One summer she was joined by her sister and family. On a night full of wind and rain, she took her infant nephew in her arms and walked to the shore. A bond was formed, one which Carson nurtured year by year until her death. It is also the story of two souls sharing a journey along the rocky shorelines and coastal forests of Maine. She was careful not to drill her nephew in the minutiae of science, but to help nurture his inborn sense of wonder, to inspire an emotional kinship with nature.
Emotions build love, and love arouses curiosity.
And when the curiosity leads to information, the information means something. And there is something more in her little book, something that reaches far beyond the ability of a child to enjoy nature. It has to do with us, the adults, and how we become alienated from the world around us. Interacting with children can mean restoring our own sense of wonder. Exploring nature with your child is largely a matter of becoming receptive to what lies all around you.