The front cover of the booklet: Isabella's Footsetps: From Scotland to Japan. It shows a wee girl looking in a rock pool for crabs

Isabella’s Footsteps: from Scotland to Japan

A book for children about marine biologist
Isabella Gordon (1901-1988)
Born in Keith, Scotland.

Scroll down to find more information about:

  • Isabella Gordon and the Footsteps Project
  • The species of ocean animals in the book
  • A fun song about Isabella to sing and sign
  • Writing your own limerick
  • The people who wrote the book

If you don’t have a copy of the book you can borrow it from any primary school or library and many other public places in Moray, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

There are copies in London at the Natural History Museum
and of course do use the contact and feeback form below if you can’t get hold of it and we’ll do our best to help.

Crustaceans, Echinoderms & Corals

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A map of the world in Green in a blue sea surrounded by giant specimens of sea creatures

Author, Illustrator & Scientist

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From Scotland to Japan

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a cartoon of a group of children singing

Limericks

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Isabella Gordon (1901-1988)

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Please use the contact and feedback form below to let us know what you are doing with your book, or planning to do, or if you don’t have a copy and would like one for your school, library, or other group, you can apply using the form and we will try to help.