Last Child in the Woods Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

Name: Last Child in the Woods Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
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ISBN: 9781565126053

ISBN-10: 156512605X

ISBN-13: 9781565126053

Edition: 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Richard Louv

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Richard Louv was the first to identify a phenomenon we all knew existed but couldn't quite articulate: nature-deficit disorder. His book Last Child in the Woods created a national conversation about the disconnection between children and nature, and his message has galvanized an international movement. Now, three years after its initial publication, we have reached a tipping point, with Leave No Child Inside initiatives adopted in at least 30 regions within 21 states, and in Canada, Holland, Australia, and Great Britain. This new edition reflects the enormous changes that have taken place since the book-and this grassroots movement- were launched. It includes: - 101 Things you can do to…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publication date: 4/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The New Relationship Between Children and Nature



Gifts of Nature



The Third Frontier



The Criminalization of Natural Play



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



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?



The Nature-Child Reunion



Bringing Nature Home



Scared Smart: Facing the Bogeyman



Telling Turtle Tales: Using Nature as a Moral Teacher



The Jungle Blackboard



Natural School Reform



Camp Revival



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



To Be Amazed



The Spiritual Necessity of Nature for the Young



Fire and Fermentation: Building a Movement



While It Lasts


Notes


Suggested Reading


Index


A Field Guide to Last Child in the Woods