TT - The Decorated Journal

 Welcome to Tuesdays Treasures.  I started these posts as a way of sharing great books in honour of my friend in New Zealand who would arrive with the treasures she had unearthed at her weekly trip to the library!

There are so many wonderful books out there hiding on shelves so I invite you to blog about a book on your shelf, one you're reading or one you found at the library and add your post to Learning All the Time Favourite Resource Link Up. 



This week ...

The Decorated Journal - Gwen Diehn

• Format: Hardback
• Number of Pages: 128 
• Vendor:  Lark Books, USA
• Publication Date: 01 February 2007
• ISBN: 1579909566
• Author Gwen Diehn
  
• Illustrator: 

While not strictly a book devoted to Nature Journaling Gwen's book is well worth investing in for anyone interrested in any form of journaling. There is more I would like to say about this journal but will need to update this post when I return from South Africa :o)

I love this book and it's one of my favourites at the moment.  It has inspired me to Nature Journal with Sir N and make a travel journal while in South Africa for the next two months.  

Book Description Amazon: This follow-up to the highly popular Decorated Page offers even more great ideas for beautifying a journal, more breathtaking photos to inspire, and more smart (and simple) ways to endow even the artistically timid with confidence. It simply brims with suggestions and instructions. Find out about the wealth of contemporary supplies, from papers and adhesives to paints, pens, and pastels. See how to create the actual journal from scratch, including a quick-to-do Three Minute Pamphlet. Use the tips for customizing a store-bought book that could use a little flair, such as adding pockets, inserting tabs, or adorning the cover. Build layered pages, take advantage of the creative potential of transparencies, and more. Sidebars and images of actual journals add to the fun.

Available from: Book Depository and Amazon. For a more in depth review pop on over to A Penchant for Paper.
Blessings

Today we arrive in ...

Thought I would share some photo's of what we will be seeing while we are in South Africa.

Paul took these photographs five years ago when he went as a tour guide to Africa.

Blessings
Chareen

Expedition Earth - Kenya

We recently finished exploring Kenya and due to our adventure to Africa sneaking up on us faster than we thought,  we have not yet completed our notebook pages.

I wanted to share with you the resources we have used to learn about this beautiful country. I will update this page after we return from South Africa in June.

We are currently in transit to South Africa and would appreciate your prayers for safe travel.

Notebook Pages

• Homeschool Creations  Safari in Kenya
• President Barack Obama (Father is from Kenya)[Obama Pocket]
• Africa over at Just Us
• Kenya Note book page with flag.
• Masai Tab Book
• My Ancestors Graduated Book.
• Ways we use water Petal Book.
• Vocabulary Flap Book.
• Expedition Earth over at Confessions of a Homeschooler
• Expedition Earth Discovering Gods Animals over at Confessions of a Homeschooler (FREE)
• Track Event Shape Book.

The Resources we Used

Books

• Letters from Around the World: Kenya (Ali Brownlie Bojang)*****
• Countries and Cultures Kenya (Barbara Saffer)
• Countries of the World Kenya (Bridget Tanguay)
• Africa Focus: African Culture (Rob Bowden and Rosie Wilson)
• Sniff Snuff Snap! (Lynley Dodd)
• Papa, Do You Love Me ? (Barbara M. Joosse)
• For you are a Kenyan Child (Kelly Cunnane)

On the Net

• Kenya Facts and Pictures over at National Geographic Kids
• Simba Wa Yuda (Lion of Judah) on YouTube
• Kenya Travel Ideas.
• ♫ Kenya National Anthem ♫
• National Anthem at Safaricom KENYA LIVE
• Introduction to Kenya.
• National symbols of Kenya

Folktales from

• KENYAN FOLK TALES- 9 Stories

Animals

• The Great Migration Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four.
• Rare white rhino to be relocated to western Kenya
• Cheetah

 

We had the opportunity recently of going behind the scenes at WORZ and watching the cheetah run for a food lure. This is used for enrichment.
Cheetah over at National Geographic
Cheetah over at Kids National Geographic
Cheetah - Fastest Running Animal National Geographic YouTube
• Giraffe

  

  In 2009 we had the privileged of hand feeding Giraffe.

Giraffe at Kids national Geographic
Giraffe at National Geographic
Fighting Giraffes - Excellent Footage on YouTube
Giraffe Birth at the Memphis Zoo *WARNING: This video shows the ENTIRE birth. We watched from 2:07after the birth.

• Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus at Kids national Geographic
Hippopotamus at National Geographic
Hippos assert control - BBC wildlife
Hippo Birth at the San Diego Zoo
Hippo at the San Diego Zoo, blimping along under water
• Warthog
Warthog at Kids national Geographic
Warthog at National Geographic
Warthog Life Lessons National Geographic on YouTube.
• Baboon
Baboon at National Geographic
Baboons wading through water - Planet Earth - BBC animals & wildlife on YouTube
• Aardvark
Aardvark at National Geographic
Aardvarks at the Bronx Zoo on YouTube

Cooking

• Irio (Kenya) at Food.com
• Coupe Mount Kenya I decided to wait till we arrive in South Africa to make this.

Blessings
 Chareen 

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