The Children's Forest: Stories & Songs, Wild Food, Crafts & Celebrations

by Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson, Helen d'Ascoli

Overview

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, this is much more than a manual: it is an invitation. The book is organized into the eight Celtic seasons of 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. The appendices at the end of the book cover woodland skills, safety, the Ogham alphabet, story sources and further resources.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907359910
Publisher:	Hawthorn Press
Publication date:	06/01/2020
Series:	Crafts and family Activities
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 9.75(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	5 - 12 Years

About the Author

Dawn Casey is the author of such titles as A Lullaby for Little One and Earth Tales. Anna Richardson is a Forest School leader and Forest School trainer. Helen d'Ascoli is a Forest School teacher and a founder of a company dedicated to connecting people to nature.

Editorial Reviews

"With this beautiful book—coauthored by Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson and Helen Ascoli—Hawthorn Press have scaled fresh heights in its vocation to put inspiring storytelling resources into our hands. There is naturally a practical aim at work in providing 'stories and songs, wild food, crafts and celebrations all year round.' But this achieved with visual and verbal excellence."——Donald Smith, Scottish International Storytelling Festival

"If you only have one handbook for outdoor learning and forest school on your bookshelf, them make sure it is this one!"——The Froebel Network

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