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Bashfulness in children Human beings Effect of environment on Loisirs de plein air Aspect psychologique Mothers and daughters Nature Emploi en thérapeutique Nature Psychological aspects Naturopathy Outdoor recreation Psychological aspects Walking Psychological aspects Êtres humains Influence de l'environnementWohlleben, Peter
Summary: "When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no--but when we do engage all our senses, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Sci Nat WhollebenAbdou, Angie
Summary: "From the author of Canada Reads finalist The Bone Cage. Includes research on the shy child, parent-child bonding, social media issues, and the benefits of outdoor activity and nature immersion. Disillusioned with overly competitive organized sports and concerned about her lively daughter's growing shyness, author Angie Abdou sets herself a challenge: to hike a peak a week over the summer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ECW Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ABDOU, ANGIE ABDMapp, Rue
Summary: "Nature Swagger presents thirty life-changing stories of self-discovery, courage, and healing in the natural world. Told through first-person narratives, essays, and poems, this uplifting collection celebrates the many ways that outdoor spaces offer Black people opportunities for personal empowerment, connection, and rejuvenation. Readers will immerse themselves in stories told from mountains,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.501 MAPHeffernan, Julie
Summary: From acclaimed painter Julie Heffernan, a wholly original and visually stunning four-color graphic work of autofiction about a young mother who -- lost overnight on a hike with her infant son -- experiences an extraordinary journey of memory, remorse, and rebirth that offers her a new way of seeing the world; for readers of Alison Bechdel, Roz Chast, and Marjane Satrapi. One summer day, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HEFWillis, K. J.
Summary: "Good Nature reveals how, if we bring nature more into our lives, it can help improve our health and well-being in so many unexpected ways. Oxford professor Kathy Willis has spent her career researching fossilised plants and plant matter - but when she stumbled across a study that showed that patients recovering from surgery improved faster just by being able to see trees from their hospital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books