Children and Nature: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Evolutionary Investigations

by Peter H. Kahn Jr. and Stephen R. Kellert

Book Overview

For much of human evolution, the natural world was one of the most important contexts of children's maturation. Indeed, the experience of nature was, and still may be, a critical component of human physical, emotional, intellectual, and even moral development. Yet scientific knowledge of the significance of nature during the different stages of childhood is sparse. This book provides scientific investigations and thought-provoking essays on children...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262611759
• ISBN13: 9780262611756
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher