tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post4657178367042619557..comments2024-03-29T03:44:12.622+11:00Comments on A peaceful day: And then he diedJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-60745733094895674152013-01-17T13:04:32.366+11:002013-01-17T13:04:32.366+11:00Oh, Jeanne, we can so relate! In one of the School...Oh, Jeanne, we can so relate! In one of the School of the Woods chapters, the author shoots an owl that's watching some pheasants, and my girls were horrified. We can understand his shooting something to eat it when he is tromping about in the wild, but to shoot it blithely for nothing (or simply to save a pheasant)? Not only is that a waste, it's also interfering in the nature of things.<br /><br />Loved your quote: "Perhaps it would be nice if occasionally that's what these authors did. Anyway, Spotty's author, E S Sorenson didn't, and everyone dies. The End."Ellen, the Bluestocking Bellehttp://bluestockingbelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-52748259821098886842013-01-16T21:55:19.618+11:002013-01-16T21:55:19.618+11:00No, I just think the reading level is AO6 standard...No, I just think the reading level is AO6 standard. There are some good books for early year natural history, but it is harder to find good books for later years.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-87998126954060768892013-01-16T21:17:07.295+11:002013-01-16T21:17:07.295+11:00Is there a reason you have saved this book for AO6...Is there a reason you have saved this book for AO6? Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507551793424616654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-53061933828730772172013-01-16T20:05:23.038+11:002013-01-16T20:05:23.038+11:00The chapter on bowerbirds is free from Homeschooli...The chapter on bowerbirds is free from Homeschooling Downunder here: http://www.homeschoolingdownunder.com/freedownloads/spotty.pdf<br /><br />Why don't you read this chapter now and see whether you want to read the rest of the book now or save it for AO6?Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573473465011631325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143485269626703118.post-49187915540764393332013-01-16T19:25:38.381+11:002013-01-16T19:25:38.381+11:00I really want to read this book...do you think we ...I really want to read this book...do you think we could add it this year Jeanne? Since we have so many bower birds jump around our courtyard, I would like to read this one before we leave here. What do you think? Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507551793424616654noreply@blogger.com