The Geography of Childhood (The Concord Library)
by Gary Paul Nabhan, Stephen Trimble
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Author: Gary Paul Nabhan, Stephen TrimbleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-04-30
ISBN: 0807085251
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Beacon Press
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Book Review: interesting, pretty pictures, but blah
Summary: 3 Stars
As the reader breebree mentioned, it is more of a reflection and definitely not a guide to parenting. I found this book to have interesting insights as the authors thought back to their childhoods with a different perspective, and observed the reactions of their children and those of others to their landscape. There were a bunch of cute little nostalgic tales but not a lot of impact. There are messages in there, but they're diffuse. I wish they had put more emphasis on their points or otherwise offered a more concrete discussion than just offering personal examples, muse a bit, and leave it there. It gave enough perspective to discuss our childhoods in small groups but beyond that I didn't find much use for this book.I was even more disappointed when I discovered that many of Nabhan's stories were presented in Cultures of Habitiat, a book tat was printed later but I had read first.
This is a rambling, musing, anecdotal, diffusely reflective book. Not my cup of tea.
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Why Children Need Wild PlacesIn this unique collaboration, two naturalists ask what may happen now that so many more children are denied exposure to wildness than at any other time in human history.
"This thoughtful presentation, testifying to children's need for direct contact with nature, has value for parents and those who work with children."
-Publishers Weekly
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