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I just read Broadsides From The Other Orders by Sue Hubbell- she was a commercial beekeeper who writes absolutely delightful stories about bugs and the people who love them. Broadsides From the Other Orders is a series of essays about various forms of insects and other bugs (she defends the use of the term "bug" by the way), and stories about various entomologists who specialise in them. The book points out ways in which these people have some of the most fun jobs in the world, and makes the whole subject of entomology sound so charming.
As a bug-keeper (bees) I really related to so much of what she said in this book.
As a bug-keeper (bees) I really related to so much of what she said in this book.
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Re: Sue Hubbell's "Broadsides From The Other Orders"
Mon, December 25, 2006 - 7:16 AMI have used an excerpt from that book in some intro biology classes to help teach about why we do taxonomy, what taxonomy is, and how taxonomy, classification, and nomenclature are different than phylogeny. I loved it but apparently, much more so so than my rather concrete-thinking first year students. Oh well. Have you heard of that book that ruminates on the culinary and natural history of lobsters? That one is on my list to read soon. -
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Re: Sue Hubbell's "Broadsides From The Other Orders"
Tue, December 26, 2006 - 10:01 AM>>I loved it but apparently, much more so so than my rather concrete-thinking first year students.>>
apparently, they don't teach young people how to think for themselves anymore.
thanks for trying to teach them how. btw, this book is going on my reading list.
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Re: Sue Hubbell's "Broadsides From The Other Orders"
Tue, December 26, 2006 - 9:11 PMWell, they aren't all totally like that. And, it's definitely gratifying to see the progress they make.
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