The Book of Nature with Nicole Handfield

Bestowing The Brush

You get to hear me talk with Nicole Handfield on this episode about the magical practice of the Nature Notebook and drawing in it, along with a few other topics, too. Nicole has generously shared with us a huge stockpile of resources for nature lore books, nature journaling, and some inspiring ideas as to WHY we do this. Listen in!

In A Large Room Retreat: https://www.inalargeroomretreat.com/

What Nicole has written at CMP: http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/author/nicolehandfield/

Nicole on social media: @handfieldshalom, #keeperofglory on Instagram

The story of writing and compiling “Charlotte Mason’s Great Recognition”: https://sageparnassus.com/the-story-of-charlotte-mason-and-grea/

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Nicole’s Wonderful recommendations for Nature Lore & Nature Study Resources:

“Handbook of Nature Study” by Anna Botsford Comstock

The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling: https://johnmuirlaws.com/product/the-laws-guide-to-nature-drawing-and-journaling/

John Muir Laws FREE science curriculum:

https://johnmuirlaws.com/journaling-curriculum/

Eyes and No Eyes, Arabella Buckley

“The Year Out of Doors” Dallas Lore Sharp, a series

Your Local Field Guides

A Nature Study Guide & Countryside Rambles, by W.S. Furneaux https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Study-Guide-Yesterdays-Classics/dp/1633340384

“Botany in a Day” by Thomas J. Elpel

“Exploring Nature with Children” - a resource for getting to know your Handbook of Nature Study by Comstock- Not written as a CM method resource (more of a unit study) https://raisinglittleshoots.com/2015/08/14/exploring-nature-with-children-a-complete-year-long-curriculum/

“Handbook of Nature Study” by Dietrich Lange

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Special Thanks to:

Nancy Kelly at https://sageparnassus.com/

Ambelside Online at https://www.amblesideonline.org/

Art Middlekauff at http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/

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Intro and outro music: Hard Boiled- Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Photo credit: Heather Hall Photography