{"product_id":"childhood-and-nature-9781501778544","title":"Childhood and Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildhood and Nature is a guide for educators looking to foster in their students a love of nature as well as an understanding of complex environmental issues. This second edition brings new material and fresh insights to David Sobel's foundational exploration of place-based education.   Sobel articulates seven design principles that teachers can use to build learning experiences: adventure, fantasy and imagination, animal allies, maps and paths, special places, small worlds, and hunting and gathering,. Pulling from recurrent play themes and real-world examples from educators, Sobel details placed-based projects and lessons for each principle. Students learn and develop vital skills through engagement with their local environments and communities. Miniature ecosystems in the small world of a sandbox, for example, can help children grasp larger, abstract ideas. A timely and actionable resource, Childhood and Nature shows how centering the world around us in education can create a genera","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040891797847,"sku":"9781501778544","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501778544.jpg?v=1750948184","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/childhood-and-nature-9781501778544","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}