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"Today's children spend an average of 6.5 hours per say staring at computer and TV screens, and very little time out-of-doors. This book aims to change that with 150 ideas for enjoying nature and being eco-friendly. Ranging from window gardens to birdhouses, from family bike rides to hikes, these suggestions are sure to spark the interest of all! For kids, families, schoolgroups." --Skipping Stones Bookshelf
"A great book for getting families outside, having fun--immediately." --Lenore Skenazy, author of Free Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry
"Get Out! is full of fun activities to inspire a love of nature along with a desire to protect it." --Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
"Our earth is the world's biggest classroom, and this book makes us want to keep it safe for generations to come." --Peggy Spear, Bay Area Parent Magazine
“Get Out! is full of fun activities to inspire a love of nature along with a desire to protect it.”
—Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
“Can be used by classroom teachers across the curriculum as a source for activities and is sure to inspire budding environmentalists.”—School Library Journal
“This is a great book for getting families outside, having fun—immediately. Just reading a few of the quick, joyful suggestions makes you want to run out and collect rocks, build a birdhouse, and just appreciate the fact the planet is still doing its thing.”
—Lenore Skenazy, author, Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry
Gold Mom’s Choice Award® Winner in the Adult Books: Outdoors and Nature
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Judy Molland's pocket-sized book, Get Out!: 150 Easy Ways for Kids and Grown-Ups to Get Into Nature and Build a Greener Future, delivers on it promises. Every idea in this uncomplicated, refreshing book is easy to accomplish. It doesn't matter if you live in a city apartment, a suburban neighborhood, or out in the sticks - you will find dozens of doable activities adults can enjoy with children.
The premise is, if you get kids to love and appreciate nature, they'll respect and protect it over a lifetime. Hurting the earth will be unthinkable. Even more, research shows nature contributes to emotional and physical health. Teachers, club leaders, and parents can all use these ideas to instill good stewardship principles in kids. These are great ideas for adults, too! Here are a few from the book: camp out in your backyard (#25); or, volunteer at a public park (#56). Idea #103 is a great one: arrange a toy swap with other parents. The ideas in Get Out! are fun, interesting, and motivating. And the earth wins. The author's friendly, chatty writing style makes for enjoyable reading, too.
I have to commend Free Spirit publishing, and designer/photographer Tasha Kenyon, for this jewel of a book. It's beautiful. Plus, the small size and user-friendly organization make it quite handy. It's printed on recycled paper, of course. You knew that.
The author is an award-winning teacher (high school Spanish), writer, and avid lover of the outdoors. Molland also authored Straight Talk about Schools Today. --Deb Kincaid for Bookloons
The introduction to this book really struck a chord with me. I was one of those kids that "remember leaving home on a summer morning and not returning except for meals until bedtime." We were always outside - playing, exploring, making up games, riding bikes or skateboards, eating berries off the bushes - anything but hanging out inside. Outdoors was our comfort zone, but for kids today, it's being inside watching tv or playing video games. This is a great guide to help motivate kids and parents and encourage them to reconnect with nature. You'll find fun suggestions on ways to explore nature, experience the world, and make our environment a better place. This is a great book for families, classrooms or groups of all kinds. (Kids and parents) --Christina Lewis for KidsBookShelf.com
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