Going Wild with Eloise Butler

Here is a classroom resource for intermediate grades. It is comprised of a short biography of Eloise Butler, a science teacher in the Minneapolis schools in the late 1800's, who was the moving force behind the establishment of a wildflower garden in a Minneapolis park. The park later became Theodore Wirth Park, and the wildflower garden was eventually named in honor of Eloise. The book's author is Judy Bridell with black and white botanical illustrations by Bruce Wilson. The book might be a resource for Minnesota history or science classes.