LINCK Resources

Books

Cornell, J. "Sharing Nature with Children"
Chalufour, I. and Worth, K., "Discovering Nature with Children"
Dannenmaire, M., "A Child's Garden: 60 Ideas to Make Any Garden Come Alive for Children"
Greenman, J. "Caring Spaces, Learning Places; Children’s Environments that Work"
Louv, R., "Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder"
Krezel, C., "101 Kid-Friendly Plants: Fun Plants and Family Garden Projects"
Keeler, R., "Natural Playscapes: Creating Outdoor Play Environments for the Soul"
Lovejoy, S., "Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children"
Moore, R.C., "Plants for Play: A Plant Selection Guide for Children's Outdoor Environments"
Strauss, K., "Tales with Tails: Storytelling the Wonders of the Natural World"

Sustainable Table: Celebrates local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues and builds community through food
H2O Conserve: Online tools and information on water conservation
D. Mark Organic Gardens: A comprehensive gardening curriculum for pre-schoolers
Nature's Kids Nursery School: From the Center of Science Teaching and Learning
www.licm.org/replication_award/home.php: Our Backyard exhibit at Long Island Children's Museum
www.cnaturenet.org: Children and Nature Network (C&NN)
www.natureexplore.org: Collaborative effort of the Arbor Day Foundation and the Dimensions Educational Research foundation to create Nature Explore classrooms.
www.earthplay.net: Earthplay
www.edfacilities.org/rl/outdoor.cfm: National Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities (NCEF)
www.edibleschoolyard.org: The Edible Schoolyard
www.hookedonnature.org: Hooked on Nature
www.naaee.org: North American Association of Environmental Educators
www.naeyc.org: The National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naturalearning.com: Natural Learning Initiative
www.nwf.org/schoolyard: National Wildlife Federation
www.plt.org: Project Learning Tree
www.schoolgrounds.ca: The Canadian Biodiversity Institute
www.WorldForumFoundation.org: World Forum Foundation (Home of the Nature Action Collaborative)
www.childcareexchange.com: the Child Care Information Exchange
www.ahs.org/youth_gardening/index.htm: American Horticultural Society
www.allianceforchildhood.org: The Alliance for Childhood

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