About the Authors
Cindy West is an eight year veteran homeschooler of three wonderful children – Mahayla, Caleb and Eli. She and her husband, Steve, live on an angus cattle farm in Central Kentucky and enjoy being outdoors together. Cindy has a master’s degree in elementary education and loves teaching children! God placed on her heart many years ago the love for teaching women as well, and in recent years has begun a speaking ministry. Writing curriculum was always a far off dream that has finally come true for her, and she fully intends to keep writing as long as the Lord opens doors.
Besides the NaturExplorer series, Cindy has written an e-book (which Shining Dawn Books publishes) called Living Literature Language Arts and Grammar Packets for third and fourth graders. It contains short and sweet language arts lessons based on fifteen wonderful pieces of children’s literature. She is also working with Prufrock Press to publish a book about homeschooling gifted children which should be released in the fall of 2011.
You can find her regularly blogging about school, life and more at Our Journey Westward.
Melissa Leach is a veteran homeschooler of three adventurous children, ages 13, 11, and 4. Melissa and her family live in the suburbs of Northern Kentucky. Nature study is an important part of their homeschooling lives. For as long as she can remember the Lord has connected to her and inspired her through nature. Her desire is to teach others about what she has learned from God’s creation and to provide vivid inspiration to get outdoors with your children and learn! She loves to strap on her hiking boots and go exploring with her children. She loves to sit quietly and reflect amongst the towering trees. And she especially thrives on researching and identifying everything she can in nature.
Just recently the Lord has opened up pathways for her to share her love and knowledge of nature with others through writing nature study homeschool curriculum. Her prayer is that the NaturExplorers line of studies will be a wonderful tool for other homeschoolers to help make nature study an pivotal part of their lives.
Melissa founded her nature blog In the Sparrow’s Nest in 2006, which is abundant with nature lessons, inspiration, and more! Come visit her at In the Sparrow’s Nest.