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Last Child in the Woods : Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv (2008, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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The Book That Launched an International Movement "An absolute must-read for parents." -- The Boston Globe "It rivals Rachel Carson's Silent Spring ." -- The Cincinnati Enquirer "I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth grader. But it's not only computers, television, and video games that are keeping kids inside. It's also their parents' fears of traffic, strangers, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus; their schools' emphasis on more and more homework; their structured schedules; and their lack of access to natural areas. Local governments, neighborhood associations, and even organizations devoted to the outdoors are placing legal and regulatory constraints on many wild spaces, sometimes making natural play a crime. As children's connections to nature diminish and the social, psychological, and spiritual implications become apparent, new research shows that nature can offer powerful therapy for such maladies as depression, obesity, and attention deficit disorder. Environment-based education dramatically improves standardized test scores and grade-point averages and develops skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and decision making. Anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that childhood experiences in nature stimulate creativity. In Last Child in the Woods , Louv talks with parents, children, teachers, scientists, religious leaders, child-development researchers, and environmentalists who recognize the threat and offer solutions. Louv 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. Now includes A Field Guide with 100 Practical Actions We Can Take Discussion Points for Book Groups, Classrooms, and Communities Additional Notes by the Author New and Updated Research from the U.S. and Abroad

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Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
ISBN-10
156512605x
ISBN-13
9781565126053
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038678642

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Book Title
Last Child in the Woods : Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
Author
Richard Louv
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Parenting / General, Outdoor Skills, General, Ecology
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Family & Relationships, Nature, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.5 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Bf353.5.N37l68 2008
Edition Description
Revised Edition
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Louv impresses with the number of topics covered-everything from the natural histories of creative people to putting the 'wild things' back into the urban environment..., "[The] national movement to 'leave no child inside' . . . has been the focus of Capitol Hill hearings, state legislative action, grass-roots projects, a U.S. Forest Service initiative to get more children into the woods and a national effort to promote a 'green hour' in each day. . . . The increased activism has been partly inspired by a best-selling book, Last Child in the Woods, and its author, Richard Louv." -- The Washington Post " Last Child in the Woods, which describes a generation so plugged into electronic diversions that it has lost its connection to the natural world, is helping drive a movement quickly flourishing across the nation." -- The Nation's Health "This book is an absolute must-read for parents." -- The Boston Globe "An honest, well-researched and well-written book, . . . the first to give name to an undeniable problem." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "One of the most thought-provoking, well-written books I've read in recent memory. It rivals Rachel Carson's Silent Spring ." -- The Cincinnati Enquirer "Important and original. . . . As Louv so eloquently and urgently shows, our mothers were right when they told us, day after day, 'Go out and play.'" -- The Christian Science Monitor " Last Child in the Woods is the direct descendant and rightful legatee of Rachel Carson's The Sense of Wonder. But this is not the only thing Richard Louv has in common with Rachel Carson. There is also this: in my opinion, Last Child in the Woods is the most important book published since Silent Spring. " --Robert Michael Pyle, author of Sky Time in Gray's River "A single sentence explains why Louv's book is so important: 'Our children,' he writes, 'are the first generation to be raised without meaningful contact with the natural world.' This matters, and Last Child in the Woods makes it patently clear why and lays out a path back." -- The Ecologist "With this scholarly yet practical book, Louv offers solutions today for a healthier, greener tomorrow." -- Washington Post Book World "The simplest, most profound, and most helpful of any book I have read on the personal and historical situation of our children, and ourselves, as we move into the twenty-first century." --Thomas Berry, author of The Dream of the Earth
Table of Content
Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part I : The New Relationship Between Children and Nature 1. Gifts of Nature . . . . 7 2. The Third Frontier . . . . . . 15 3. The Criminalization of Natural Play . . . . . 27 Part II:Why the Young (and the Rest of Us) Need Nature 4. Climbing the Tree of Health . .. 39 5. A Life of the Senses: Nature vs. the Know-It-All State of Mind . . . . . 54 6. The "Eighth Intelligence" . . . 70 7. The Genius of Childhood: How Nature Nurtures Creativity . . .. 85 8. Nature-Deficit Disorder and the Restorative Environment . . . 98 Part III: The Best of Intentions: Why Johnnie and Jeannie Don't Play Outside Anymore 9. Time and Fear .. . . 115 10. The Bogeyman Syndrome Redux . . . . . 123 11. Don't Know Much About Natural History: Education as a Barrier to Nature .. 132 12. Where Will Future Stewards of Nature Come From? . . . 145 Part IV: The Nature-Child Reunion 13. Bringing Nature Home . . . 161 14. Scared Smart: Facing the Bogeyman . . . . 176 15. Telling Turtle Tales: Using Nature as a Moral Teacher . 187 Part V: The Jungle Blackboard 16. Natural School Reform . . . 201 17. Camp Revival . . . 223 Part VI: Wonder Land: Opening the Fourth Frontier 18. The Education of Judge Thatcher: Decriminalizing Natural Play . .. 233 19. Cities Gone Wild . .. 239 20. Where the Wild Things Will Be: A New Back-to-the-Land Movement . . . . 265 Part VII: To Be Amazed 21. The Spiritual Necessity of Nature for the Young . . . . . . 285 22. Fire and Fermentation: Building a Movement . . . . 301 23. While It Lasts . . . . 309 Notes 311 Suggested Reading 321 Index 325
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2007-049665
Dewey Decimal
155.4/18
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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Vital information for all parents. Enjoyable read.
Must read for all parents of kids between 3 and 30! This is also the solution for kids addicted to electronics.
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by gramps*atticDec 21, 2008
Every Parent Should Read This
"Take time to smell the roses" is a trite but useful information. This book "literalizes" that old cliche and brings it into the realities of the 21st century. I suggest you read it after throwing pre-conceived political stances out the window. If you do, you will open yourself to a whole new world for you and the children in your life. Enjoy!
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Last Child in the Woods an excellent book!
Excellent book. Richard Louv discusses indepth the problem of children becoming distanced from nature and the out of doors. I highly recommend it.

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