John Muir: My Life with Nature - Softcover

Muir, John; Cornell, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584690097 ISBN 13: 9781584690092

Publisher: Dawn Publications, 2000

Synopsis

This is THE BEST John Muir biography for children, says Jill Harcke, co-producer of the John Muir Tribute CD. Written mostly in the words of Muir, it brims with his spirit and adventures. The text was selected and retold by naturalist Joseph Cornell, author of Sharing Nature with Children, who is well known for his inspiring nature games. The result is a book with an aliveness, a presence of goodness, adventure, enthusiasm, and sensitive love of each animal and plant that will give young adults an experience of a true champion of nature. It is a book that expands your sense of hope, adventure, and awareness. Adults will be just as fond of this book as young readers. Cornell includes numerous explore more activities that help the reader to understand and appreciate the many wonderful qualities of Muir.

About this title

About the Author:

Joseph Cornell is one of the most highly regarded nature educators in the world today. Being with him in nature is a memorable event because of his obvious joy being in nature and his love for the Earth. In the late 1970s, Cornell's book introduced "nature games" in which nature is the teacher; games that inform, inspire, and are just plain fun. Almost two decades later, with about 500,000 copies of Sharing Nature with Children sold in 15 languages, and many thousands of his other books, "Sharing Nature" has become not just a book, but a worldwide approach to nature education.

Review:

"Nature educator Joseph Cornell brings the words of a famous American naturalist to a new audience..." -- The Reading Teacher, November 2001

Joseph Cornell brings John Muir's voice to children with purity and grace, in words that carry the spirit, enthusiasm and wonder that Muir felt and shared with all. Muir and Cornell are great natural collaborators across the centuries. --Cheryl Charles, Ph.D.,

About this edition

• Publisher: Dawn Publications
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1584690097
• ISBN 13: 9781584690092
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 79
• Illustrator: Kelley Elizabeth Ann, Canyon Christopher