The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
As someone with a career based on the outdoors, ecology is on my mind. A lot. And I try to pass what I know on to my children. A great book for introducing kids to ecology, and the knock-on effects that our actions have on our environment, is called The Day They Parachuted Cats on Borneo by Charlotte Pomeranz.
Bad news: the book is out of print. Good news: your library probably has a copy. For more fun: I am giving away a couple of garden books over at studio g. Come by and check it out.
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We currently live in a farmhouse in the French countryside. I post on where design and motherhood intersect.
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I love this book! We read it in my sixth grade science class and I have been trying for forever to remember the title.
I loved this book in elementary school. I bought my school library’s copy when they “weeded” the old books before they moved to the new school. It’s so sad it’s out of print.
The book is available in pdf form at a number of websites including
http://visalia.k12.ca.us/eldiamante/science/biology/powerpoints/Borneo.pdf