Shining Dawn Books

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. – Psalm 37:6

Animal Tracks Field Guide

Cindy | December 1, 2009

During the month of December,my family will be using the Animal Signs NaturExplorers unit.  Finding signs of animals and tracks are rather easy this time of year with much of the land and trees “uncovered” by the Lord.  The most difficult part of studying animal signs for me is recognizing animal tracks.  So many look [...]

Audubon Field Guides

Cindy | November 3, 2009

One nature study question I hear quite often is, “Which field guide series is your favorite?”  Depending on the subject, I almost always answer National Audubon Society Field Guides.
Now, Melissa may differ with me and decide to put up a post about her favorites.  :)  But, for this post, I want to focus on why [...]

Simple Field Guide Hint

Cindy | September 7, 2009

Here’s a quick field guide tip that our family has used ever since the kiddos were little.  Before they could write, or even draw very well, I wanted a way for them to note the plants or animals we had identified.  I pulled out a sheet of tiny incentive stickers and placed a sticker on [...]

An Abundance of Wildflowers

Cindy | August 28, 2009

My children and I have just ended a wonderful month of nature study focused on wildflowers.  Wonderful, beautiful, magnificent wildflowers.  I could go on and on about my feelings toward wildflowers, but I’ll spare you the gushy words!
On my personal blog, I posted about our scavenger hunt and dissections.  I hope you’ll take a peek [...]