Gather Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons Of Open-Air Parenting By Amy Lou Jenkins Shown As Textbook

great read for those who value the natural world and wish to influence today younger generations to do the same.
Written with common sense and passion and a depth of sensitivity for nature and for parenting that is not easy to find.
Jenkins faces the truths of the world with an unflinching eye, and delivers a dose of hope for the future that is not sugarcoated, but grounded in the earth itself.
Combination memoir and celebration of nature and parenthood, As a native of Wisconsin, a lover of walks and nature, and as a young mother, this book made a lot of sense to me.
The Wisconsin natural history made me think back to many lessons and things I had learned in school as a child concerning the glaciers that shaped much of Wisconsin's landscape.
I also thought about my own experiences with different natural parts of Wisconsin, like Kettle Moraine, the Dells, Horicon Marsh, and Devil's Lake.


While the author is much more of a naturalist than I will probably ever be, I do have a deep love of nature and the outdoors.
Just as she implies throughout the book, there is a certain connection that nature has with the sublime, with God.
In the time I spend in nature I always feel closer to God, I feel his glory all around me, Nature brings me peace and happiness and freedom,

As the author shares her experiences walking through various natural settings in Wisconsin with her son DJ, they learn and share natural occurrences together, and have fun doing it! I love how the author perfectly captures her son's mannerisms and speech and how she even laughs at herself from time to time.
It humanizes her natural history lessons and makes her relateable, and the story enjoyable to read,

On their walks, they often talk about deeper subjects, something the author is keenly aware will become harder as her adolescent son fully enters his teen years and eventual manhood.
But, I bet that these long trips and explorations have fostered a deep connection between them that will be ever so useful in the coming years.


Reading this book made me think again about how important it is to preserve and maintain our natural surroundings and environment.
To take care of Mother Earth, And to teach my children to do the same by teaching my children about nature and her role in our lives, and ours in hers.
And it made me want to go camping, Or hiking. Or something outside with my children, I could not put it down, this is one of the few books I have read twice, because I felt as if I missed so much the first time around and I did.
Every Natural Fact also taught me how to deal with some past issues as well as some issues I am currently having with my parenting.
So for some it can be a self help book, while others a parenting, and even others a great true story of as this journey unfolds.


This book also helped me want to do more outdoor stuff with the kids, to teach them things but also to make solid memories.
I want my kids to

have the best of all sides of life and Amy Lou has encouraged me to think outside of my normal box to bond and create these memories with each of my children.

Jenkins takes us along with her on an inspirational journey to magical, natural places in and around Wisconsin, She uses nature to weave her dreams, regrets and wisdom to imprint hope upon our hearts hope that unspoiled places like these will remain for our children and grandchildren to experience.
Jenkins takes us out of our twodimensional existence into a world filled with wonderment, and introduces us to nature's resilience and beauty that's apparent right outside our front door.
She partners her son's maturity with nature's ebb and flow and encourages us to grow right alone side of them.
The reader finishes the book yearning for more and eager to grab a pair of hiking boots, binoculars, a trusty Petersen's Field Guidebook and head out on the trail.
As a mom trying to raise a little guy, I am always looking for different methods of teaching him about our world.
I stay home with my little man so I have in my memory bank lot's of fond memories already but really enjoyed reading how Amy Lou used nature walks and outings as a different method of teaching.
I am so used to just sitting down, classroom style, to teach him the basics but to read the things that Amy Lou and her son experienced doing something so simple as taking a walk really makes me want to do the same.
The memories we create with our children when they are young stays with them through their entire life and makes them into the people they become.
Ratings that go above and beyond the five should be made specially available for books like this one, Magnificent. Beautiful. Intelligent. Thoughtful. Touching. Each essay provides an informative journey into Wisconsin's natural world through Jenkins' incredible retelling and clearly researched history that conveys an honoring through her writing.
Exploring the natural environment while simultaneously creating a significant set of experiences with her son makes for an opportunity to contemplate huge issues like religion, spirituality, and personal relationships, while giving respect to the small details of the world, such as the sound of a bird in the tree or the shimmer of light on a lake.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough, loved it Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of OpenAir Parenting is a narrative of motherandson nature outings across the state of Wisconsin.
In a style that blends the voices of sitelinkJanisse Ray and sitelinkAnnie Dillard, a mother and son explore parallels in the world of people and nature.
The interconnected chapters stand on their own and build upon each other, These explorations of natural history, flora and fauna, and parenting themes demonstrate that the mythic thread that winds through everything can still be found, even in a world of wounds.
Amy Lou Jenkins' awardwinning writing is rich in sensory immediacy, characterization, natural history, and humor, this title was on the bedstand of a cabin we rented, a wonderful, quick read! was glad to come across it, If you love wildlife and nature then this is the book for you, Filled with the beauty of nature the authors writing takes you on a journey around the wild Wisconsin region, Together with her son, DJ, they go on outings exploring the natural country, building a unique bond between mother and son.
A relationship that is becoming increasingly hard as her adolescent son is on the brink of growing up, the author tries to capture the last moments of childhood together.



