Resource List

Academic Research

North American Association for Environmental Education eePRO Research Library: https://eepro.naaee.org/research

Books for Adults

Educating Children Outdoors: Lessons in Nature-Based Learning by Amy Butler https://amzn.to/4bHYlYX

Teaching Off Trail: My Classroom’s Nature Transformation Through Play by Peter Dargatz https://amzn.to/3I5FolA

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv https://amzn.to/3uJjAsE

The Nature Fix by Florence Williams https://amzn.to/49I8001

Vitamin N: The Essential Guide to a Nature-Rich Life by Richard Louv https://amzn.to/3SZSM0K

Nature Play at Home: Creating Outdoor Spaces That Connect Children with the Natural World by Nancy Striniste https://amzn.to/3wnlTST

There’s No Such Thing As Bad Weather by Linda Åkeson McGurk https://amzn.to/42LiIjL

Balanced and Barefoot by Angela Hanscom https://amzn.to/3T25lbH

Nature Preschools and Forest Kindergartens: The Handbook for Outdoor Learning by David Sobel https://amzn.to/3UKMzqW

Nature-Based Preschool Professional Practice Guidebook by Natural Start Alliance https://amzn.to/3uEZC2h

Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature by Jon Young, Evan McGown, and Ellen Haas https://amzn.to/3SJ6N1p

Learning with Nature: Embedding Outdoor Practice by Claire Helen Warden https://amzn.to/42HyLzk

The Ecology of the Imagination in Childhood by Edith Cobb https://amzn.to/3uCub8R

Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children by Tom Brown, Jr., with Judy Brown https://amzn.to/42Lk4et

Sharing the Joy of Nature: Nature Activities for All Ages by Joseph Cornell https://amzn.to/3HZWHo2

Beyond Ecophobia: Reclining the Heart in Nature Education by David Sobel https://amzn.to/49I8aV7

Place-Based Education: Connecting Classrooms and Communities by David Sobel https://amzn.to/49fI3Vy

A Forest Days Handbook: Program Design for School Days Outside by Eliza Minnucci and David Sobel https://amzn.to/3wm0TMi

Books for Kids

The Handbook of Forgotten Skills: Timeless Fun for a New Generation by Elaine Batiste and Natalie Crowley (that’s me!) https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Forgotten-Skills-Timeless-Generation-ebook/dp/B0BV79Y4B1?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Fatima’s Great Outdoors by Ambreen Tariq https://amzn.to/3UKmzeZ

Hiking Day by Anne Rockwell https://amzn.to/3SLYG4k

The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann https://amzn.to/3Iag9yd

The Hike by Alison Farrell https://amzn.to/3HZQV5T

People and Organizations

North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) https://naaee.org/

Greening Youth Foundation https://gyfoundation.org/

Northbranch Nature Center/ ECO: Educating Children Outdoors https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/

Auchlone Nature Kindergarten https://www.auchlone.co.uk/
TimberNook https://timbernook.com/

Center for Diversity and the Environment https://www.cdeinspires.org/

The Academy of Forest Kindergarten Teachers https://www.forestkindergartenacademy.org/