The children's forest : stories & songs, wild food, crafts & celebrations all year round Cover Image

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The children's forest : stories & songs, wild food, crafts & celebrations all year round / Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson and Helen d'Ascoli.

ISBN: 9781907359910
ISBN: 1907359915
Physical Description: 334 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: Stroud : Hawthorn Press, 2019.

Casey, Dawn, 1975- (author.). D'Ascoli, Helen, (author.). Richardson, Anna (Forest school facilitator), (author.).

Summary:

A rich and abundant treasury in celebration of the outdoors, The Children's Forest encourages children's natural fascination with the forest and its inhabitants. The authors have produced an enchanting book in which imagination, story, and play bring the world of the forest to vibrant life. Filled with games, facts, celebrations, craft activities, recipes, foraging, stories, and Forest School skills, this book 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 cover woodland skills, safety, the Ogham alphabet, story sources, and more resources.