I love juicy nonfiction. It’s an often overlooked category for kids’ leisure reading but makes an especially great choice for those reluctant to wade into a novel. The books on today’s list fit many different readers. There’s one astonishing rescue …
Tag: nature study
embarking on an odyssey…an invitation and a road map
What if I told you I was about to embark on a two-year odyssey, preparing to battle aggressive foes, poised to discover buried treasure, currently meeting a host of allies and trying valiantly to keep their names straight? Would you …
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a golden opportunity to celebrate a golden anniversary
Spring is arriving here in the Northland, despite the blasts of snow we had last week. Our yard hosted a large flock of robins one day — we counted almost 30 hopping about and feasting on their journey north. And …
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the world is so full of a number of things!
Today, I’ve got a stack of fabulous books that open our eyes, minds, and hearts to the extraordinary wonders gracing Planet Earth. Out of dozens and dozens of titles I’ve read this summer, these all felt outstanding to me. The …
soak up the green
It is finally, finally spring summer? sprummer? here in Minnesota. We rocketed from blizzards to strong sunshine, from snowbanks to buds bursting into fresh green leaves, in just a matter of days. Today’s books revel in raindrops and green toads, trees …
each little flower, each tiny bird…books to inspire delight and care for the Earth
In celebration of Earth Day, 2017… Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story, written by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Jessica Lanan published in 2017 by Sleeping Bear Press When I was homeschooling my children, a fat, …
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it’s been a c-c-cold winter…a list of five books looking forward to Spring!
I am a winter enthusiast. Yes. But it has been a tad cold this year in Minnesota, and ever-so icy, and wonderfully snowy…and now we are all dreaming of Spring. It is not here yet, but we can Anticipate! Here’s …
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nonfiction nuggets…about realio, coolio, insects…from the orange marmalade archives
Originally published September 9, 2010 Insect Detective, by Steve Voake, illustrated by Charlotte Voake Right now, all around you, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things. But you can’t always see them right away. Sometimes you have to …
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