Girls Who Looked Under Rocks, Jeannine Atkins
I saw this title at the Oregon Aquarium last month and texted myself to remember to look it up at the library – What a treasure this book is! Being “Pebblekeeper” I was instantly drawn to the book and then excited to see some of my favorite girls inside – Jane Goodall, Anna Botsford Comstock, Maria Sibylla Merian, Fances Hamerstrom, Rachel Carson and Miriam Rothschild.
The book talks of how they started as pioneer naturalists. so very encouraging as a woman to keep looking – keep sketching – keep pursing this passion – an ongoing education!
Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv
All I can say is – READ IT! I’ve typed, re-typed, browsed blogs, thought and pondered, and I just can’t seem to put into words how amazing this book is for our times.
He puts into words how the out doors, green trees, sunshine, nature – helps us to focus, reflect, heal. Of how to switch our brains from the attention that is led by others, (internet, tv, teachers, parents) to a mind that can be free to dream and think and discover and heal. Hard for my pea brain to explain – so I’ll go back to my original word – READ IT!
This review has bullet lists of points, but his style of talking you through them with real life examples and testamonies is what is lacking in a mere list – The List
+Angie Wright
