The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places (Concord Library)
by Gary Paul Nabhan, Stephen Trimble
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Author: Gary Paul Nabhan, Stephen TrimbleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-04-30
ISBN: 0807085251
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Beacon Press
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Book Review: Why *Families* Need Wild Places
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is filled with wonderful personal reflections of why it is important to provide kids with access to wild place. The last chapter, "Sing me down the mountain", is alone worth the price of the book and caused this grown up boy to tear up. I enjoyed Stephen Trimble's stories greatly.
This book transported me to times with my family as a child and as a father on camping trips, fishing expeditions, hikes, and retreats--times that reside in the corner of my mind where only the bright and fond memories are found.
The book had a bent towards environmentalism as an eco-faith and devoted a chapter to how natural places should subvert gender stereotypes and distinctions. Although I disagree with these premises I can easily read past this, and the book was worth doing so. I will recommend this to friends and family.
"If we can be sufficiently patient, we adults can partake a little in our children's journey." -Stephen Trimble
Summary of The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places (Concord Library)
Why Children Need Wild Places
In 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
In 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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