This Book Was a Tree : Ideas, Adventures, and Inspiration for Rediscovering the Natural World
Overview
At no time in human history have we been more disconnected with what lies outside our front doors. Within just a century, our relationship with our surroundings has transformed from one of exploration to one of disassociation. In This Book Was a Tree, science teacher Marcie Cuff issues a call for a new era of pioneers--not leathery, backwoods deerskin-wearing salt pork and hominy pioneers, but strong-minded, clever, crafty, mudpie-making, fort-building individuals committed to examining the natural world and deciphering nature's perplexing puzzles. Within each chapter, readers will discover a principle for reconnecting with the natural world around them, from learning to be still to discovering the importance of giving back. With a mix of science and hands-on crafts and activities, readers will be encouraged to brainstorm, imagine, and understand the world as inventive scientists--to touch, collect, document, sketch, decode, analyze, experiment, unravel, interpret, compare, and reflect.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780399165856
- ISBN-10: 0399165851
- Publisher: Tarcher
- Publish Date: April 2014
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
- Page Count: 208
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
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