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Martin & Sylvia's Nature School

Nature Medicine

Martin adores his weekly time at Goose-eye Wilderness School. When he wakes one morning with some ominous cold symptoms, his instinctive response is to pretend he is fine. During Wilderness School that day, Eva teaches a little lesson on how the elders of old used to discover wisdom in the natural world, and Martin begins to receive some wisdom of his own.
19 MINUTES

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Martin & Sylvia's Nature School

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Martin & Sylvia's Nature School

Gentle Tracking

Martin is disappointed that Sylvia has to join him on a hike with his friends, but ends up appreciating that she's there in…

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Martin & Sylvia's Nature School

The Bud’s Story

Martin's disappointment about being late for Nature School turns into excitement about the year ahead after learning about a tree bud's life cycle.

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Martin & Sylvia's Nature School

Impressions

Sylvia and her friend, Sofia, realize that like leaves make an impression in the ice, people can make big impressions in the world.

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