Book Recommendations Thread

[R_Lefebvre]

I heard about this book a long time ago on NPR and forgot about it, but just stumbled on it again today and will be ordering it yet. So I haven't read it yet, but I thought I'd throw it out there because it looks good.

Last Child In the Woods

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1565123913/ref=sib_rdr_dp

From there, I also found these:

I Love Dirt!

http://www.amazon.ca/Love-Dirt-Activities-Discover-Wonders/dp/1590305353/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

and Sharing Nature with Children I and II

http://www.amazon.ca/Sharing-Nature-Children-Joseph-Cornell/dp/1883220734/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.amazon.ca/Sharing-Nature-Children-Joseph-Cornell/dp/1883220874/ref=pd_sim_b_1

I might just order all 4.

I love one of the quotes in there "No Child Left Inside"

 

[bucketosudz]

My wife has a couple of those titles. She is doing her Graduate work in Environmental Education, emphasizing in getting youth back outdoors and letting the discover the adventures of such. Good choices!!

 

[ntsqd]

Not quite where this thread was pointed, but given the forum it's posted in I'm going to take the opportunity to mention a book that my Aunt found to extremely helpful in dealing with her right-handed, right brained-ness. Too bad she didn't find out about it until she was an adult. HTH someone.

Unicorns are Real

 

[Alchemyguy]

Last Child in the Woods is a good book, I'd totally recommend it.

More backpacking oriented, but in the same vein:

Monsters in the Woods

 

[R_Lefebvre]

Last Child in the Woods is a good book, I'd totally recommend it.

More backpacking oriented, but in the same vein:

Monsters in the Woods

Excellent, thanks!

 

[ryanh_650]

This is off-topic from the first posts but my children and I love the book: "Shelters, Shacks and Shanties." When we camp, my kids (boy,9 and girl, 6) often create shelters based on what they see in the book. There is something very empowering for children when they can build there own shelters.

http://www.amazon.com/Shelters-Shacks-Shanties-Wilderness-Architecture/dp/0486437477/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274595813&sr=8-1

 

[CoastalDefender]

You individuals are a detriment to my pocketbook.

 

[kweetech]

this is a neat little book
http://dirtandsunshine.com/

 

[Moody]

The Richard Louv "Last Child in the Woods" as mentioned above is a very compelling book-as a teacher I see what he describes on a daily basis.

I highly recommend it. I have been buying it for all of my friends who have babies.

 

[wipeout]

Not really a parenting book, but when I was a kid I received "The Swiss family Robinson" as a gift. That one book instilled more of a sense of adventure in me than any other single thing my whole childhood.