Author Description

Sharing Nature with Children, selling more than half a million copies, sparked a worldwide revolution in nature education. Now that classic has been rewritten, with added new activities--and combined with Sharing Nature with Children II (a treasury of some of Joseph's best-loved nature games for children and adults) in one complete volume. Fans of the original work will be excited by this new version of their beloved nature handbook, which incorporates the author's latest insights. New readers will be enthralled by this phenomenal teaching tool. Essential, easy to use, Sharing Nature is nature awareness made simple. An extraordinary resource for anyone who would like to get in touch with the land, trees, and mountains. Give a friend or a child an experience of Nature that he will remember the rest of his life. Not just a book, this is a powerful approach to nature education. And Cornell drew upon a wealth of experience to significantly revise and expand this book. New nature games--and old favorites--and Cornell's typically insightful commentary makes this new and quintessential version of this special classic even more valuable to nature lovers worldwide. In page after page of innovative activities, Cornell's unique blend of knowledge and warmth creates a contagious atmosphere for learning. The Sharing Nature movement has expanded to countries all over the globe. Cornell and his work have been recommended by the Boy Scouts of America, the American Camping Association, the National Audubon Society, Japan's national school system, and many others. Cornell also introduces his remarkable technique of Flow Learning, showing how to match nature activities to the interest and energy levels of children, and to organize them in a way that works, placing them in thematic sequence to ensure a genuinely uplifting experience. Joseph Bharat Cornell has won international acclaim through his landmark book, Sharing Nature with Children. Since its publication in 1979, Cornell has to