SilverMoon Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 This one ~ http://www.amazon.com/The-Nature-Connection-Workbook-Classrooms/dp/1603425314/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395413145&sr=8-1&keywords=nature+connection Would this work for desert dwellers? We don't have typical plants or seasons. Neighborhood critters are a mix of typical and region specific. (It's a desert desert. I was pulling weeds next to the saguaro in my yard in 79F degrees today.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisel_le Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 (It's a desert desert. I was pulling weeds next to the saguaro in my yard in 79F degrees today.) I have no idea if this workbook would work. I just wanted to tell you I am jealous it was 79 degrees where you live. It was 18 here. 18. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'm sure! I was trying not to brag. :o There were snow shoveling pictures on my Facebook feed yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
give_me_a_latte Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Personally, I don't think it would work. We live in the southeast and most of it doesn't even work for us. We don't really get seasons, and so much of the book is based on seasons. It's a great book, and I can still pull some stuff from it, but a lot of it just doesn't apply to our location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimk3 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 We have it and we live in NV. We are only a little way into the book, but I think it will work just fine for us. I mean we won't be able to study snow flakes in January in our back yard, but we can still go out and observe what we do see, record, do some drawings, track the weather, and take note of the subtle seasonal differences. For me, the book is providing direction and accountability so that we get out and become "naturalists" (as the book calls it). :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I think it could work. A lot of the activities are things like "make an arrangement of things you find in nature" and "pick a single spot to observe nature for the week" and things like that. And the nature quest scavenger hunt things you can make the list yourself. Of course other stuff wouldn't work at all and a lot of the example things like plants to look for will be all wrong, but I would say that probably 2/3 to 3/4 of the book would be usable or pretty easily adaptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PagesandFields Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I don't think all of it would work... I haven't looked at it in a while. I used to live in a Desert and you might be better off looking for something geared toward that. A lot of publications that are generally about "nature" tend to overlook or not even mention some of the most beautiful and subtle aspects of Desert nature life. If it's age appropriate maybe try the One Small Square desert book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minerva Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 We live in the tropics, where the seasons are very subtle, and use the book all the time. Without a doubt it has enhanced our nature studies and helped us look more deeply at the world around us. My daughter and I keep nature journals, and my son just likes to observe without recording, but we all get a lot out of the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Not a huge fan of Claire Walker Leslie here. You could use any book on nature journaling in the desert as long as it was instructive on the method, not prescriptive on activities. http://www.amazon.com/Naturalists-Notebook-Susan-Leigh-Tomlinson/dp/0811735680/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423239015&sr=1-7&keywords=nature+journaling http://www.amazon.com/Illustrating-Nature-Right-Brain-Left-Brain-World/dp/0915965089/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423239072&sr=1-9&keywords=nature+journaling General desert resources. I don't know which desert you are in! http://www.amazon.com/Arizona-Sonora-Desert-Museum-Book-Answers/dp/1886679096/ref=sr_1_37?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423238395&sr=1-37&keywords=desert+ecology http://www.amazon.com/Deserts-National-Audubon-Society-Nature/dp/0394731395/ref=sr_1_43?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423238450&sr=1-43&keywords=desert+ecology http://www.amazon.com/Saguaro-Moon-Kristin-Joy-Pratt-Serafini/dp/1584690364/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423237632&sr=8-2&keywords=desert+journal http://www.amazon.com/Deserts-Activity-Guide-Ages-6%C2%969-ebook/dp/B005HF3PFA/ref=sr_1_50?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423237897&sr=1-50&keywords=desert+ecology+childrens http://www.amazon.com/Geology-Desert-Southwest-Investigate-Projects-ebook/dp/B005J61FOA/ref=sr_1_25?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423238054&sr=1-25&keywords=deserts+activities+children http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Coloring-DESERTS-Peterson/dp/0395670861/ref=sr_1_33?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423238081&sr=1-33&keywords=deserts+activities+children http://www.amazon.com/Scats-Tracks-Desert-Southwest/dp/1560447869/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423238297&sr=1-10&keywords=desert+ecology http://www.amazon.com/Cactus-Hotel-Owlet-Brenda-Guiberson/dp/0805029605/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423238297&sr=1-11&keywords=desert+ecology http://www.amazon.com/Arizona-Sonora-Desert-Museum-Book-Answers/dp/1886679096/ref=sr_1_37?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423238395&sr=1-37&keywords=desert+ecology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 I'm familiar with some of the how to nature journal guides. The appeal of the workbook was open and go, even if I have to spend some summer planning changing oak to palo verde. It'd work best for us if the girls (9 and nearly 7) can run parts of it themselves after they're familiar with it. Some of those extra resources look fun! I'll look them over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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