The Wonderland of Nature by Nuri Mass.

The Wonderland of Nature by Nuri Mass was first published in 1964. Since then it has been a highly recommended, award winning, Australian nature study book for children. This book has been reprinted and updated due to popular demand.

Hardback - 286 pages.


Join Chris and Tess as they explore the great outdoors with their mother. Hear about their bug collections and nature walks. Examine the interesting black and white illustrations (over 200). Be inspired to look in your own backyard.


This book can be read for sheer delight or used as the basis for primary school science - especially when combined with The Wonderland of Nature Journal. The Wonderland of Nature Journal CD is a delightful companion to The Wonderland of Nature. Using this resource will help you teach your children all about Nature journaling in a artistic, fun and hands on way.

To see some Wonderland of Nature sample pages

 

The Wonderland of Nature Hardback Book $39.95

The Wonderland of Nature Journal on CD $15.00

The Wonderland of Nature Set-Includes Book & CD $50.00

The Wonderland of Nature Journal on CD

The Wonderland of Nature Journal

As far as I know there are very few Australian nature study resources neatly packaged and useable for the Australian student.  Most are written from a Northern Hemisphere perspective.  So we put together The Wonderland of Nature Journal.

This CD has 3 parts:

1. Discovery Sheets - 40 lessons (Great for multi-use)

Each discovery sheet includes the essential observations of nature study, spaces for writing and nature sketching and simple suggestions and ideas to discuss on the topic, which you can adapt to the environment you are observing. Our goal is to help children develop the habit of observing the environment, recording and interpreting what is seen and felt. For the most part there are no right and wrong answers, as these are not revision worksheets, but rather aids to exploration and consolidation of the material covered in The Wonderland of Nature. Used weekly this resource will cover one year of primary science.

Here are some samples pages from the journal.

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2. Nature Journaling with Kids eBook

Nature Journaling with Kids was written to give you some practical ideas about nature journaling and nature study in an Australian environment. This ebook is part of with The Wonderland of Nature Journal or can be purchased separately. Find out more here

3. Web Links

Each discovery page has web links to current Australian websites and there is also a separate web links feature. This resource is perfect when teaching muti ages. The children can work at their own level and creativity.

Here are some Wonderland of Nature web links that correspond to the chapters.

Mac and Windows Compatible.  Age range 4-12