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The Curious Nature Guide - by Clare Walker Leslie (Paperback)
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Highlights
- With dozens of simple prompts and exercises, best-selling author, naturalist, and artist Clare Walker Leslie invites you to step outside for just a few minutes a day, reignite your sense of wonder about the natural world, and discover the peace and grounding that come from connecting with nature.
- About the Author: Clare Walker Leslie is a nationally known wildlife artist, author, and educator.
- 144 Pages
- Nature, Reference
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About the Book
In a highly visual, interactive format, naturalist and artist Clare Walker Leslie's guided exercises and prompts are designed to awaken curiosity and deepen the experience and meaning of spending time in any outdoor setting.Book Synopsis
With dozens of simple prompts and exercises, best-selling author, naturalist, and artist Clare Walker Leslie invites you to step outside for just a few minutes a day, reignite your sense of wonder about the natural world, and discover the peace and grounding that come from connecting with nature. Using stunning photography as well as the author's own original illustrations, The Curious Nature Guide will inspire you to use all of your senses to notice the colors, sounds, smells, and textures of the trees, plants, animals, birds, insects, clouds, and other features that can be seen right outside your home, no matter where you live. Sketch or write about one exceptional nature image each day; learn to identify cloud types and the weather they bring; or create a record of what you see each day as you walk your dog. Easy, enjoyable, and enlightening, these simple exercises will transform your view of the world and your place within it.From the Back Cover
Rediscover Wonder Have you noticed the moon lately? Followed an insect's trek across your driveway? Let artist and naturalist Clare Walker Leslie lead you out your back door and into the the natural world beyond. Whether you live on a city block, in a suburban neighborhood, or in the country, myriad wonders are taking place all around you. All you have to do is open your eyes and ears and let them in. Every page of this book is an invitation, a stunning offering of illustrations, watercolors, photographs, intriguing facts, and thoughtul moments. Take a deep breath: It's time to reconnect.Review Quotes
"Fascinating, inspirational, and beautifully illustrated, The Curious Nature Guide is an essential book for anyone looking to deepen their connection with the natural world."
--Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle "The Curious Nature Guide is a gift to anyone who is trying to reinvigorate their relationship with the natural world -- or who is just starting out on that path."--Chip Blake, editor-in-chief, Orion
About the Author
Clare Walker Leslie is a nationally known wildlife artist, author, and educator. For more than 30 years, she has been connecting people of all ages to nature using drawing, writing, and observation of the outdoors. Her books include the bestsellers Keeping a Nature Journal and The Nature Connection, as well as The Curious Nature Guide, Nature Journal, and Drawn to Nature. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Granville, Vermont.Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 6.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 144
Genre: Nature
Sub-Genre: Reference
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Format: Paperback
Author: Clare Walker Leslie
Language: English
Street Date: September 8, 2015
TCIN: 50125975
UPC: 9781612125091
Item Number (DPCI): 248-01-3137
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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