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Notes on Trees

sarah — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 23:04:27 +0000

Originally published in the early 1900’s, Anna Comstock intended that the pupil would use these notebooks, with their teacher- and alongside her Handbook of Nature Study, to create their very own field guides by observing local flora and fauna.

This book, Notes on Trees, contains forms for the pupil to use in the field, to aid in observation and identification.

This book is best suited for:
Homeschool students using Handbook of Nature Study or The Burgess Animal Book.
Nature study enthusiasts who enjoy keeping a nature journal.
Those interested in the Charlotte Mason method of education.
Classrooms with teachers familiar with Anna Comstock’s methods.

Would also make a wonderful gift for students, children, and naturalists of all ages!

This special 6″x9″ edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press.

Books in this series:

Notes on Birds 1
Notes on Birds 2
Notes on Plants & Flowers
Notes on Fishes
Notes on Insects
Notes on Trees

Related Resources:

Handbook of Nature Study, Introduction
Handbook of Nature Study, Birds
Handbook of Nature Study, Earth and Sky
Handbook of Nature Study, Insects
Handbook of Nature Study. Mammals and Flowerless Plants
Handbook of Nature Study. Reptiles, Fish, Amphibians, Invertebrates
Handbook of Nature Study. Trees and Garden Flowers
Handbook of Nature Study. Wildflowers, Weeds, and Cultivated Crops

Handbook of Nature Study, Complete Series Package

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Notes on Plants and Flowers

sarah — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:59:52 +0000

Originally published in the early 1900’s by Anna Comstock. This book, Notes on Plants and Flowers, contains the following information:

How to Understand a Plant, How to understand a flower; along with multiple forms to fill in while in the field, to aid in the identification of plants and flowers.

Would also make a wonderful gift for students, children, and naturalists of all ages!

This special 6″x9″ edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press.

Books in this series:

Notes on Birds 1
Notes on Birds 2
Notes on Plants & Flowers
Notes on Fishes
Notes on Insects
Notes on Trees

Related Resources:

Handbook of Nature Study, Complete Series Package

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Notes on Insects

sarah — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:55:46 +0000

This book, Notes on Insects, was written by educator and author James George Needham and contains forms for the pupil to use in the field, to aid in observation and identification.

The images in this notebook are meant to be ‘stippled’ and printed lightly, so as to be easily altered to be made like a particular species.

The light, grey, stippled insects are intentional and not a defect.

Would also make a wonderful gift for students, children, and naturalists of all ages!

This special 6″x9″ edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press.

Books in this series:

Notes on Birds 1
Notes on Birds 2
Notes on Plants & Flowers
Notes on Fishes
Notes on Insects
Notes on Trees

Related Resources:

Handbook of Nature Study, Complete Series Package

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Notes on Fishes

sarah — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:52:49 +0000

The Fish notebook contains educational text and illustrations, forms for the student to fill out, and outlines of several fish found in North American waters.

Would also make a wonderful gift for students, children, and naturalists of all ages!

This special 6″x9″ edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press.

Books in this series:

Notes on Birds 1
Notes on Birds 2
Notes on Plants & Flowers
Notes on Fishes
Notes on Insects
Notes on Trees

Related Resources:

Handbook of Nature Study, Complete Series Package

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Notes on Common Animals

sarah — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:49:45 +0000

This book, Notes on Common Animals, contains questions about 30 different mammals, an outline of each animal, along with a blank page for the student to write their own story and make their own illustrations about the creature.

Would also make a wonderful gift for students, children, and naturalists of all ages!

This special 6″x9″ edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press.

Books in this series:

Notes on Birds 1
Notes on Birds 2
Notes on Plants & Flowers
Notes on Fishes
Notes on Insects
Notes on Trees

Related Resources:

Handbook of Nature Study, Complete Series Package

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Notes on Birds 2

sarah — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:45:05 +0000

This book, Notes on Birds No. 2, contains forms for the pupil to use in the field, to aid in observation and identification.

Would also make a wonderful gift for students, children, and naturalists of all ages!

This special 6″x9″ edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press.

Books in this series:

Notes on Birds 1
Notes on Birds 2
Notes on Plants & Flowers
Notes on Fishes
Notes on Insects
Notes on Trees

Related Resources:

Handbook of Nature Study, Complete Series Package

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Notes on Birds 1

sarah — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 22:33:33 +0000

This book, Notes on Birds No. 1, contains forms for the pupil to use in the field, to aid in observation and identification.

