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I love my World is a new guidebook to rekindle the naturally playful spirit and develop a deep connection with nature from an early age. ""This book is a must"" - MIchael Morpurgo Full of bushcraft, environmental art, nature awareness and outdoor play activities, as well as mentoring tips and beautiful images, this book will make you want to pack your bags, step out and celebrate our wonderful world. It's for parents, outdoor educators, play rangers, forest school leaders, teachers, aunties, uncles...in fact anyone with a love of our world who spends time outdoors and enjoys sharing it with other people. There is a slideshow of the images in the book, many in colour on the I love my world Facebook page. Signed copies available for £15.95, inc. postage, from Chris's website www.wholeland.org.uk
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
At first hold 'I Love My World' seems like a slim volume, and certainly slips comfortably into the hands. Deceptively, however, it comprises a fulsome 200 pages and manages to cover an extensive array of topics drawn from bushcraft, outdoor education and environmental play. In fact, it's really two books neatly rolled into one: a wide-ranging compendium of activity ideas for creatively teaching, mentoring and playing with children in the great outdoors, alongside words of gently distilled wisdom about how we can each live in closer harmony with the natural world. It succeeds in engaging at both levels. As a children's work practitioner, I immediately wanted to stuff the book in my coat pocket and head out into the woods to try out some of the activities for myself. There's plenty of new material that caught my eye and tickled my enthusiasm: Follow that log, Fairy plates, Elephant walk and Tribal wheel maps just for starters. But as I've dippped into the book again and again, it's the knowledge, ethos and attitude of the author that really shines through. Here is someone that genuinely believes in the value of what he does - sharing the joys and bounty of nature - and can communicate this with the both extensive first-hand experience of the wild and with the freshness of someone who understands children and their inherent playfulness. He uses some lovely language through the book too, phrases such as 'lost-proofing', that describe important concepts with appealing good-humour.
The book is usefully split up into 11 main chapters and further easily digested sub-headings. In particular the format of the activities is helpful and accessible, split into three parts: Ready (the underlying concept), Get set (what equipment and materials you need to prepare) and Go! (a clearly laid out example of how the activity is introduced to children and facilitated, based on the authors experience). There are plenty of photographs throughout to help illustrate practical points, which ideally would be better in colour rather black and white, but the text is so clear and insightful this doesn't detract from understanding any of the activities.
Many years ago the American naturalist and campaigner Rachel Carson wrote: "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." Motivational words for those of us who aspire to taking on that role. 'I Love My World' keeps alive that same spirit and provides a cornucopia of practical, down to earth ideas for how to mentor children in connecting with a sense of wonder in the world we still live in.
Dr Martin Maudsley, Playwork Partnerships, University of Gloucestershire.
The book is usefully split up into 11 main chapters and further easily digested sub-headings. In particular the format of the activities is helpful and accessible, split into three parts: Ready (the underlying concept), Get set (what equipment and materials you need to prepare) and Go! (a clearly laid out example of how the activity is introduced to children and facilitated, based on the authors experience). There are plenty of photographs throughout to help illustrate practical points, which ideally would be better in colour rather black and white, but the text is so clear and insightful this doesn't detract from understanding any of the activities.
Many years ago the American naturalist and campaigner Rachel Carson wrote: "If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in." Motivational words for those of us who aspire to taking on that role. 'I Love My World' keeps alive that same spirit and provides a cornucopia of practical, down to earth ideas for how to mentor children in connecting with a sense of wonder in the world we still live in.
Dr Martin Maudsley, Playwork Partnerships, University of Gloucestershire.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Dear Chris
I'm a recently qualified Forest School practitioner and must tell you what a valuable resource your book has been to me over the past year.
It all makes so much sense, every session I have used it to plan from has ended up being both inspirational to myself and my groups. So much so that I have planned a whole years programme from Early Years up to year Four around it.
Many thanks for passing your knowledge on in such a lovely way.
Diane
I'm a recently qualified Forest School practitioner and must tell you what a valuable resource your book has been to me over the past year.
It all makes so much sense, every session I have used it to plan from has ended up being both inspirational to myself and my groups. So much so that I have planned a whole years programme from Early Years up to year Four around it.
Many thanks for passing your knowledge on in such a lovely way.
Diane
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A worth-while buy! A great balance of practical guides, activities, ideas..with the energy and inspiration which is so often required to actually get you outside trying them. It is work, or perhaps I should say play, like this that will help those growing up now to know where they fit into their world and society. There are activities to cover passions of any child (or adult) by tapping into many creative outlets.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Nature Connection Must
This great book is so much more than nature connection handbook packed full of brilliant outdoor exercises for children and adults alike. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bee
2nd edition, text still brilliant, pictures now good too!
There are a lot of books out there, full of ideas, encouraging us as parents, rangers and forest school leaders to go into the great outdoors and re-engage people with nature. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Katie Riley
Poor images
The images in it were terrible, like the printer had had a really bad day. It spoilt it for me so I sent it back.
Published 3 months ago by Kaytee
I love my world
An amazing book found it hard to put down, so much so that I've read it twice. Chris has written it so well it appeals to your sense of fun and play. Read more
Published 5 months ago by theforestlady
Very useful text for Forest School but picture quality awful
I bought this bought as I am training to be a Forest School Practitioner.
The book is very informative and the way the activities are set out will make them very easy to apply... Read more
The book is very informative and the way the activities are set out will make them very easy to apply... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Michaela Worthington
A must have for any self respecting parent
A wonderful collection of ideas, projects, games, information full of inspiration
for kids of any age or gender as well as their parents. Read more
for kids of any age or gender as well as their parents. Read more
Published 24 months ago by R. W. T. Diss
Inspirational!
There is a rapidly growing number of teachers, and others, who are committed to getting children outside to learn and have fun in natural settings. Read more
Published on 9 May 2010 by Mrs. Veronica Anne Carter
the terrible print ruins the images
We have just bought this book and while I am in no doubt it contains all sorts of wonderful things to do outdoors, my wife and I were very unimpressed by the terrible print... Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2010 by D. Mctiernan
Absolutely brilliant!
I can't agree more, this book is amazingly practical and also a lovely gentle spiritual element to it. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2009 by Paula Brown
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