I already knew that Project Gutenberg was an awesome site -- but someone from my Charlotte Mason Nature Walk Yahoo Group (that's a mouthful!) recommended this book and I happened to find it for free at the Gutenberg site!

http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=9917&pageno=2

Here is a small excerpt from :

The Fairy-Land of Science by Arabella B. Buckley

HOW TO ENTER IT; HOW TO USE IT; AND HOW TO ENJOY IT

I HAVE promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of
science - a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you
probably look upon science as a bundle of dry facts, while fairy-
land is all that is beautiful, and full of poetry and
imagination.  But I thoroughly believe myself, and hope to prove
to you, that science is full of beautiful pictures, of real
poetry, and of wonder-working fairies; and what is more, I
promise you they shall be true fairies, whom you will love just
as much when you are old and greyheaded as when you are young;
for you will be able to call them up wherever you wander by land
or by sea, through meadow or through wood, through water or
through air; and though they themselves will always remain
invisible, yet you will see their wonderful poet at work
everywhere around you.

What an awesome vision of nature!  Of course all of my children realize that it is God in his infinite wisdom who created all of the glorious wonders outside of our doors -- but I am going to read it and hope to glean some fun ideas on how to excite the children further this summer while on our nature adventures!

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!  And while you are there, check out the other books that Project Gutenberg offers free of charge!

Sherry