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The National Wildlife Federation, on its website GreenHour.org, recommends that parents give their kids a “Green Hour” every day—... read full description

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Feb 22, 2011
Vivian rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I gave this five stars because I am super supportive of the ideas shared in this book! The author is the creator of the GreenHour.org website. The author references The Last Child in the Woods (2005)by Richard Louv who coins the term "nature-deficit disorder".

In his introduction (well worth reading), reports that the annual dollars spent on marketing to today's media-prone children has increased from $100 million twenty-five years ago to $17 billion today. He observes, More...
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Aug 18, 2011
Shine marked it as to-read
I started this book. Haven't finished it yet, it was due back to the library :) but I loved it. I love the idea of having our kids be outside more. I totally agree with that. And it is fun to have lots of ideas of how to do it.
Feb 03, 2012
Jen rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Talks about the importance of having children play in mother nature. I liked the comments, but wasn't blown away with the book.
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