elizabeth Carey Agassiz in 1879 and published by the Boston Society of Natural History and Liberty Hyde Bailey's (Cornell University) The NatureStudy Idea in 1909. This book is not a quick read because of the amount of detail presented; however, I found the descriptions to be enjoyable in part once I discovered two interesting points: 1) the efforts of science teacher educators have not changed much in the past 100 years and 2) women played an incredibly important role in developing and promoting science education through nature study. r was surprised to learn that educational issues of 100 years ago are actually quite similar with those of today (creating policy to standardize curricula, exploring ways to make instruction more learner-centered, introducing urban students to rural issues and vice versa, and preparing students for future education through transferable skills). In addition, I had never realized that women were important proponents of progressive science education in the U.S. When we hear the names Agassiz, Comstock, and Dewey, we often think of male scientists; however, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz (the founder of Radcliffe College), Anna Botsford Comstock (professor at Cornell University), and Alice Chipman Dewey (University of Chicago Laboratory School) all played critical roles in our country's educational history. Through nature study some women found new opportunities as environmental educators in informal settings (zoological and botanical parks, summer camps, after-school gardening programs, etc.), outside of the traditional role of school teachers. Kolstedt's in-depth knowledge on the role that women played in promoting nature study is not surprising, considering that her past publications have highlighted the contributions that women scientists have made. That being said, there are probably other insights in this book that readers will find fascinating, based on their own interests.Meena M Balgopal. School of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Col/ins, Colorado 80525-1588, USA.