In his landmark work Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv brought together cutting-edge studies that pointed to direct exposure to nature as essential for a child's healthy physical and emotional development. Now this new edition updates the growing body of evidence linking the lack of nature in children's lives and the rise in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. Louv's message has galvanized an international back-to-nature campaign. His book will change the way you think about our future and the future of our children. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Richard Louv, recipient of the 2008 Audubon Medal, is the author of seven books. The chairman of the Children & Nature Network, he is also honorary co-chair of the National Forum on Children and Nature Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1
Part I The New Relationship Between Children and Nature
1 Gifts of Nature	7
2 The Third Frontier	15
3 The Criminalization of Natural Play	27
Part II Why the Young (and the Rest of Us) Need Nature
4 Climbing the Tree of Health	39
5 A Life of the Senses: Nature vs. the Know-It-All State of Mind	55
6 The "Eighth Intelligence"	71
7 The Genius of Childhood: How Nature Nurtures Creativity	86
8 Nature-Deficit Disorder and the Restorative Environment	99
Part III The Best of Intentions: Why Johnnie and Jeannie Don't Play Outside Anymore
9 Time and Fear	115
10 The Bogeyman Syndrome Redux	123
11 Don't Know Much About Natural History: Education as a Barrier to Nature	133
12 Where Will Future Stewards of Nature Come From?	146
Part IV The Nature-Child Reunion
13 Bringing Nature Home	163
14 Scared Smart: Facing the Bogeyman	178
15 Telling Turtle Tales: Using Nature as a Moral Teacher	189
Part V The Jungle Blackboard
16 Natural School Reform	203
17 Camp Revival	227
Part VI Wonder Land: Opening the Fourth Frontier
18 The Education of Judge Thatcher: Decriminalizing Natural Play	237
19 Cities Gone Wild	245
20 Where the Wild Things Will Be: A New Back-to-the-Land Movement	271
Part VII To Be Amazed
21 The Spiritual Necessity of Nature for the Young	291
22 Fire and Fermentation: Building a Movement	307
23 While It Lasts	315
Notes	317
Suggested Reading	329
Index	333
A Field Guide to Last Child in the Woods	345

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