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Nature Study

When Green Becomes Tomatoes by Julie Fogliano

February 16, 2017 by Amy 1 Comment

When Green Becomes Tomatoes:  Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano is a delight!  This collection of poems, about fifty of them, follows the changing seasons from the perspective of a child, depicted as a girl through the illustrations.  Each poem is dated, so this is also a nature journal, of sorts.  The poems are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: 2016 Cybils, Cybils, Cybils poetry, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nature Study, Poetry

Grandma Is a Slowpoke by Janet Halfmann

February 23, 2016 by Amy 2 Comments

I have had the privilege of reviewing three of Janet Halfmann’s books to date, and I have enjoyed each one of them.  Her newest title, Grandma Is a Slowpoke, is a nature story that highlights a sweet relationship between an elderly grandmother and her young granddaughter.  It is a very simple story of the grandmother … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Nature Study

Southeastern Raptor Center at Huntsville Botanical Garden

March 27, 2015 by Amy 2 Comments

On Wednesday we attended a raptor show at the Huntsville Botanical Garden.  It was put on by the Southeastern Raptor Center, a part of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.  The show was about an hour long, and the very knowledgable and entertaining emcee spoke the entire time.  I think I learned more about the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Education, Nature Tagged: Alabama field trips, Field Trips, Nature, Nature Study

Just call me E.B. White

August 6, 2014 by Amy 2 Comments

Confession:  I wanted to knew I needed to clean the window really well before I hung the new faux Roman shade, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.  Louise has had such a good time getting to know our resident arachnid, and was even able to identify the type she is, conjecture that this … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Books, Education, Homekeeping, Kid-Speak, Nature, Science Tagged: Bookish Thoughts, Louise, Nature, Nature Study, Science, SOOC

Friday’s Fave Five

July 26, 2013 by Amy 5 Comments

1.  Weight Watchers.  I joined WW last Friday.  My mom has been a member for a long time now and has had great success with the program.  I have lost weight by following the plan, too, years and years ago.  It’s time for some discipline in my life.  So far, so good.  I haven’t felt … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Kid-Speak, Nature, Science Tagged: Benny, Friday's Fave, Friday's Favorite Five, Gratitude, Louise, Lulu, Nature, Nature Study, Science, The DLM
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
News of the World
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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