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Nature's Patterns - Nature Photo Essay (Nature Book for Children and Adults) Kindle Edition

by Meg Lambourne (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 58
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This is what happy readers have to say about this beautiful nature book:
  •  "This book is a feast for the eyes! ...."   Cynthia Krejesi
  • "I'm a teacher, and will use this to help my first graders get inspired for creative writing! "  Lucy A. Jennings
  •  "What an amazing collection of nature patterns!..."  OPV
  •  "...What a treat to be able to share this book with children."  lizv

Nature's patterns are displayed in beautiful, high quality images with engaging, lyrical descriptions.

Delightful viewing and reading for children or adults showcasing our beautiful environment.

The descriptions are appropriate for older children to read or for early readers to be guided through.

These nature photos are captivating enough for a child of any age (even an adult) to simply view and marvel at the natural world's beautiful patterns.

The beautiful photos include the rich and varied patterns of animals, plants and much more from the wonders of the natural world around us.

From the book: "The types of patterns seen throughout nature are infinite. They are revealed in plants, animals and minerals; on the land and under the sea. There is a magnificent world in nature and the enjoyment is never ending."

Scroll up and purchase this beautiful nature book today!
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  1. Print length
    106 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    July 20, 2013
  5. File size
    6494 KB
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00E34EUZA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (July 20, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 20, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6494 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 106 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 58

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
58 global ratings

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R. Steven Thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for adults and kids, allike
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2013
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Wowza! Great images! Super information! This book could be valuable for kids as a learning tool, as well as a prepper for art and art interpretation, too. Short, concise, to the point, entertaining, inspirational, educational, artful. And, the price! Again, Wowza! For less than a specialty coffee at a coffee shop, too. And, even though I love coffee, it's gone in a few minutes, whereas this little gem lasts on and on and on. I am 61 years old, and sort of a crusty ole grandpa. Yet, I loved it. And, I will be sharing it with my grandkids on their next visit. The author put time, energy, thought, and care into this little book... But, even more, I can tell the author put some love into it as well. You can feel the energy and spirit in the words carefully woven around each image. I am a rockhound, so I especially liked the part about the rocks and fossils. What a gem for a just a small investment.
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SuzyD
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful images accompanied by commentary.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2013
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The Kindle book has a fully interactive table of contents, which links to each image. Some images are spectacular, while the rest are of acceptable reasonably high quality. There are only a couple of images that don't look as good as they should on my HD screen. Considering the quality of most similar offerings, this is a ringing endorsement.

The commentary ranges from nearly poetic imagery, to insightful observations, to a couple of instances of merely stating the obvious. Aside from a handful of minor errors (mostly to do with verb agreement), the text is well written and grammatically correct. Again, compared to other Kindle books I've seen, this one is well above the rest.

Overall, this is quite a nice compilation of images, which will likely start your child exploring nature to observe patterns for themselves. It's also a very pretty book to simply leaf through, for adults as well as kids. If this type of book is of interest, I highly recommend it.
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lizv
5.0 out of 5 stars Nature At Its Best
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2013
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It isn't every day that you come across pictures that take your breath away. As a photographer, teacher and nature enthusiast I love what Meg has done to create the special wonder that nature's patterns bring to us. The words that she uses to bring life to nature's symmetry, even some of our less lovely creatures (mites, for example) draw you in, as a reader, and add depth to this book. As I read the book, at least two things happened: 1. I wanted to take out my camera and go find some sunflowers to photograph, and 2. it gave me a greater appreciation for nature, itself. She includes a myriad of nature's best from all categories: animal, vegetable and mineral. What a treat to be able to share this book with children.
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Richard and Liz
5.0 out of 5 stars "WOW" factors are everywhere around us!
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2014
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A great introduction discussing many of nature's patterns is followed by some totally amazing and clear pictures from a wide variety of subjects, some of which are: animals, arcs (aurora and rainbow), butterflies, cacti, cliffs and canyons, fruit, flowers, fossils, reflections, shells etc.

This book is just not for children although it is written at their level but I think everyone will get a "wow" moment at least once (I got way more) as they read this book. We live in an amazing world and as the author says, there is way more to see than in this book but this is a great start!

Happy reading!
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Sue Ellen Wolcott
2.0 out of 5 stars I was not impressed
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2017
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After reading other reviews, I bought this expecting great things. Sigh! This is more like a schoolchild's paper ... interesting, but insubstantial. I have better than this already on my bookshelf.
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Sam B. Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful collection of striking photographs
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2014
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Richly presented with just enough copy to identify and understand, this is a magnificent variety of the ordinary with extraordinary appeal. These are selections for all ages, couch potatoes and lovers of the out-of-doors, and worth the time to appreciate. Even more so, worth the time to search for other examples of natures patterns, now that these have been so conveniently identified and presented. Perhaps this can also serve as a most different and special field guide when exploring outside and provide healthy challenges for youngsters as some things for which to look while enjoying nature's bounty.
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3rdkat
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pictures
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2014
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And I think it would be a good book for fostering creativity in beginning artists - ideas of how to look for patterns/designs in nature and then in your own art (whether it be photography or drawing).

Also very good for starting discussions with children about all sorts of topics in nature and getting them to think about connections in nature.
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icdbeez
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning Collection of Patterns
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2014
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I am an artist, and I am always looking for inspiration. I found it here in this book with this stunning collection of photographs. The patterns and subjects are perfect if you paint or draw. I know it is primarily a children's book, but I would also recommend this to artists who are looking for something to spark their imagination. The superior range of topics and beauty of subjects will not fail to inspire the poorest imagination. I especially liked the section on tress, soil, insects rainbows. Highly Recommended.
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Sean White
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2013
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Its amazing how we pass nature every day and take it for granted, I'd never realized how many beautiful patterns there were around me until I read this book. From the massive patterns off in space to the smallest insect and its body markings. This is a lovely book not just for its great color photos but for the thought provoking message inside it, its definitely caused me to pay more attention to what's around me.
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Jean Shaw
4.0 out of 5 stars Nature At Her Best!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2014
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I must confess, until I read Nature's Patterns - Nature Photo Essay, I hadn't really appreciated how beautiful and intricate the world around us is.

We all see the insects, animals, flora and fauna, the changes in the elements, but how many of us really appreciate how beautiful everything is.

Whenever, I've seen caterpillars and butterflies, I've just thought them pretty, but now this unusual book has opened my eyes to how different each individual is with regards to shapes, and colours, I will now be looking at the wonder of Mother Nature quite differently.
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Paul (Shropshire) the Shire with no Hobbits
3.0 out of 5 stars Some nice pictures
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 27, 2013
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Nice but not wow, I was hoping that there would be macro or microscope image
More lime Ernst Haeckel Art forms from the Ocean
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