Louv, Richard.

Last child in the woods : saving our children from nature-deficit disorder / Richard Louv. - 1st ed. - Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005. - x, 323 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-323).

Library Journal Publisher's Weekly

Directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's children to some disturbing childhood trends, such as rises in obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder, and depression, arguing that children's obsession with the latest technology have led them to underappreciatenature.

Adult

1565123913

2004066034


Nature--Psychological aspects.
Children and the environment.
Nature--Psychological aspects.
Human ecology.

BF353.5.N37 / L68 2005

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