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There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child. 
~Frank A. Clark

Some useful reads:

books packed with ideas for activities:

The Stick Book
by Jo Scofield  and Fiona Danks

Natures Playground
by Jo Scofield and Fiona Danks

Make it  Wild
by Jo Scofield and Fiona Danks

Run Wild
by Jo Scofield and Fiona Danks

Go Wild
by Jo Scofield and Fiona Danks

Earth, Water, Fire an Air, playful explorations in the four  elements
Walter Kraul 

I love  Dirt
Jennifer Ward

How to Grow a School Garden
Buklin-Sporer and Pringle

Asphalt to  Ecosystems
Sharon Gamson Danks


Artists working with natural materials:

Natural
Mark Pouyet

Any of the many
books by Andy Goldsworthy

Silent Spaces
Chris Drury

Walking the Line
Ricard Long



Childrens story / picture books:
Not A  Stick
Antionette Portis

 Leaf  Man
Lois Ehlert

A Little  Guide to Trees
Charlotte Voake

A  Little  Guide to Wild Flowers
Charlotte Voake

Insect Detective
Charlotte Voake

Ask Me
Antje  Damm


Books exploring theories and ideas around childhood, creativity, risk and nature:

Last Child in the  Woods
Richard  ouv

Playing and Learning Outdoors
Jan White


Children  Learning Outside the Classroom from birth to  eleven
Sue  Waite

Toxic  Childhood
Sue  Palmer

No Fear, Growing up in a Risk Adverse Society
Tim  Gill


Books exploring children, creativity and play:

Everything Has a Shadow Except Ants
Reggio Children

Reggio Tutta, A guide to the city by the children
Reggio Children

Children, Art, Artists
Reggio Children

Cultivating Creativity
Tina Bruce
 
It's Not a Bird Yet
Ursula Kolbe

Rapunzel's  Supermarket
Ursula Kolbe



Books exploring ideas around the ways people connect with the natural world:

Wild Places
Robert Macfarlane

Skimming Stones and other ways of being in the wild
Rob Cowen and Leo Critchley

Findings
Kathleen Jamie

Out of the Woods
Will Cohu

Wildwood, a journey through trees
Roger Deakin

Beechcombings
Richard Mabey

Woodlands
Oliver Rackham

The Apple Source Book
Sue Clifford and Angela King

Flora Britannica
Richard Mabey

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