Amy Lou Jenkins BSN MFA

EVERY NATURAL FACT:

Five seasons of Open-Air Parenting
Release date May 2010, HolyCow! Press.

Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting is a narrative of

mother-and-son nature outings across the state of Wisconsin. Explore
parallels in the world of people and nature. The interconnected chapters
stand on their own and build upon each other. Themes of natural history,
flora and fauna, and parenting themes demonstrate that the mythic thread
that winds through everything can still be found, even in a world of
wounds. Amy Lou Jenkins' award-winning writing is rich in sensory
immediacy, characterization, natural history, and humor.

What others are saying about Every Natural Fact:

"Any reader drawn to the outdoors will cherish Every Natural Fact and its author's sensual intelligence
potted in the fertile soil of a boundless curiosity for the world. Amy Lou Jenkins is the Anna Quindlen
of the north woods, the Rachel Carson of the good land of Wisconsin, bequeathing to her son and to
all of us an indestructible sense of wonder."—Bob Shacochis, National Book Award-winning author of
Easy in The Islands and The Immaculate Invasion

"If you combined the lyricism of Annie Dillard, the vision of Aldo Leopold, and the gentle but tough-
minded optimism of Frank McCourt, you might come close to Amy Lou Jenkins, a writer who
obliterates the distinction between regional writing and actual, honest-to-god writing. I, for one,
would follow her anywhere."—Tom Bissell, author of Chasing the Sea and The Father of All Things

"What makes this book such a marvel is the way the human and the non-human are kept in perfect
balance: the psychological dance of a mother and son, with all its funny, touching, realistic two-steps,
intersects with the desire to be opened up to the mystery and rapture of the natural sublime. It is a
splendid fusion, as much about parenting and education and generation gaps as it is about patient
observation of landscapes in flux. Jenkins' polished literary style makes it, sentence by sentence, a joy
to read."—Phillip Lopate, author of Waterfront and At the End of the Day

"Braiding together history, memoir, gentle parenting guidance, and superb nature writing, Jenkins'
prose illuminates the details of ordinary life."—Susan Cheever, author of Home before Dark and
American Bloomsbury

As a registered nurse turned author, naturalist, lecturer, and college instructor,

Amy Lou speaks on subjects related to Green Living, multifaceted health benefits
of spending time in nature with children, second-act careers, literature, and more.

www.Amy Lou Jenkins.com

414-453-3466
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3383 N Menomonee River Parkway
Milwaukee, WI 53222