Homeschooling has been a wonderful journey for my family.  One of my favorite things about the journey is having a more intimate connection with each of my kids as they discover who they are.  We have also enjoyed many many hours of nature study and exploration.

Now that the homeschooling journey is coming to a close, new exciting adventures are before us.  But that doesn’t mean I will let those connections go.  And the hours of nature study and exploration will give way to maybe an afternoon here or there, but I’ll still get us out there.

Especially with my youngest, my math science nature girl.

So I jumped at the chance to review Nature Girl A Guide to Caring for God’s Creation By Karen Whiting and Rebecca White.

Nature Girl A Guide to Caring for God’s Creation By Karen Whiting and Rebecca White.

Being a “green girl” for God means more than just caring for our planet. It also means appreciating God’s creations and understanding our responsibility in caring for the earth.

Each chapter covers different topics like water, air, energy, recycling, and renewing the earth, and includes crafts, Scripture verses, games, quizzes, interviews with real people and quotes from real girls. The book also contains science-based activities, career ideas, plus resources for more information.

Part of the bestselling Faithgirlz brand, Nature Girl: A Guide to Going Green is a fun read for any girl who enjoys science or the outdoors and a great resource for parents, homeschoolers, and educators.

This book is  a wonderful tool for nature minded sweet girls.  I can imagine handing this book to one such young lady in a basket with a few tools and supplies so that she can get right to work exploring, experimenting, learning!

I am thankful to BookLookBloggers for the opportunity to review this book.

Years ago there was a young woman pursuing a college degree, hoping for a career that include travel. Young woman met Great Guy, and the degree was set aside for marriage and parenthood. No regrets, but I have wondered if it would be possible to go back to school.

Recently I read a post by Perna on “Life as Mom” and felt an “aha” moment.  My “home schooled” children are each enrolled in a dual enrollment, early college program. I looked at the still very full calendar, there are a few slivers of unassigned time.

A short list of things I would like to learn, or just grow in came quickly and a plan is put together.

First up is my interest in photography and a desire learn to better use my camera. The Blogging for Books network recently to me Me Ra Koh’s book, “your family in pictures, The Parents’ Guide to Photographing Holidays, Family Portraits, and Everyday Life.”

your family in pictures

This book is a wonderful resource and in the next few weeks I’m going to take a few of those slivers of time, 3 days a week and work my way through “your family in pictures.”

In “your family in pictures”, Koh covers how to set one’s self up for success, developing a photographer’s eye and tips for photographing family in various situations.  To measure growth in the use and understanding of photography with my camera I plan to shoot a before, and an after photo.  The after photo will be one shot with the lighting and focus tips in each section.

How about you? If you could find some small spaces of time in your week, what would you like to invest a little time in learning?

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This book was provided by the Blogging for Books network in exchange for my honest opinion.