Children seem to have an affinity for Nature that we adults can barely recall. You have but to see the smile on a child's face when they encounter a new animal to see the wonderful appreciation for novelty in their eyes. It seems as if children have a relationship and knowledge about Nature which we have long forgotten. Quite the opposite is true, though. Children, in order to truly understand the deep complexities of Nature, must be taught about every aspect of our environment, and gain a very strong foothold in science.
Few things are what they seem.
Even the simplest observations are not what they seem. Planets at night, to the untrained eye, are indistinguishable from stars billions of miles away. Cute animals are often dangerous, colorful ones, not only not toys, but poisonous. Most plants are toxic, though beautiful to look at. The truth is that the world as it really works is not obvious at all, and even though man has been observing and studying it since we were conscious enough to do so there is a lot we don't know.