Wild Child - Coming Home to Nature

'Entrancing... If ever there was a book to fuel the ecological interest of future generations, this is it. An inspiration for parents, grandparents and teachers, it is equally about showing adults how to recover their own joie de vivre' Isabella Tree, author of Wilding

From climbing trees and making dens, to building sandcastles and pond-dipping, many of the activities we associate with a happy childhood take place outdoors. And yet, the reality for many contemporary children is very different. The studies tell us that we are raising a generation who are so alienated from nature that they can't identify the commonest birds or plants, they don't know where their food comes from, they are shuttled between home, school and the shops and spend very little time in green spaces - let alone roaming free.

In this timely and personal book, celebrated nature writer Patrick Barkham draws on his own experience as a parent and a forest school volunteer to explore the relationship between children and nature. Unfolding over the course of a year of snowsuits, muddy wellies, and sunhats, Wild Child is both an intimate story of children finding their place in natural world, and a celebration of the delight we can all find in even modest patches of green.

About the author

Patrick Barkham is natural history writer for the Guardian. He is author of The Butterfly Isles, Badgerlands, Coastlines and Islander. His latest book is Wild Child. He lives in Norfolk with his family.

Summary

An intuitive and inspiring study of childhood and the joy and wonder to be found in neighbourhood nature, from one of our finest nature writers.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Barkham, Patrick (Y) Barkham, Barkham Patrick
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781783781935
• ISBN: 978-1-78378-193-5
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 245 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); NATURE / General, Cultural Studies, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Child & developmental psychology, Advice on parenting, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Nature and the natural world: general interest, The Natural World, Country Life & Pets