The Children's Forest

Stories and songs, wild food, crafts and celebrations ALL YEAR ROUND

HAWTHORN PRESSISBN:9781907359910

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By Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson, Helen d'Ascoli
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PAPERBACK
Pages:
336

A rich and abundant treasury in celebration of the forest, this book is about encouraging children's natural fascination with the forest and its inhabitants. The authors have produced an enchanting book where imagination, story and play bring alive the world of the forest. Full of games, facts, celebrations, craft activities, recipes, foraging, stories and Forest School skills, The Forest is much more than a manual: it is an invitation.
 
Readership: Forest school families, Forest School educators, early years and primary school teachers, parents who want to engage their children with nature through play, Pagans

The book is organised into the eight Celtic seasonsof Imbolc, Spring, Beltane, Summer, Lughnasa, Autumn, Samhain and Winter. Within each chapter are the following sections:
The life of the forest                                                               Plant lore
Imaginary journey                                                                  Tree Lore
Activities, crafts and games                                                   Animals        
Celebration
There is a chapter at the end of the book all about skills, safety, and further resources.

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