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justicepirate's review
4.0
I found out about this book while watching one of our favorite youtube channels Sew the Land. I thought it would be perfect to go along with our nature studies at home for my sons whom I homeschool.
Edith Holden would walk, bike, and travel about in search for beautiful nature. She'd write down entries each month of the year of 1906. In these entries she talks about flowers, plants, animals, weather, and includes poems and drawings/paintings of the things she saw. It was so interesting and we learned a lot.
The only tough part about this is that there are sometimes large words I have never heard of in my life and her hand writing at times was not easy for me to read (for the most part she had really beautiful hand writing though).
Edith Holden would walk, bike, and travel about in search for beautiful nature. She'd write down entries each month of the year of 1906. In these entries she talks about flowers, plants, animals, weather, and includes poems and drawings/paintings of the things she saw. It was so interesting and we learned a lot.
The only tough part about this is that there are sometimes large words I have never heard of in my life and her hand writing at times was not easy for me to read (for the most part she had really beautiful hand writing though).
nuthatch's review against another edition
4.0
I would give this book 5+ stars for the beautiful watercolors of plants, birds, and butterflies but I didn't care for the poetry.
lisawreading's review against another edition
5.0
A beautiful edition of a naturalist's diary from 1906. Gorgeous gift book!
paperbacksandpines's review
3.0
I was impressed by the gorgeous sketches of flora and occasional fauna displayed in this book as well as the latin and common names of them. Holden described this flora and told the history of the word origins of the months of the year. It was educational to read about the types of plants native to, or at least common in, the English countryside at the time this book was published.
If you are not a fan of poetry, you might not appreciate this book, or at least not fully appreciate it, considering that at least half of the pages of this diary are filled with poetry arranged by month, coupled with a few mottos and sayings about each month of the year.
If you are not a fan of poetry, you might not appreciate this book, or at least not fully appreciate it, considering that at least half of the pages of this diary are filled with poetry arranged by month, coupled with a few mottos and sayings about each month of the year.
maureen_fox's review against another edition
3.0
There are some stunning illustrations and some gorgeous poetry in this book. I will return to it as the seasons pass.
julesreadsallsorts's review
5.0
Such a beautiful nature journal, full of attention to flora and changing seasons. Really enjoyed reading it and definitely inspires me to get outside more often to capture my observation of nature in writing and paintings!