Nurturing and Educating Wise Children for the Earth

Storytime

And Still the Turtle Watched

This deep story about the fate of a turtle carving made by someone from the Delaware tribe that had been lost in the mists of history and then recovered, refurbished…

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September 12, 2018
Storytime

Roxaboxen

This week's story is Roxaboxen by Alice Mclerran and illustrated by Barbara Cooney. I am struck by the disconnect between a sort of nostalgic, idealized affirmation of the type of…

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September 7, 2018
The Earth

Children in Nature August

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtsZoIe3Czk Late August and early September is a great time to listen for coyotes yipping, howling and barking at night! Welcome to the August edition of Children in Nature. I…

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September 4, 2018
Storytime

Flip

Flip is a story written and illustrated by Wesley Dennis. I think the story's style could well be described as "magical realism" and is thus an apt addition to any…

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August 26, 2018
Storytime

I Am Enough

This week's story is called "I am Enough," written by Grace Byers and pictures Keturah A. Bobo. The story is a straightforward paean to self-worth, self-determination and "living in love…

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August 20, 2018