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First edition. |
| Physical Description |
xvii, 277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
"500 ways to enrich the health & happiness of your family & community and combat nature-deficit disorder."-- Cover. |
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"A companion handbook to Last child in the woods: saving our children from nature-deficit disorder and The nature principle: reconnecting with life in digital age." |
| Summary |
"From the author of the New York Times bestseller that defined nature-deficit disorder and launched the international children-and-nature movement, Vitamin N (for "nature") is a complete prescription for connecting with the power and joy of the natural world right now,"--Amazon.com. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. The Gift of Memory. You're not alone: strengthening the bonds of family and friendship -- |
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Part 2. Ways of Knowing the World. The hybrid mind -- High-tech, high-nature? -- Natural creativity: do it, build it, paint it, play it -- |
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Part 3. The Nature-Rich Home and Garden. Everyday Eden -- |
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Part 4. Nurturing Natural Resilience. Don't cut down the tree; build up the kid -- |
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Part 5. Go Wild and Wilder. The wild nearby -- Wilder still -- |
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Part 6. Grow Outside: The Nature Prescription. Health by nature -- Be a weather warrior -- |
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Part 7. The School of Nature. Be a natural teacher, at home and at school -- |
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Part 8. The Nature-Rich Community. Not back to nature, forward to nature -- Peace like a river. |
| Subject |
Nature -- Psychological aspects.
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Nature study.
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Outdoor recreation.
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Family recreation.
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