Altschul, Siri von Reis, “Exploring the Herbarium.”
Scientific American
,
236
(5), 96 (May 1977). As readable as any
Sci
Am article will be, and must-reading (with any necessary adaptations) if you’re able to arrange a field trip to the New York Botanical Garden and its Herbarium.
Dorf, Erling, “The Petrified Forests of Yellowstone Park,”
Scientific American
,
210
(4), 106 (April 1964). Another manageable article from
Sci Am
for the better reader. Deals with an aspect of plant history which may be more familiar to the average student.
Jaques, H.E.,
Plant Families: How to Know Them
. (Pictured Key Nature Series.) Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Company, Publishers, 1949 (Second Edition). Not so out of date as it may suggest with the 1949 date. The keys and plant descriptions will be of some use.
Longwell, Chester R., and Dana, Edward S.,
Walks and Rides in Central Connecticut and Massachusetts
. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor, Co., 1932. (Reprinted by The Shoe String Press, Inc., 1961.) This book is one of the real classics, and it belongs on any nature lover/outdoors-type’s bookshelf if you can find a copy! The several pages on Stiles clay pit are easy and enjoyable to read (some assistance being required on the geology information).
Rhodes, Frank H.T., Zim, Herbert S., and Shaffer, Paul R.,
Fossils: A Guide to Prehistoric Life
. (A Golden Nature Guide New York: Golden Press, 1962. If you haven’t used one of these Golden Books in a while, take another look. The reading level is quite workable, and the concepts are as basic as in any of texts mentioned in the Teacher Bibliography.