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Tahiti Revisited: Oaitepeha Bay, Tahiti. An exquisite painting from 1776. This is the Tahiti Alma’s father Henry would have seen.
Tahiti Revisited: Oaitepeha Bay, Tahiti. An exquisite painting from 1776. This is the Tahiti Alma’s father Henry would have seen.
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polynesian stick map – Here’s another Polynesia stick map. The islanders had astonishing navigation powers…could navigate on cloudy nights, without the aid of stars, simply because they had memorized ocean currents. This map shows the currents. Amazing stuff.
polynesian stick map – Here’s another Polynesia stick map. The islanders had astonishing navigation powers…could navigate on cloudy nights, without the aid of stars, simply because they had memorized ocean currents. This map shows the currents. Amazing stuff.
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polynesian rope map – This blows my mind. The polynesian islanders (the best navigators the world has ever known) used to make these maps out of bamboo sticks, showing ocean currents and islands. Captain Cook was dazzled by their navigational skills.
polynesian rope map – This blows my mind. The polynesian islanders (the best navigators the world has ever known) used to make these maps out of bamboo sticks, showing ocean currents and islands. Captain Cook was dazzled by their navigational skills.
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1876 Abbott Handerson Thayer (American artist, naturalist, teacher; 1849-1921) ~ Landscape at Fontainebleau Forest; private collection, oil on artist’s board. I LOVE THIS PAINTING.
1876 Abbott Handerson Thayer (American artist, naturalist, teacher; 1849-1921) ~ Landscape at Fontainebleau Forest; private collection, oil on artist’s board. I LOVE THIS PAINTING.
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“Teach us delight in simple things.” — Rudyard Kipling — The Naturalist Intelligence as identified by Harvard educator, Howard Gardner, is pivotal to children’s environmental learning. Learn more at “Creative learning – how to build a child’s naturalist intelligence” at https://www.examiner.com/article/creative-learning-how-to-build-a-child-s-naturalist-intelligence
“Teach us delight in simple things.” — Rudyard Kipling — The Naturalist Intelligence as identified by Harvard educator, Howard Gardner, is pivotal to children’s environmental learning. Learn more at “Creative learning – how to build a child’s naturalist intelligence” at https://www.examiner.com/article/creative-learning-how-to-build-a-child-s-naturalist-intelligence
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