Download or read book Rule Breaker: Carl Linnaeus and Making Sense of Nature’s Chaos written by Karen Beil and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rule Breaker: Carl Linnaeus and Making Sense of Nature's Chaos traces the groundbreaking scientist's life, from his childhood spent as the son of a poor preacher from a remote and rural parish, to the adult years he devoted to his research. It was far from easy to convince the scientific community to accept him as one of their own - and to adopt a new, single system for classifying all living organisms. Incorporating Linnaeus's own maps, herbarium pages, and botanical diagrams, this narrative-style biography offers a unique window into a life and mind like no other.