Outdoor Boys
Sara posted a blog about a couple of books, one of which is about kids needing to be outdoors more. In the comments on that post, Lauren mentions a cook called The Dangerous Book for Boys.
And what do I find during my semi-regular perusing of The Weekly Standard? THIS hilarious article on this very same book...READ it. And, I would say READ the book...though it would seem both editions (British and English) are in order. Leaving out Catapults?!?!? And what, Lord Nelson replaced by the Wright Brothers?!?!
You have got to LOVE this advice to boys with regard to girls: If you see a girl in need of help--unable to lift something, for example--do not taunt her. Approach the object and greet her with a cheerful smile, whilst surreptitiously testing the weight of the object. If you find you can lift it, go ahead. If you can't, try sitting on it and engaging her in conversation.
LOL! Brilliant!
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The whole title (which I put on hold at the library) is called Last child in the woods : saving our children from nature-deficit disorder.
I'd be interested in checking it out...and while I will TRY and reserve judgment (good luck), if it was lauded on NPR, I wonder if this book will swing toward the "outdoorsmen" style of being "in nature" or the "environmentalist, in tune with nature" style. I suspect the latter, but who knows, maybe there'll be a balance.