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  1. John Adams

    John Adams edited the table of contents of Last Child in the Woods Monday, February 13, 2012.

    • Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      Part I: The New Relationship between Children and Nature
      1. Gifts of Nature
      2.The Third Frontier
      3. The Criminalization of Natural Play
      Part II: Why the Young (And the Rest of Us) Need Nature
      4. Climbing the Tree of Health
      5. A Life of the Senses: Nature vs. the Know-It-All State of Mind
      6. The "Eighth Intelligence"
      7. The Genius of Childhood: How Nature Nurtures Creativity
      8. Nature-Deficit Disorder and the Restorative Environment
      Part III: The Best of Intentions: Why Johnnie and Jeannie Don't Play Outside Anymore
      9. Time and Fear
      10. The Bogeyman Syndrome Redux
      11. Don't Know Much About Natural History: Education as a Barrier to Nature
      12. Where Will Future Stewards of Nature Come From?
      Part IV: The Nature-Child Reunion
      13. Bringing Nature Home
      14. Scared Smart: Facing the Bogeyman
      15. Telling Turtle Tales: Using Nature as a Moral Teacher
      Part V: The Jungle Blackboard
      16. Natural School Reform
      17. Camp Revival
      Part VI: Wonder Land: Opening the Fourth Frontier
      18. The Education of Judge Thatcher: Decriminalizing Natural Play
      19. Cities Gone Wild
      20. Where the Wild Things Will Be: A New Back-to-the-Land Movement
      Part VII: To Be Amazed
      21. The Spiritual Necessity of Nature for the Young
      22. Fire and Fermentation: Building a Movement
      23. While it Lasts
      Notes
      Suggested Reading
      Index
      A Field Guide to "Last Child in the Woods"

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