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Last child in the woods : saving our children from nature-deficit disorder / Richard Louv.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 323 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1565123913
  • 9781565123915
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Last child in the woods.LOC classification:
  • BF353.5.N37 L68 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. I: The new relationship between children and nature. Gifts of nature -- The third frontier -- The criminalization of natural play -- pt. II: Why the young (and the rest of us) need nature. Climbing the tree of health -- A life of the senses : nature vs. the know-it-all state of mind -- The "eighth intelligence" -- The genius of childhood : how nature nurtures creativity -- Nature-deficit disorder and the restorative environment -- pt. III: The best of intentions: why Johnnie and Jeannie don't play outside anymore. Time and fear -- The bogeyman syndrome redux -- Don't know much about natural history : education as a barrier to nature -- Where will future stewards of nature come from? -- pt. IV: The nature-child reunion. Bringing nature home -- Scared smart : facing the bogeyman -- Telling turtle tales : using nature as a moral teacher -- pt. V: The jungle blackboard. Natural school reform -- Camp revival -- pt. VI: Wonder land : opening the fourth frontier. The education of Judge Thatcher : decriminalizing natural play -- Cities gone wild -- Where the wild things will be : a new back-to-the-land movement -- pt. VII: To be amazed. The spiritual necessity of nature for the young -- Fire and fermentation : building a movement -- While it lasts.
Summary: This acclaimed appeal for “healing the broken bond between our young and nature” is thought-provoking and inspirational reading for all those who work with children. Especially valuable is the simple idea that children’s mental and physical health improve when parents make sure they have time for outdoor play. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: In [this book, the author] talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. [He] shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their kids experience the natural world more deeply - and find the joy of family connectedness in the process. -Dust jacket.
List(s) this item appears in: Garden of Ideas | Outdoor Learning for Families | Nature and Health
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection QH541.15.H86 L68 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800028573
Total holds: 0

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pt. I: The new relationship between children and nature. Gifts of nature -- The third frontier -- The criminalization of natural play -- pt. II: Why the young (and the rest of us) need nature. Climbing the tree of health -- A life of the senses : nature vs. the know-it-all state of mind -- The "eighth intelligence" -- The genius of childhood : how nature nurtures creativity -- Nature-deficit disorder and the restorative environment -- pt. III: The best of intentions: why Johnnie and Jeannie don't play outside anymore. Time and fear -- The bogeyman syndrome redux -- Don't know much about natural history : education as a barrier to nature -- Where will future stewards of nature come from? -- pt. IV: The nature-child reunion. Bringing nature home -- Scared smart : facing the bogeyman -- Telling turtle tales : using nature as a moral teacher -- pt. V: The jungle blackboard. Natural school reform -- Camp revival -- pt. VI: Wonder land : opening the fourth frontier. The education of Judge Thatcher : decriminalizing natural play -- Cities gone wild -- Where the wild things will be : a new back-to-the-land movement -- pt. VII: To be amazed. The spiritual necessity of nature for the young -- Fire and fermentation : building a movement -- While it lasts.

This acclaimed appeal for “healing the broken bond between our young and nature” is thought-provoking and inspirational reading for all those who work with children. Especially valuable is the simple idea that children’s mental and physical health improve when parents make sure they have time for outdoor play. (Miller Library Staff)

In [this book, the author] talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. [He] shows us an alternative future, one in which parents help their kids experience the natural world more deeply - and find the joy of family connectedness in the process. -Dust jacket.

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