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Natural playscapes : creating outdoor play environments for the soul / Rusty Keeler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Redmond, Wash. : Exchange Press, 2008.Description: 313 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0942702476
  • 9780942702477
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Contents:
Introduction: Hello to the natural playscape movement -- Remember: revisiting our own childhood environments -- Senses: how children discover the world -- Children in nature: a look at two nature-based preschools -- Ingredients: the basic elements of a natural playscape -- Designs: natural playscape concepts -- Built playscapes: playscapes built and enjoyed -- Community builds: the community-built construction process -- Local resources: people and materials using local resources -- Local resources: cultural context community-builds in China -- With children: helping children dream and design the playscape -- Workbook -- Brainstorming and assessing -- Dream and draw your playscape -- Resources.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 372.16 K26 Available 33111006488445
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book will inspire you to create extraordinary outdoor places for young children without highly complex play contraptions surrounded by a sea of wood chips or gravel... Places for children that tickle the imagination and surprise the senses...Places for young ones of all abilities to discover themselves and the world around them... Natural places where the entire space is filled with art, hills, pathways, trees, herbs, open areas, sand, water, music, and more... Where children find places to run, climb, dig, pretend, and hide, with opportunities to bellow or be silent. This magnificent 316-page resource contains close to 500 color photographs and illustrations.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Hello to the natural playscape movement -- Remember: revisiting our own childhood environments -- Senses: how children discover the world -- Children in nature: a look at two nature-based preschools -- Ingredients: the basic elements of a natural playscape -- Designs: natural playscape concepts -- Built playscapes: playscapes built and enjoyed -- Community builds: the community-built construction process -- Local resources: people and materials using local resources -- Local resources: cultural context community-builds in China -- With children: helping children dream and design the playscape -- Workbook -- Brainstorming and assessing -- Dream and draw your playscape -- Resources.

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