This is the best children’s book on Audobon I’ve seen yet. Though recommended for grades 2-4, The Boy Who Drew Birds will appeal to all ages. I love the description of Audobon’s personal musee’: “Every shelf, every tabletop, every spare inch of floor, was covered with nests and eggs and tree […]
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Photos-“Black Swallowtail Butterflies”
The butterflies finally came out!! Our two plump parsley caterpillars we caughton our carrots emerged from their chrysalises. Isn’t she pretty? It’s amazing to me that the only markings that remained from her caterpillar costume were the yellow spots on her body. The first one hatched when we weren’t paying attention, so we checked […]
‘Cruncher and Muncher’, or, This Week’s Science and Art
Those are the names affectionately bestowed upon two colorful caterpillars the kids found nibbling on our garden carrots. We looked them up on the Texas A&M online insect field guide and identified them as ‘parsley caterpillars’. We gently relocated them, along with plenty of carrot leaves, to our bug tent so we could […]
The Bird Journal
My All Time Favorite Elementary School Project Making a bird journal with my oldest daughter in her elementary years was, without a doubt, my favorite and most memorable project. Her journal, which she filled to the very last page with drawings, writings, and pictures, is the most treasured keepsake I have […]