I Love Dirt! : 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature (Paperback)

from HedgehogFamily

I wish this book was longer and had more ideas. I did find several things I would like to try, but most of the 52 ideas were variations on just a few ideas. I liked how it was organized by seasons so that you could turn right to the activities that would be appropriate for the season you are in.

from maryanntherese

I received an Advance Reading Copy of this book, and it was significantly abridged. It included fifteen activities of the promised fifty-two of the title. The activities themselves were simple and easy to do. Homeschoolers who are trying to incorporate more outdoor time in their weeks as recommen...

from jessibud2

This was a very quick read and enjoyable. It's a season by season guide to exploring and enjoying nature with kids, aimed at parents and/or teachers. I am not a parent but was a primary school teacher for 26 years and it's affirming to see that my instincts were so *right*. Although I taught phys...

from eduscapes

I've always been interested in nature, environmental education, and place-based learning. I've even co-authored an article called Geocaching with Kids in Taproot: Journal for Education in the Outdoors, so I was thrilled to receive a LibraryThing Early Reviewer copy of "I Love Dirt: 42 activities ...

from wiseasgandalf

"Educating & Experiencing Nature Made Easy" I love the outdoors and sharing it with my kids, and I loved Richard Louv's book Last Child in the Woods. So I was eager to read this new paperback that contains 52 easy ways to experience nature with one's kids and educate them about it. I was really i...