Episode 21: Nature Lore

This podcast episode explains Charlotte Mason's use of nature lore books and how they expand outdoor nature study work. Listen for lots of hints of our favorite such books. Listen Now: If you are seeing this message, please make sure you are using the most current version of your web browser: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome "Our main dependence is on books as an adjunct to out-of-door work...In [these] books the children are put in the position of the original observer of biological and other phenomena. They learn what to observe, and make discoveries for themselves, original so far as they are concerned. They are put in the right attitude of mind for scientific observations and deductions, and their keen interest is awakened." (Vol. 3, p. 237 "The real use of naturalists' books is to give the child delightful glimpses into the world of wonders he lives in, reveal the sorts of things to be seen by curious eyes, and fill him with desire to make discoveries for himself." (Vol. 1, p. 64) If you would like to study along with us, here are some passages from The Home Education Series and other Parent's Review articles that would be helpful for this episode's topic. You may also read the series online here, or get the free Kindle version from Fisher Academy. The Charm of Nature Study, Parents' Review Article Eyes and No Eyes Series, Arabella Buckley or online here. Madam How and Lady Why, Charles Kingsley or online here. Life and Her Children, Arabella Buckley The Storybook of Science, Jean Henri Fabre or online here. Winners in Life's Race, Arabella Buckley or online here. We Were There with Charles Darwin on the H.M.S. Beagle, Philip Eisenberg Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Annie Dillard John Muir Books John Burroughs Autumn Across America, Edwin Way Teale Life of the Spider, Jean Henri Fabre The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, Jacqueline Kelly The Grasshopper Book, Wilfrid Bronson Robert McClung Books Olive Earle Books Millicent Selsam Books Charles Ripper Books Alice Goudey Books Girl of the Limberlost, Gene Stratton-Porter The Keeper of the Bees, Gene Stratton-Porter A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold William Long Books Treasury for Children, James Herriot All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot Rascal, Sterling North (Contains affiliate links)