Main Title |
Last child in the woods : saving our children from nature-deficit disorder / |
Author |
Louv, Richard.
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Publisher |
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
57515428 |
ISBN |
1565123913; 9781565123915 |
Subjects |
Nature--Psychological aspects ;
Children and the environment
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EOAM |
BF353.5 N37L68 2005 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
07/29/2005 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
x, 323 pages ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
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. 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. |
Place Published |
Chapel Hill, NC : |
PUB Date Free Form |
2005. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2004066034 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20050727170042 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
00827pam 22002774a 45020 |