Karl, Get Out of the Garden!: Carolus Linnaeus and the Naming of Everything

Carolus Linnaeus, called Karl, begins as a child who loves exploring the garden and observing nature. His interest leads him to attempt a scientific name for every living thing on Earth. That work produces the Linnaean system, the foundation of the classification system biologists still use to name and organize organisms. The book traces the connection between his early fascination with the natural world and the development of taxonomy.