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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,...
Author
Publisher
Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
141 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Written by a top mom blogger, Sticks and Stones gives boys, girls, and their adults ideas for getting outside and creating safe, useful structures and objects using nature's building supplies"--
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Bringing Up Bebe meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children. When Swedish-born Linda McGurk moved to small-town Indiana with her American husband to start a family, she quickly realized that her outdoorsy ways were not the norm. In Sweden children play...
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Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
1100L
Physical Desc
102 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This nonfiction illustrated book for middle grade readers explores our right to a healthy environment and introduces the stories of people fighting for change."--
"Everyone depends on clean air to breathe, safe water to drink and healthy soil for growing food. But what if your drinking water is dangerous, your air is polluted and your soil is toxic? What can you do about that? Do you have the right to demand change? Fresh Air, Clean Water: Defending...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xviii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Outlines economical options for family camping vacations, sharing irreverent, anecdotal, and practical guidelines for families with young children while explaining how to select gear and address needs with a minimum of stress.
10) Erosion
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 353 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of "The Truth About the Drug Companies" and "Silent Spring" two veteran environmental journalists expose how corporate America is poisoning the nation's children with toxic chemicals.
Author
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xiv, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Today's organized efforts to lure children outdoors to green spaces signal growing concerns about American youths' deepening estrangement from nature. Covering the last century and a half, this environmental history of American childhood explains how and why we've come to this pass by focusing on those factors that shaped the conflict over who would control children's access to their preferred environments, with adults prevailing more often than...