nature studies Archives - Coming Home to Eden

I would like to highlight this wonderful author and illustrator today. We just LOVE his books. I wish he had a book on everything. I first found his book Bees: A Honeyed History. I ordered it from the library and loved it so much that I had to have a copy for our home library. I am very picky about books. These books are beautifully illustrated, the content is excellent, and intriguing as well. Piotr Socha is so very thorough in each of the books I will be sharing here. These are both large books measure about 10.5”x 14.5”. I often prefer small books which we can cuddle in and read but, this large size is like having entered the world in which he writes about. The illustrations take you deeply into the content.

This book covers the topic of bees very thoroughly. Everything you could think of about bees is here. This book has 71 pages packed full of great information. It was released in 2017.

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As you can see all of the text (mostly) is at the bottom of the page. I really liked the format of this book. I thought is was very well designed, clean and beautiful. We read this book at story time, reading two sections a night until finished. Since I have about a million books I want to read to my children and not enough time in a day to read them all, this worked well for us.

After reading Piotr Socha’s first book I immediately looked for more. I bought it directly rather than previewing it as I was so impressed with his work. The title is Trees: A Rooted History. This book was released in 2019.

This book was beautifully designed just as his Bee book. It has 71 fact filled pages. This time the text is mostly along the sides of the book. We loved exploring the gorgeous illustrations just as much as reading the text. I am very excited to report that Piotr is releasing a new book THIS summer that is available for preorder now! It is titled: The Book of Dirt: A smelly history of dirt, disease, and human hygiene. I can’t wait to read it with my children! I hope he keeps creating more books to share with the world. I have actually reached out to him to request so after reading the first two books. These make such a lovely addition to homeschooling curriculum or just as a story. Regardless, I highly recommend these books and hope you enjoy them! Happy reading!

I just love books. I thank my father for my love of books. I remember going to this used book warehouse when I was a kid. There were SO MANY books! I also remember him taking me to the library. I was in awe of all the books. I have carried on the love of books with my children and will share some of those which we have added to our home library and what we think of them. What makes a good book could very much be up for debate but this will be based on my opinion of course.

I love story time. There is something so special about snuggling up with the kids and reading a story. THAT is the good stuff. Moments like those will stay with our children. Maybe not every detail of every story time but the love and the coziness…that feeling will be remembered. So light some candles and grab some of these books to enjoy with your family. We like doing this during the cold months.

We recently stumbled upon these sweet books from the Smithsonian Institution called Smithsonian’s Backyard. If you are looking for books for young ones to introduce animal studies, these are really nice. They tell about an animal in its habitat but with a story line in a simple way and have nice illustrations that appeal to children.

We often preview books before purchasing. Usually from the public library. If we really like it, we buy it.

Skunk at Hemlock Circle by Victoria Sherrow Illustrated by Allen Davis