Nature Fairy

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"If I had the influence with the good fairy

who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world

be a sense of wonder so indestructible that
it would last throughout life,

as an unfailing antidote against the boredom and disenchantments
of later years, the sterile preoccupation with things that are
artificial, the alienation from sources of our strength.

If a child is to keep alive an inborn sense of wonder

without any such gift from the fairies, he (or she) needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him or her the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in." 

                                   ~Rachel Carson
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I am passionate about connecting children with nature and sharing nature with children.  If you have children in your home, or in your life, I urge you to check out the books I have showcased in my Amazon Widget in the right

sidebar of my blog.  I have added a new book, entitled: Sharing Nature with Children, by Joseph Cornell.

(Just a note:  If you purchase the book through my widget either in the sidebar, or to your left, it will help to support this blogger!)

Now in it's 30th+ year, this book launched a worldwide awareness of nature education, and is still a leading guide to engage children in active participation with the natural world around them.
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Through this book, and others I've introduced, you can foster an awareness not only of nature but of community and self.  In a recent interview, Joseph Cornell shared the importance of "feeling the joy resounding and experiencing the level of unity where you know that everything is a part of you."  He focuses on "opening up to a larger world" by offering an "intuitive way of working with the outdoors" and establishing an "everyday awareness".
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You can visit his website to see for yourself the influence he has had throughout the world.

And,

YOU can be that good fairy!