A collection of articles and resources for Early Childhood Educators
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The Wisdom of Nature
PREVIEW
The Wisdom of Nature. Enjoy the cover, contents and endpapers, which include the best resources we can recommend.
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READ A SAMPLE
This booklet contains ten articles, each addressing a facet of the nature-child connection.
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MEET THE AUTHORS
The founder of the Arbor Day Foundation, the leaders of a local Nature Collaborative, a renowned Playscape designer, EC researchers, consultants and educators with decades of experience—it’s a winning combination.
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PRODUCERS
Community Playthings was honored to work with World Forum Foundation, the non-profit global outreach of Exchange magazine. Their Nature Action Collaborative for Children is an initiative with the mission of re-connecting children with the natural world.
FROM THE EDITOR
Nature is necessary—now! Educators and researchers have been saying it for years, but has there ever been so much buzz about it in the national news before? There’s hope! Fresh air is leaking into the studios somehow.
We’ve posted several issues on nature and the outdoors, and still have not kept up with the demand. This time around, we’d like to offer you more than links on a webpage. Presenting:
The Wisdom of Nature:
Out My Back Door
It’s a free 28-page booklet, rolling off the press in time for opening day of the Connecting Children with Nature Action Forum in mid-October.
Sometimes it’s parents we need to convince. Sometimes it’s a stodgy board of directors. Even teachers on our own staff may need outdoor inspiration. Here’s a handbook that makes the case for a nature-based childhood, whether your children have access to acres of woodland or a postage-stamp playground on a city corner.
Call 800 777 4244 or email sales@communityplaythings.com to reserve your free copy, which will ship as soon as the boxes arrive at our door.
Best regards from Community,
Your Collage Editor
PS: We’d love to hear your thoughts. Write to us.
