Big Life Lessons from Nature's Little Secrets: A Nature Journal for Kids - Couverture souple

Baxter, Pamela

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0988463601 ISBN 13 : 9780988463608

Editeur : Hidden Oasis Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

What can a garden snake show us about staying safe?How can skunk cabbage remind us to look before we leap?Can a tree stump tell us something about family?What helpful messages might nature have for us if we could learn how to decipher them?This engaging, interactive book calls attention to some of the most common elements of nature and shows how they can provide insight and inspiration to a child.With dozens of examples, naturalist Pamela Baxter invites you to use all your senses to notice little details of ordinary things—like trees, birds, insects, and clouds—that can be seen right outside your home, no matter where you live.Pam takes these observations one step further and reveals big life lessons that can be found in nature’s little secrets. Things like how to: be yourself; do your best; and make good choices.Each journal entry is followed by a series of questions, inviting personal observations that make the book your own.Explore along with Pam and see what little secrets—and big life lessons—you can find!Note: This book is written for children ages 8 to 10, but is also perfect for younger children to explore with their parents.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Pamela Baxter has been exploring the outdoors since she was a child, and throughout her life has instinctively turned to the natural world for inspiration. An educator and a writer, she loves helping others appreciate the beauty and wisdom of nature. These threads weave together in her professional life. For 24 years she was the editor of the award-winning newsletter of the Valley Forge Audubon Society. She has also contributed articles to the American Horticultural Society’s American Gardener and to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Since 1999 she has been inspiring fellow gardeners through a weekly column in her local newspaper. As the director of religious education at her church, she loves helping children make deeper meaning of their young lives and their place in the world. A cellist, she teaches privately and performs with a local orchestra and a string quartet. Pam also enjoys exploring our national parks, hiking, and cooking with the vegetables that come out of her organic garden in Kimberton, Pennsylvania. You may contact Pam at HiddenOasisPublishing@gmail.com

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hidden Oasis Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0988463601
• ISBN 13: 9780988463608
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 84
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg