Douglas Wood (naturalist)
Encyclopedia
Douglas Wood is an American
naturalist
who is also known as an author
and musician
. One of Wood's children's books, Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, won one of the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards.
In 2004, Woods was invited to take part in the White House
Easter egg roll
.
Woods also records and produces music based on sounds from the wilderness.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
naturalist
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
who is also known as an author
Author
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and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
. One of Wood's children's books, Old Turtle and the Broken Truth, won one of the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards.
In 2004, Woods was invited to take part in the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
Easter egg roll
Egg rolling
Egg rolling, or an Easter egg roll is a traditional game played with eggs at Easter. Different nations have different versions of the game, usually played with hard-boiled, decorated eggs.- History :...
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Woods also records and produces music based on sounds from the wilderness.