Nature's Christmas Story

Written by

Michael J. Larson 

Illustrated by

Janine Ringdahl Schmidt

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About the Book    Animals of the Alaskan tundra receive word of the birth of the Christ Child in Bethlehem. With great excitement they discuss the possibility of giving the new born babe a gift. “But it would have to be a very special gift for such a special baby,” said the ermine. None of the animals could agree on what the gift should be. Finally they all decide to visit the Arctic angel to see what her gift advice would be. The angel suggests a very simple gift and the group of animals are surprised. Why hadn’t they thought of it? When the gift was delivered to the Christ Child in Bethlehem the animals that made that delivery underwent a startling change. Those same changes have occurred each fall for the past two thousand years as a reminder of that perfect gift. At Christmas or any other time of the year, for that matter, each one of us has the opportunity to present a similar gift to the Christ Child!

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About the Author   Michael J. Larson taught high school biology for thirty-four years. That’s when he encountered the animals of the tundra for the first time. In the beginning they were subjects in ecology presentations to his students. Then he included them in a Christmas story written for an environmental column in a small monthly farm newspaper over twenty-five years ago. The author resurrected that Christmas column ten years later re-writing it as a children’s story and “Nature’s Christmas Story” was born! Mr. Larson first wrote for children when he produced an environmental column for the magazine “Minnesota Out Of Doors”, St. Paul, MN. He later published the seventy-two columns resulting from the six year writing stint into a three volume collection titled “Children In The Outdoors”. Although he is retired from full time teaching he continues to develop environmental learning experiences for children as the director of the Bonanza Education Center along Big Stone Lake. The author lives with his wife Kathie on a small acreage near the town of Wheaton, Minnesota. They have three grown children who have blessed the family with seven grandchildren.

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About the Illustrator   Janine Ringdahl Schmidt grew up in a family that supported and encouraged her art interests. It was always her dream to be an artist. After graduating from Wheaton High School, Wheaton, MN., Janine attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She graduated in 1989 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Following graduation she worked as a free lance artist doing both graphic design and illustration. In 1990 she returned to her hometown and married Alan Schmidt. Her art experience expanded as she added custom painting of children’s furniture and teaching local art classes to her job classification. She and her husband have three children, Hannah (l3), Nora (10), and Nelson (7). She enjoys teaching different art techniques to them and they are very proud to watch her illustrate children’s books.

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