At its best, the book benefits hugely from this approach – it has a natural flow that pulls the reader along, making it easy to read. Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestselling and award-winning authors—Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S. James Canton takes us on a journey through England seeking to see through more ancient eyes, to understand what landscape meant to those that came before us.

It has also been featured on BBC6 Music with Lauren LaVerne, Ramblings with Clare Balding and several times on local BBC radio. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport-and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. It's a modern yet down-to-earth guidebook for aspiring smallholders on par with John Seymour’s The Fat of the Land. Whether you choose to read this from cover-to-cover, or dip into a specific topic, or even just read a page or two at a time, ‘Grounded’ works well to explain the therapeutic benefits of the natural environment.Over the years I’ve read to a lot of kids, with a lot of kids, discussed books in classrooms, and in book clubs, so when reviewing I often share what kids think or what I imagine kids will think, and I usually acknowledge when I’m being overly critical as a reviewer, but this book I will tell you, I did not read through the intended middle grade lens, I read it as a 42 year old seasoned reader. There is a birthday that is celebrated with everyone singing, and possible triggers of talking about a deceased parent. She is currently a fellow with the Highlights Foundation Muslim Storytellers Program, and Grounded is her first novel for young readers. The author explores what it means to feel grounded and considers various appealing and accessible ways that we can become more so. A richly illustrated, and gentle introduction to the therapeutic benefits of connecting with the natural environment – 3 StarsMade for dipping in to, ‘Grounded’ is very easy on the eye and, with lots of white space included, this is a quick read too.

She has published numerous articles and is an author and coeditor of two MIT Press books, including Ecopsychology: Science, Totems, and the Technological Species. A vivid exploration to the hearth-heart of the sacred places of our past – brimming with warmth and gentleness. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. Interact with nature—both inside your home and out—with this beautifully illustrated, inspirational, and interactive journal to help you reconnect with the great outdoors.were interesting but the most helpful parts to me were the specific practical suggestions on each topic as to what to do to experience that topic in nature. Engaging all five senses, this guide journal encourages you to bring the outdoors in, including displaying a collection of found objects such as shells and rocks, creating a simple leaf press to preserve fallen leaves, and growing low-maintenance house plants and edible herbs that perfume the air.

Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he’d rather be writing a poem that’s good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper.Together these words and images combine to create a sense of place and a feeling of what it was like to be on Hollesley Marshes during a particular moment in time. and Then the Pandemic considers the time leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing global plummet in commercial flight. Ecotherapy as a form of counselling is receiving growing interest and credited organizations such as Mind in the UK are using it as a form of therapy. I've read numerous books about (re)connecting with nature, many very good indeed, but Dr Ruth Allen's Grounded is the stand-out work.

If we relocate our sense of wonder, veneration and awe in the landscapes around us, we might just be better at saving it. Will usually dispatch within same working day if paid before 14:00 GMT (excludes weekends and holidays). people literaly get tortured and killed here in the streets and prisons because they don’t agree with the government’s barbaric rules and other horrible stuff that’s been going on for the past 44 years.Her understanding of how to bring out the best in children is the fruit of over 25 years as an experienced primary school teacher, sought after accredited play therapist, clinical supervisor and therapeutic advisor to schools. For some people reconnecting with nature is not always easy, sometimes this is an access thing nut there are often other reasons behind this.