June 27, 2008
Raising Dangerous Boys and Daring Girls: Children, Literature, and the Green Movement
There was a time when literature inspired children to explore nature and revel in the great outdoors, but a new generation of plugged-in children raised on iPods, Guitar Hero, and the Internet shows little interest in discovering the natural world.
What’s the future of the environmental movement if kids choose the virtual world over the real one? Can literature continue to inspire children and parents to go outside and play?
This panel included Jessica Woods, Children’s Book Buyer at Northshire Books; Chris Morrow, GM of Northshire Books; bestselling children’s writer and Audubon Medal recipient T.A. Barron; and Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.
Moderated by Collette Morgan, owner of Wild Rumpus bookstore, these industry experts discuss how books and bookstores can be natural resources for reconnecting children with nature.
