About the Authors
Cindy West is a 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 – her own, co-op classes, Sunday school classes, nature clubs and more. God placed on her heart many years ago the love for instructing and nurturing homeschooling moms as well, and regularly teaches workshops of all kinds through her speaking ministry.
Besides the NaturExplorer series and other creative teaching resources Cindy has written and published through Shining Dawn Books, she has also written Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners published by Prufrock Press.
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. 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.
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 can be found blogging at In the Sparrow’s Nest.