Book
Nature play at home : creating outdoor spaces that connect children with the natural world / Nancy Striniste, founder of EarlySpace ; illustrations by Jennifer Ren.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604698251 (paperback)
- Physical Description: 255 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Outdoor recreation for children. Nature study. Play. |
Available copies
- 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Grand Forks and District Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks | 796.083 STR (Text) | 35142002669041 | Adult Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Book News : Book News Reviews
Striniste, a landscape designer and early childhood educator, offers a guide to help parents bring nature play into their children's lives and create outdoor play spaces. She explains how to arrange spaces, awaken children's senses, encourage children to use their bodies and be physical, surround them with plants and welcome wildlife into the space, inspire childrenâs imagination, and fit play into the landscape and make it engaging. She includes do-it-yourself projects and recommendations of plants in each chapter. Annotation ©2019 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 April #1
The founder of website Earlyspace, with a background in both landscape design and early childhood education, Striniste shares her passion for creating outdoor spaces that connect children with nature in her first book. Beautifully illustrated chapters walk readers through the essential steps of creating their own natural playscapes, no matter the environment. Striniste begins with arranging spaces through welcoming entryways and winding pathways before sharing suggestions for inviting in nature with native plants and wildlife-friendly spaces, offering plentiful design choices along the way. With Striniste's guidance, natural playscapes can awaken the senses, challenge bodies, stir imagination, build confidence, and create comfort for all ages. If a complete redesign is too overwhelming, Strinsite includes 15 smaller hands-on projects to get started. Adults and children will delight in working together to build creations like hillside slides, mosaic streams, insect hotels, a living willow tunnel, and even a bamboo bower. Nature Play at Home is sure to inspire readers to take action in their backyards and encourage creative play in nature for years to come. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 February #1
Building tree houses, climbing trees, and playing ball in backyards are many adults' favorite childhood memories, but structured and supervised may better describe kids at present, with more time spent in front of screens and less time outdoors. Landscape designer and early childhood educator Striniste offers up some good news, however, producing this resource after receiving inquiries from families, schools, early childhood programs, and municipalities looking for places for their children to play in nature. Striniste advocates activities in parks, schoolyards, common spaces in communities, and backyards. Everyday materials such as pizza boxes, duct tape, and PAM cooking spray are used for some of the projects, with others requiring more expensive items. Enjoying gardens that engage the five senses, creating yard fixtures to attract wildlife, and making a butterfly-friendly area are but a few of the ideas included in this eye-catching volume.
Copyright 2019 Library Journal.VERDICT Colorful and filled with great solutions for connecting kids to the natural world; highly recommended. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2019 March
Building tree houses, climbing trees, and playing ball in backyards are many adults' favorite childhood memories, but structured and supervised may better describe kids at present, with more time spent in front of screens and less time outdoors. Landscape designer and early childhood educator Striniste offers up some good news, however, producing this resource after receiving inquiries from families, schools, early childhood programs, and municipalities looking for places for their children to play in nature. Striniste advocates activities in parks, schoolyards, common spaces in communities, and backyards. Everyday materials such as pizza boxes, duct tape, and PAM cooking spray are used for some of the projects, with others requiring more expensive items. Enjoying gardens that engage the five senses, creating yard fixtures to attract wildlife, and making a butterfly-friendly area are but a few of the ideas included in this eye-catching volume. VERDICT Colorful and filled with great solutions for connecting kids to the natural world; highly recommended.
Copyright 2019 School Library Journal.Julia M. Reffner, Richmond, VA
