Is the old science in these books a problem?

We took care of it. We write a Kindred Thicket Revised Edition of each book, which corrects the outdated science and old animal names of the original, bringing them up to date to match what today's naturalists know, and the companion includes plain accuracy notes explaining each change.

What is applied map work?

Instead of coloring a finished map, your child draws the creature's own range map, summer range, winter range, and where it stays all year. She becomes the mapmaker, and the geography grows out of the animal she just met in the reading.

Science & Nature Study

Charlotte Mason hoped a child would first meet the natural world through story and close observation, with affection and attention, before any naming or sorting. Kindred Thicket reads these living nature books aloud for you, with the science gently brought up to date, and prepares the cards, copywork, applied map work, and object study so nature study is easy to lead, even if it is new to you.

Revised Edition

The Burgess Bird Book for Children

A full year of birds as Charlotte Mason nature study, read aloud chapter by chapter, with the science brought up to date, free bird cards, and applied map work where your child draws the bird's range.

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Birds of the Air

Arabella Buckley's gentle nature study of birds, from her Eyes and No Eyes series, built into a Kindred Thicket Enhanced Edition: Laura Caldwell's free LibriVox reading cleaned up, with illustrations, correction notes, and the Charlotte Mason lesson structure added, plus free coloring pages and a copywork and object study companion.

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Coming soonRevised Edition

The Burgess Animal Book for Children

Charlotte Mason nature study of the mammals, read aloud chapter by chapter, with the science brought up to date, free animal cards, and applied map work where your child draws the animal's range. Launching, mirroring the Bird Book.

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Questions families ask

Is the old science in these books a problem?: We took care of it. We write a Kindred Thicket Revised Edition of each book, which corrects the outdated science and old animal names of the original, bringing them up to date to match what today's naturalists know, and the companion includes plain accuracy notes explaining each change.
What is applied map work?: Instead of coloring a finished map, your child draws the creature's own range map, summer range, winter range, and where it stays all year. She becomes the mapmaker, and the geography grows out of the animal she just met in the reading.