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Author: Richard Louv
Edition: Updated and Expanded
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 156512605X

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourth-grader. Download Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. Never before in history have children been so plugged in-and so out of touch with the natural world. In this groundbreaking new work, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's wired generation-he calls it nature deficit-to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and depression.

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