Books that Help Us to
Appreciate Nature

Here is a variety of books sure to help you and your family develop a deeper appreciation for the great outdoors!

• The Outdoor Book for Adventurous Boys: Essential Skills and Activities For Boys of All Ages, by Adrian Besley



• The Double-Daring Book for Girls, by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz



• Sharing Nature with Children, Volume I and Volume II, by Joseph Cornell. A widely recommended classic.



• Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv



• Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature, by Jon Young, Evan McGowan, and Ellen Haas



• Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature and Survival for Children, by Tom Brown (the author created COTEF, and Coyote Tracks)



• Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places, by Steve Brill and Evelyn Dean (the author is Wildman Steve)



• Fairy Houses and Beyond! , by Barry Kane and Tracy Kane. To inspire the nature artist!