Keeping a Nature Journal

Description

Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You. In any season, any weather and any place, a nature journal offers people the opportunity to slow down, observe, reflect and renew their connection to the living world, whether in the city, the suburbs or the country. In Keeping a Nature Journal, readers will learn simple techniques for starting and maintaining a journal that will enhance their appreciation of the natural world. Using the methods the authors have developed over years of journaling and teaching, Keeping a Nature Journal guides readers in creating ongoing journals for all seasons and purposes, describes simple ways to capture the natural world in words and pictures and inspires readers to make nature journaling a part of daily life. Step-by-step drawing instructions show how anyone can learn to draw.

A wonderful book for young people, this book has also inspired this old gardener to go out and get one of those nice new sketchbooks "The New York Times" Leslie s approachable methods for recording the natural world have inspired many people. "New Orleans Times-Picayune""" a step-by-step guide to getting started in a fascinating hobby of recording on paper what you see in nature. "Cleveland Plain Dealer""" [C]oaches even beginners who think they cannot write or sketch but simply have a love of nature. "San Jose Mercury News" an excellent teaching tool on how to go about seeing the world in a new way. "Indianapolis Star" This book was very motivating for me personally and I am ready to begin a nature journal. It could be used as a classroom supplement or a tool for personal professional development for all ages a good resource for informal science organizations such as museums and camps. NSTA Recommends (National Science Teachers Association), www.nsta.org Here s a good gift book for gardeners, but also for non-gardeners who nevertheless enjoy communing with the great outdoors. "Nashville Tennessean" Learn to observe nature closely, sketch with confidence, keep accurate records, narrate the changing seasons, and more. Highly recommended for those interested in art journals or nature studies. "Somerset Studio" magazine "