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This is a gorgeous book, with wonderful practical and inspirational advice for making our children's play environments sustainable and nourishing on every level. It's packed with thoughtful guidance and ideas for ways to enrich children's learning and experience through nature - just outside the window. A must have for every school and community, and for every teacher who looks for ways to open the horizons of their classroom.
Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for Schoolyard Transformation provides a fine guidebook for designing and building ecologically diverse schoolyards, then blending nature activities into the areas for K-12. Over 500 color photos packs an illustrated guide for transforming traditional asphalt playgrounds into edible gardens, wildlife habitats and more, using examples from over 150 schools in 11 countries with varying climates. An inspirational, absorbing, unique read for any contemplating the transformation of either an entire schoolyard or a section of ground.
Great job documenting a good number of effective looking playgrounds. This is a nice book for the lay person who wishes that their school site was more than turf and asphalt. There are many photos, a strong thesis, and some implementation ideas. I can see the influence of The Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv, The Inclusive City by the firm M.I.G. and, of course Clare Cooper Marcus' many years of work studying healing gardens.
My only argument with this book is that after teaching for 35 years and also having earned a certificate in landscape architecture from the author's university, I would have liked to see more curriculum tie-ins to entice teachers to use the space on a regular basis. If a space is not well-used, it is more difficult to get people to take care of it (as volunteers), teachers are swamped with demands on their time, and we all know that schools can't afford enough garden and playground stewards.
Furthermore, in the state of California (and... read more
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