The book is full of detailed nature writing with some really informative historical facts on the region they are visiting and some sadness of how over the years humans have altered the natural course of the habitat.



I especially enjoyed the humorous stories from old aunts and uncles as they attempt to keep them alive with the new generation by enjoying close family times, ensuring that the stories are not lost forever.
I also loved the chapter on the eagles and at one particular point when the author suddenly stopped her car, with excitement, at the spotting of one as she was driving, something we have done many times!!


The book is a lovely refreshing read, at first I felt as it was jumping needlessly between subjects, it highlights the need to make the most of childhood and nature, enjoying what the natural world has to offer.


Amy Lou Jenkins is a well spoken and sesitive woman who has keen insight into how to live a green life on this planet.
I was glad to get to know this Earth Day aprilwhile she did national radio interviews on several local stations.
I can't wait to read this book and need to buy it as soon as possible! I enjoyed reading this book and loved that fact that her and her son would have an outdoor adventure once a month.
Amy Lou Jenkins is a writer, speaker, and educator from Wisconsin,   sitelink Every Natural Fact Five Seasons of Open Air Parenting  now available for purchase from your local bookstore,  sitelink  , and sitelink other booksellersAny reader drawn to the outdoors will cherish Every Natural Fact and its authors sensual intelligence potted in the fertile soil of a boundless curiosity for the world.
Amy Lou Jenkins is the Anna Quindlen of the north woods, the Rachel Carson of the good land of Wisconsin, bequeathing to her son and to all of us an indestructible sense of wonder .
”  sitelink Bob Shacochis, National Book Award winning author of Easy in The Islands and The Immaculate Invasion  Braiding together history, memoir, gentle parenting guidance, and superb nature wr Amy Lou Jenkins is a writer, speaker, and educator from Wisconsin.
  sitelink Every Natural Fact Five Seasons of Open Air Parenting  now available for purchase from your local bookstore,  sitelink  , and sitelink other booksellersAny reader drawn to the outdoors will cherish Every Natural Fact and its author's sensual intelligence potted in the fertile soil of a boundless curiosity for the world.
Amy Lou Jenkins is the Anna Quindlen of the north woods, the Rachel Carson of the good land of Wisconsin, bequeathing to her son and to all of us an indestructible sense of wonder .
”  sitelink Bob Shacochis, National Book Award winning author of Easy in The Islands and The Immaculate Invasion  "Braiding together history, memoir, gentle parenting guidance, and superb nature writing, Jenkins' prose illuminates the details of ordinary life.
"Susan Cheever, author of American Bloomsbury Wisconsin's wild areas become the world in extraordinary debut by Amy Lou Jenkins'.
  Every Natural Fact is nothing less than sensational, By sitelink Pamela Miller, sitelink Minneapolis Star Tribune, "If you combined the lyricism of Annie Dillard, the vision of Aldo Leopold, and the gentle but tough minded optimism of Frank McCourt, you might come close to Amy Lou Jenkins, a writer who obliterates the distinction between regional writing and actual, honest to god writing.
I, for one, would follow her anywhere, "Tom Bissell, author of sitelink The Father of All Things  sitelink,