Book Review: 'Restoring The Ecology Of Childhood'

A review of Sara Stein's "Noah's Children: Restoring the Ecology of Childhood", a book on why the environment is a critical part of childhood.

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July 12, 2001, 4:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"And what do today's adults do with this trust? Grow chemically treated lawns instead of yards, build jungle gyms instead of planting trees. We show instructional videos instead of taking children outside to smell the rot of a deciduous forest, and put computers in their bedrooms so we can get on with our own business, uninterrupted."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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