In these times when our planet is threatened with the ravages of climate change, and youth spend increasing amounts of time isolated behind computer screens, I believe it is urgent that we reignite a reverence for the outdoors and for the people with whom we share our world. With this series of twelve colored pencil and oil-pastel drawings, I hope to motivate children, young and old, to explore and experience both nature and the community around them. I have accompanied each drawing with a short story recounting a few of the memories that inspired it. Season's Discoveries! is intended to be enjoyed in homes, used in classrooms as well as in homeschooling to introduce children to some of the magic each month and season holds. Moreover, the book is intended to prompt interaction: What do you see? What do you think? What do you remember? It should serve as a springboard for activities encouraging children to write and depict their own discoveries!
In these times when our planet is threatened with the ravages of climate change, and youth spend increasing amounts of time isolated behind computer screens, I believe it is urgent that we reignite a reverence for the outdoors and for the people with whom we share our world. With this series of twelve colored pencil and oil-pastel drawings, I hope to motivate children, young and old, to explore and experience both nature and the community around them. I have accompanied each drawing with a short story recounting a few of the memories that inspired it. Season's Discoveries! is intended to be enjoyed in homes, used in classrooms as well as in homeschooling to introduce children to some of the magic each month and season holds. Moreover, the book is intended to prompt interaction: What do you see? What do you think? What do you remember? It should serve as a springboard for activities encouraging children to write and depict their own discoveries!