Monday, October 6, 2008

Natural History for Afterschool

The Indian Academy of Sciences has an initiative called Project Landscape. This project seeks to provide field guides on the natural history of India for amateur naturalists and students. Here are some great resources that the project provides:

Here is an e-book on dragonflies and damselflies.
Here is an account on frogs and toads.
Here is an account on hunter plants.

Here are details of books published by Project Lifescape:

Amphibians of Peninsular India: A Lifescape - Amphibians of Peninsular India
By R. J. Ranjit Daniels, Indian Academy of Sciences
Published by Orient Blackswan, 2005
ISBN 8173715149, 9788173715143
268 pages

India, a Lifescape: Butterflies of Peninsular India
By Krushnamegh Kunte, Madhav Gadgil, Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian Academy of Sciences
Published by Orient Blackswan, 2000
ISBN 8173713545, 9788173713545
254 pages

Look up the e-books to enrich your afterschool biology programme. Also make sure your library has the Project Lifescape books.

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