This book is best suited for:

Homeschool students using Handbook of Nature Study or The Burgess Animal Book.
Nature study enthusiasts who enjoy keeping a nature journal.
Those interested in the Charlotte Mason method of education.
Classrooms with teachers familiar with Anna Comstock’s methods.

Would also make a wonderful gift for students, children, and naturalists of all ages!

This special 6″x9″ edition has been published by Living Book Press in association with HearthRoom Press.

Books in this series:

Notes on Birds 1
Notes on Birds 2
Notes on Plants & Flowers
Notes on Fishes
Notes on Insects
Notes on Trees

Related Resources:

Handbook of Nature Study, Complete Series Package

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The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling

sarah — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 22:01:44 +0000

Revised and Updated!

Created with the nature journalist in mind, The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling hardcover blank journal is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in the practice and joy of getting out, observing, and recording nature. This is a great companion sketchbook to The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling and How to Teach Nature Journaling.

Features

Designed and field tested by John Muir Laws as well as many fans of the previous edition.
Sturdy hardcovers for support while sketching in the field.
Removable dust jacket band reveals canvas textured white journal cover that you can personalize with your own artwork (such as these examples from Amy Tan), favorite quotes that motivate you to journal or connect you to nature, or stickers.
convenient 7″ x 9″ size.
Elastic band closure to help you sketch on windy days or flip open to the next blank page.
Pages open flat for double-page spreads.
64 pages of 148g white paper, 16 pages of 200g light brown toned paper–excellent for sketching in pen, pencil, and light watercolor washes.
16 pages of reference material on journaling, observation, and sketching including scientific measurement and estimation tools, the Beaufort Wind Scale, and table of contents (you fill it in as you go to help you reference your notes).

Related Resources:

How to Teach Nature Journaling
The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds
The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling

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The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds

sarah — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:49:36 +0000

With a foreword by artist and field guide author David Allen Sibley.

John Muir Laws’s guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves. Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing.

As Laws writes, “To draw feathers, you must understand how feathers grow, overlap, and insert into the body. To create the body, you must have an understanding of the bird’s skeletal structure. To pose this skeleton, you must be able to perceive the energy, intention, and life of the bird.”

This how-to guide will perfect the technique of serious arists but also, perhaps more importantly, it will provide guidance for those who insist they can’t draw. Leading the mind and hand through a series of detailed exercises, Laws delivers what he promises: that “drawing birds opens you to the beauty of the world.”

The demonstrations and material in this book has been developed and refined in hundreds of workshops and will give you the techniques and knowledge you need to draw birds.

Learn how to:

focus on the most important aspects of a bird in a quick sketch.
suggest the texture of bird feathers.
observe and capture critical proportions of different species.
understand and accurately depict a bird’s wing.
draw bird beaks, eyes and feet.
foreshorten and rotate your drawings to any angle.
render the angles and curves of birds with long necks.
draw birds in flight.
develop techniques for adding color with colored pencil or watercolor.
sketch in the field when your subject can move or fly away.
avoid common pitfalls in bird drawing.

Related Resources:

How to Teach Nature Journaling
The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds
The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling

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The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling

sarah — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:42:11 +0000

In straightforward text complemented by step-by-step illustrations, dozens of exercises lead the hand and mind through creating accurate reproductions of plants and animals as well as landscapes, skies, and more.

This book provides clear, practical advice for every step of the process for artists at every level, from the basics of choosing supplies to advanced techniques. While the book’s advice will improve the skills of already accomplished artists, the emphasis on seeing, learning, and feeling will make this book valuable—even revelatory—to anyone interested in the natural world, no matter how rudimentary their artistic abilities.

Ways to use your journal to enhance curiosity, creativity, and sharpen your naturalist’s eye.
Simple techniques to improve your visual memory and help you draw what you see.
Lessons on how to use graphite, pen, watercolor and gouache for fast field sketches.
Lessons on how to draw wildflowers, trees, mushrooms, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, landscapes, seascapes, and skies.
Full-color and black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Related Resources:

How to Teach Nature Journaling
The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds
The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling

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