Nature Seed
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'A practical, no-nonsense guide to getting children back to nature ... Brilliant' Stephen Moss
'A valuable practical guide to helping children form a kinship with nature' Independent
Many of us want to spend more time outside with our kids - but what do we do when we're there, and why is a connection to nature so important and wonderful anyway?
The Nature Seed is a practical and philosophical guide for anyone with children in their lives. Full of the wonders of sharing the natural world with young minds, it's a manual for finding awe in the cracks of the pavement and magic on a stroll around the block.
Whether on an urban walk or in an inner-city park, out in the woods or by the sea, Lucy weaves together stories of how a connection to nature helps children thrive, and Ken draws on his time working with kids outdoors to give you creative, easy and free child-led activities to deepen that connection, from wild art to simple fires, potions, foraging and make-believe.
Wherever you live, The Nature Seed offers a radical vision of a new kinship with nature, one that will help all of us expand, nurture and deepen our wild life.
Lucy Jones is a writer and journalist especially interested in the psychological relationship between humans and the rest of nature. Her first book, Foxes Unearthed, won the Society of Authors' Roger Deakin Award and her second, Losing Eden, explored the link between mental health and nature. She spends as much time as possible outside with her children.
Kenneth Greenway is the Cemetery Park Manager of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. He has worked full-time in nature conservation since 2000 and has two decades of experience of working with children in natural spaces, including running forest schools. He has two children and spends most of his time immersed in the living world.