Friday 12 August 2011

Last Child in the Woods

Last Child in the Woods
Author: Richard Louv
Edition: Updated and Expanded
Binding: Kindle Edition
ISBN: B0015DRPAY



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.

Some startling facts: By the 1990s the radius around the home where children were allowed to roam on their own had shrunk to a ninth of what it had been in 1970. Today, average eight-year-olds are better able to identify cartoon Search and find a lot of computer books in many category availabe for free download.

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